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Computational Geomechanics and Hydraulic Structures

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  • Provides a comprehensive, detailed, and up-to-date overview of computational geomechanics and hydraulic structures
  • Addresses key issues with regard to basic principles; modern analysis tools, parameters and criteria; engineering countermeasures; and safety calibrations
  • Presents a wide range of hydraulic structures, including cut slopes, foundations, underground caverns, dams, and barrages

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (SPRTRCIENG)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
  2. Introduction

    • Sheng-hong Chen
    Pages 1-57
  3. Preparation Knowledge of Material Properties

    • Sheng-hong Chen
    Pages 59-188
  4. Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method

    • Sheng-Hong Chen
    Pages 241-314
  5. Adaptive Techniques in the Finite Element Method

    • Sheng-hong Chen
    Pages 315-385
  6. Fundamentals of the Block Element Analysis

    • Sheng-Hong Chen
    Pages 561-595
  7. Expanding Study on the Block Element Analysis

    • Sheng-hong Chen
    Pages 645-670
  8. Fundamentals of the Composite Element Method

    • Sheng-hong Chen
    Pages 707-720

About this book

This book presents recent research into developing and applying computational tools to estimate the performance and safety of hydraulic structures from the planning and construction stage to the service period. Based on the results of a close collaboration between the author and his colleagues, friends, students and field engineers, it shows how to achieve a good correlation between numerical computation and the actual in situ behavior of hydraulic structures. The book’s heuristic and visualized style disseminates the philosophy and road map as well as the findings of the research. The chapters reflect the various aspects of the three typical and practical methods (the finite element method, the block element method, the composite element method) that the author has been working on and made essential contributions to since the 1980s. This book is an advanced continuation of Hydraulic Structures by the same author, published by Springer in 2015.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

    Sheng-Hong Chen

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Softcover Book USD 249.99
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