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Rocscience | Efficient Jointed Rock Slope Analysis using XFEM
- Jul, 15, 2022
- Rock Mechanics Rock Mass Characterization Slope Stability Analysis Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Software News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
An overview of the application of XFEM in jointed rock slopes for discontinuities Introduction: Modeling jointed rock slopes is one of the more challenging problems in rock mechanics. The position an...
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Rocscience | Can XFEM Solve the Meshing Challenges Posed by Complex Rock Slope Stability?
- Jul, 06, 2022
- Rock Mechanics Finite Element / Finite Difference Rock Mass Characterization News On Research / Academia News On Software
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
The finite element method (FEM) is the most common approach to modeling the behavior of rock masses, including ones intersected by discontinuities such as joints, faults, and cracks. That should come...
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Rocscience | Embracing Innovation: Seamless Integration Between RocFall2 and RocFall3
- May, 04, 2022
- Rock Mechanics News On Software News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
The thoughts behind integrating Rocscience’s dynamic rockfall analysis programs RocFall2 is a leading program for rockfall modeling & analysis used by engineers around the world to help mitigate...
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Rocscience | Introducing RocFall3 - Features and Applications
- May, 02, 2022
- Rock Mechanics Rock Mass Characterization News On Software
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
A 3D statistical analysis program, RocFall3 is designed to assess slopes at risk for rockfalls. The program can determine Energy, Velocity, and Bounce Heights along multiple rock paths. Not only can...
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PLAXIS, OpenGround & GeoStudio Users: Nominate Your Project for the 2022 Going Digital Awards
- Apr, 08, 2022
- Data Management Visualization Underground Structures Tunneling Soil Mechanics Slope Stability Rock Mechanics Railway Geotechnics Offshore Geotechnics Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Landslides Ground Improvement Green Infrastructure Geophysics Geomatics Foundation Design / Construction Earth Retaining Structures Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure If you used PLAXIS, OpenGround, or GeoStudio to tackle a complex geotechnical project, you can win a trip to London and...
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Australian landslide: two fatalities and two others critically injured
- Apr, 05, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Rock Mechanics Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Australia, Sydney
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Two members of a British family have died and two others are critically injured from a landslide while they were hiking on holiday in Australia. The man, 49, and his 9 year old son were killed by fal...
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PLAXIS for Deep Underground Excavation in Rock Mass
- Mar, 01, 2022
- Tunneling Rock Mechanics Deep Excavations News On Products & Services News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rock at depth is subjected to stresses resulting from the weight of the overlying strata and from locked-in stresses of tectonic origin. When an opening is excavated in this rock, the stress field is...
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PLAXIS: Introduction to the Jointed Rock Model for the Modeling of Soft Bedded Rock Formation
Rock masses are characterized by the existence of distributed joints. The mechanical properties of jointed rock masses are strongly dependent on the properties and geometry of the joints. Jointed roc...
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Application of the Convergence-Confinement Method in PLAXIS 2D
- Jan, 24, 2022
- Rock Mechanics Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Estimation of the support required to stabilize a tunnel excavation, especially in the vicinity of the face, is essentially a four-dimensional problem. Time-dependent weakening of the rock will com...
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How to Model Rock Engineering Problems in PLAXIS Geotechnical Analysis Software
- Jan, 21, 2022
- Rock Mechanics News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rock engineering projects can be fascinating. Engineers working on rock need to design solutions that mobilize the natural strength of complex, largely unknown rock masses, which often play the roles...
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