APPLICATION OF THE BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD TO THE SIMULATION IN TUNNELING

Gernot Beer

Resumo


The paper presents special solution techniques that need to be applied with the Boundary Element Method (BEM) for the realistic simulation of tunnel excavation. The work is based on the original ideas published by Venturini in 1983. It will be explained how the BEM is adapted to deal efficiently with heterogeneous and non-linear ground behavior, the modeling of ground support and sequential excavation. Examples of application are presented.

 

Keywords: Simulation. Boundary Element Method. Tunneling.


BEER, G. Application of the Boundary Element Method to the simulation in tunneling. Cadernos de Engenharia de Estruturas, São Carlos, v. 12, n. 57, p. 1-12, 2010. ISSN: 1809-5860.


Palavras-chave


Simulation. Boundary Element Method. Tunneling.

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