Constitutive Modelling in Geomechanics Introduction /

• Main Author: Puzrin, Alexander M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Geotechnical engineering.; Continuum mechanics.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Structural materials.; Materials science.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Structural Materials.

The purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between the traditional Geomechanics and Numerical Geotechnical Modelling with applications in science and practice. Geomechanics is rarely taught within the rigorous context of Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, while when it comes to Numerical Mod...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
• Part II Constitutive modelling of reversible soil behavior
• Part III Constitutive modelling of irreversible soil behavior
• Appendices.