Fracture analysis of rock mass based on 3-D nonlinear finite element method

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 556-564

  Liu, Yao Ru ^a   Chang, Qiang ^a   Yang, Qiang ^a   Wang, Chuan Qi ^a   Guan, Fu Hai ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

Fracture analysis; Nonlinear finite element method; Plastic complementary energy norm; Rock mass; Unbalanced force

Indexed keywords

ARCH DAMS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MESH GENERATION; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

FRACTURE ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTIC COMPLEMENTARY ENERGY; ROCK MASS; UNBALANCED FORCE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 79954568879     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-010-4278-8     Document Type: Article

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