Extended Finite Element Method for the Analysis of Discontinuities in Rock Masses

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-659

  Deb, Debasis ^a   Das, Kamal C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Discontinuous rock mass; Jointed tunnel; Partition of unity; Strong discontinuity; XFEM

Indexed keywords

JOINTED TUNNEL; PARTITION OF UNITY; ROCK MASS; STRONG DISCONTINUITY; XFEM;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROCK MECHANICS;

ROCKS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISCONTINUITY; FAULT PLANE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINT; MATRIX; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR ZONE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 77955768521     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-010-9323-7     Document Type: Article

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