Parallel three dimensional finite element analysis of dinosaur trackway formation

Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 743-749

  Margetts, L ^a   Leng, J M ^a   Smith, I M ^a   Manning, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGIC MODELS; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEDIMENTATION; SOILS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

3D FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; 3D MESHES; BEST PRACTICES; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMECHANICS; DIFFERENT SPEEDS; FINE RESOLUTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PARALLEL LIBRARIES; PLASTIC SOILS; SIZE AND SHAPES; SOIL LAYERS; SUBSURFACE DEFORMATIONS; SURFACE FEATURES; TRACKWAY;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 47949129628     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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