Composite Element Analysis of Gravity Dam on a Complicated Rock Foundation
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 8, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper presents the formulation and application of a composite element method, which is intended for numerical modeling of discontinuous rock masses. This method allows analysis of fractured rock masses using regular meshes that do not need to rigorously respect the orientations and positions of discontinuities. It can be incorporated in conventional finite-element programs. The performance of this method are illustrated through its use for the analysis of the mechanical behavior of the Baozhusi gravity dam which is constructed on a complex rock foundation.
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Acknowledgments
Support of the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Contract No. NSFC50679066 is gratefully appreciated. The writers are grateful to the Lille University of Science and Technology who offered a guest professor position for the first writer from 2004 to 2007 for this research.
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International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 8 • Issue 5 • September 2008
Pages: 275 - 284
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© 2008 ASCE.
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Received: May 19, 2006
Accepted: Jan 29, 2008
Published online: Sep 1, 2008
Published in print: Sep 2008
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