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SUMMARY:Why soil mechanics matters in FE – geotechnical analysis of a de
 ep excavation - Brian Simpson\, Arup Fellow\, ARUP
DTSTART:20110211T160000Z
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CONTACT:Zelda Stuck
DESCRIPTION:Finite element modelling is currently used fairly routinely in
  geotechnical design\, often based on relatively simple soil mechanics lea
 rnt at undergraduate level\, or just beyond.  The talk will recount a situ
 ation in which basic concepts interacted in an unexpected way\, leading to
  misconceptions about commercially available FE programs.  A key aspect\, 
 routinely overlooked\, proved to be the dilational behaviour of the ground
 \, and of the FE programs.\n\n
LOCATION:Engineering Department - Lecture Room - LR6
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