Prediction and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation

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.