Prediction and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation : including CD-ROM

The last decades have shown a remarkable increase in the number of heavy rains, typhoons and earthquakes. These natural phenomena are the main causes for geohazards. As a result the mitigation of geohazards has become a major research topic in geotechnical engineering, and in recent years simulation-based predictions and monitoring tools have been developed to enquire the mechanisms underlying geohazards. This book is a comprehensive overview of these developments, and will be of interest to engineers, researchers, students in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

A comprehensive overview of advances in the mitigation of geohazards, this book begins with coverage of the related mechanisms, and then moves on to discuss numerical and analytical simulation methods, including FDM, FEM, extended FEM, DEM, and SPH. It also examines advanced constitutive modeling of geomaterials and numerical implementations, as well as constitutive parameter determination using laboratory and field test results. The book then covers thermo-hydro-mechanical instabilities, large deformations, strain localization, progressive failure, liquefaction, the rapid flow of complex geofluids, and monitoring and non-destructive investigation methods.