Computational geomechanics with special reference to earthquake engineering / O.C. Zienkiewicz [and others]

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

-- Introduction and the Concept of Effective Stress -- Equations Governing the Dynamic, Soil-Pore Fluid, Interaction -- Finite Element Discretization and Solution of the Governing Equations -- Constitutive Relations -- Plasticity -- Examples for Static, Consolidation and Partially Saturated Dynamic Problems -- Validation of Prediction by Centrifuge -- Prediction Applications and Back Analysis -- Some Special Aspects of Analysis and Formulation -- Computer Procedures for Static and Dynamic Saturated Porous Media finite element Analysis

Computational Geomechanics introduces the full theory of dynamic and static behaviour of porous media and shows how computation can predict the deformations of a structure, subject to an earthquake or consolidation; introduces the use of numerical, finite element procedures for soil and rock mechanics problems which has increased rapidly throughout the last decade; provides a comprehensive survey of major, constitutive models, which can simulate soil behaviour rationally; and explains practical procedures based on computational experience for real projects with particular emphasis on earthquake engineering