Fundamentals of Discrete Element Methods for Rock Engineering: Theory and Applications

566 Pages·2007·26.393 MB·English

by  Lanru Jing, Ove Stephansson

Fundamentals of Discrete Element

Methods for Rock Engineering

Developments in Geotechnical Engineering, 85
Fundamentals of Discrete Element
Methods for Rock Engineering
Theory and Applications
Lanru Jing
Group of Engineering Geology and Geophysics, Department of Land and Water
Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Ove Stephansson
Geo Forschungs Zentrum – Postdam,
Department of Geodynamics,
Postdam, Germany
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1. G. SANGLERAT – THE PENETROMETER AND SOIL EXPLORATION
4. R. SILVESTER – COASTALENGINEERING. 1 AND 2
8. L.N. PERSEN – ROCK DYNAMICS AND GEOPHYSICALEXPLORATION
Introduction toStress Waves inRocks
11. H.K. GUPTA AND B.K.RASTOGI – DAMS AND EARTHQUAKES
14. B.VOIGHT (Editor) –ROCKSLIDESAND AVALANCHES. 1 and2
17. A.P.S. SELVADURAI – ELASTICANALYSIS OF SOIL-FOUNDATION INTERACTION
18. J.FEDA – STRESSIN SUBSOIL AND METHODS OFFINALSETTLEMENT
CALCULATION
19. A´.KE´ZDI – STABILIZED EARTH ROADS
20. E.W. BRANDAND R.P.BRENNER (Editors) –SOFT-CLAY ENGINEERING
21. A.MYSLIVEANDZ.KYSELA–THEBEARINGCAPACITYOFBUILDINGFOUNDATION
23. P.BRUUN – STABILITY OFTIDAL INLETS –Theory andEngineering
24. Z.BAZ˘ANT – METHODS OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
25. A´.KE´ZDI – SOILPHYSICS – SelectedTopics
27. D. STEPHENSON – ROCKFILLIN HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
28. P.E. FRIVIK, N. JANBU,R. SAETERSDAL AND L.I.FINBORUD (Editors) –
GROUNDFREEZING 1980
29. P.PETER– CANAL AND RIVER LEVE´ES
30. J.FEDA – MECHANICS OFPARTICULATE MATERIALS –The Principles
31. Q. ZA´RUBAAND V.MENCL– LANDSLIDES AND THEIRCONTROL
Second completely revised edition
32. I.W. FARMER (Editor) – STRATA MECHANICS
33. L.HOBST AND J. ZAJ´IC– ANCHORING IN ROCKAND SOIL
Second completely revised edition
34. G. SANGLERAT, G. OLIVARI AND B. CAMBOU – PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN SOIL
MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, 1 and 2
35. L.RE´THA´TI – GROUNDWATERIN CIVIL ENGINEERING
36. S.S. VYALOV– RHEOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALSOFSOIL MECHANICS
37. P.BRUUN(Editor)–DESIGNANDCONSTRUCTIONOFMOUNDSFORBREAKWATER
AND COASTAL PROTECTION
38. W.F. CHEN AND G.Y.BALADI– SOIL PLASTICITY - Theory andImplementation
39. E.T. HANRAHAN– THE GEOTECTONICSOFREAL MATERIALS: THE e e METHOD
g k
40. J.ALDORFAND K. EXNER– MINE OPENINGS - StabilityandSupport
41. J.E. GILLOT – CLAY IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
42. A.S. CAKMAK (Editor) – SOIL DYNAMICS AND LIQUEFACTION
43. A.S. CAKMAK (Editor) – SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
44. A.S. CAKMAK (Editor) – GROUND MOTION AND ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY
45. A.S.CAKMAK(Editor)–STRUCTURES,UNDERGROUNDSTRUCTURES,DAMS,AND
STOCHASTIC METHODS
46. L.RE´THA´TI – PROBABILISTICSOLUTIONS INGEOTECTONICS
47. B.M. DAS – THEORETICAL FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
48. W. DERSKI, R. IZBICKI,I. KISIEL AND Z. MROZ – ROCKAND SOIL MECHANICS
49. T.ARIMAN,M.HAMADA,A.C.SINGHAL,M.A.HAROUNANDA.S.CAKMAK(Editors)–
RECENTADVANCES IN LIFELINE EARTHQUAKEENGINEERING
50. B.M. DAS – EARTH ANCHORS
51. K.THIEL– ROCKMECHANICS IN HYDROENGINEERING
52. W.F. CHEN AND X.L. LIU – LIMIT ANALYSIS INSOIL MECHANICS
53. W.F. CHEN AND E.MIZUNO – NONLINEAR ANALYSIS IN SOIL MECHANICS
54. F.H. CHEN– FOUNDATIONS ON EXPANSIVE SOILS
55. J.VERFEL– ROCK GROUTINGAND DIAPHRAGM WALL CONSTRUCTION
56. B.N. WHITTAKERAND D.J.REDDISH– SUBSIDENCE –
Occurrence,Prediction andControl
57. E.NONVEILLER – GROUTING, THEORY AND PRACTICE
58. V.KOLA´R˘ AND I. NE˘MEC – MODELLINGOF SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
59A. R.S. SINHA (Editor) – UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES – Design andInstrumentation
59B. R.S. SINHA (Editor) – UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES – Design andConstruction
60. R.L. HARLAN, K.E. KOLM AND E.D.GUTENTAG – WATER-WELL DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION
61. I. KASDA – FINITEELEMENT TECHNIQUES IN GROUNDWATER FLOW STUDIES
62. L.FIALOVSZKY (Editor) – SURVEYING INSTRUMENTSAND THEIROPERATION
PRINCIPLES
63. H. GIL – THETHEORY OFSTRATA MECHANICS
64. H.K. GUPTA – RESERVOIR-INDUCED EARTHQUAKES
65. V.J. LUNARDINI – HEAT TRANSFER WITH FREEZING AND THAWING
66. T.S. NAGARAI – PRINCIPLES OF TESTING SOILS, ROCKS AND CONCRETE
67. E.JUHA´SOVA´ – SEISMIC EFFECTSON STRUCTURES
68. J.FEDA – CREEPOF SOILS – and Related Phenomena
69. E.DULA´CSKA –SOIL SETTLEMENT EFFECTS ON BUILDINGS
70. D. MILOVIC´ – STRESSESAND DISPLACEMENTS FOR SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
71. B.N. WHITTAKER, R.N. SINGH AND G. SUN – ROCKFRACTURE MECHANICS –
Principles,Design andApplications
72. M.A. MAHTABAND P. GRASSO– GEOMECHANICS PRINCIPLES IN THE DESIGN
OFTUNNELS AND CAVERNS IN ROCK
73. R.N. YONG, A.M.O.MOHAMEDAND B.P. WARKENTIN – PRINCIPLES
OFCONTAMINANTTRANSPORT INSOILS
74. H. BURGER (Editor) – OPTIONSFOR TUNNELING 1993
75. S.HANSBO – FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
76. R. PUSCH – WASTEDISPOSAL INROCK
77. R. PUSCH – ROCK MECHANICSON AGEOLOGICAL BASE
78. T.SAWARAGI– COASTAL ENGINEERING -WAVES, BEACHES,WAVE-STRUCTURE
INTERACTIONS
79. O. STEPHANSSON, L.JING AND CHIN-FUTSANG (Editors) – COUPLED THERMO-
HYDRO- MECHANICAL PROCESSESOFFRACTURED MEDIA
80. J.HARTLE´N AND W. WOLSKI (EDITORS) – EMBANKMENTS ONORGANIC SOILS
81. Y.KANAORI (EDITOR) – EARTHQUAKE PROOFDESIGN AND ACTIVEFAULTS
82. A.M.O.MOHAMEDAND H.E. ANTIA– GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
83. Z.CHUHANANDJ.P.WOLF(Editors)–DYNAMICSOIL-STRUCTUREINTERACTION–
Current Researchin China and Switzerland
84. Y.KANAORI, K. TANAKAAND M. CHIGIRA (Editors) – ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL
ADVANCES IN JAPAN FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
To my parents and grandparents with the warmest memories
and
To my beloved wife, Wenli, and daughter, Fei-Fei
Lanru Jing
To my beloved wife Almut and Samuel & Naemi
Ove Stephansson