Chandrakant S Desai

Numerical Methods and Constitutive Modelling in Geomechanics Chandrakant S Desai

Publisher Marketing: The solution of stress analysis problems through numerical, computer oriented techniques is becoming more and more popular in soil and rock engineering. This is due to the ability of these methods to handle geometrically complex problems even in the presence of highly nonlinear material behaviour, characterizing the majority of soils and rocks, and of media consisting of two or more phases, like saturated and partially saturated soils. Aim of this book is to present to researchers and engineers working in the various branches of geomechanics an updated state of the research on the development and application of numerical methods in geotechnical and foundation engineering. Particular attention is devoted to the formulation of nonlinear material models and to their use for the analysis of complex engineering problems. Contributor Bio:  Desai, Chandrakant S Desai is a Regents' Professor and Director of the Material Modeling and Computational Mechanics Center, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, Tucson.