FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics 2003

Richard Brummer & Patrick Andrieux both Itasca Consulting Canada Inc., Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.Christine Detournay & Roger Hart both of Itasca Consulting Group Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

• Preface, Organisation, Constitutive models. Compensation grouting analysis with FLAC3D; An automated procedure for 3-dimensional mesh generation; A new constitutive model based on the Hoek-Brown criterion; A study of compaction band formation with the Double-Yield model; A new viscoplastic model for rocks: application to the Mine-by-Test of AECL-URL; Prediction of deformations induced by tunneling using a time-dependent model; Modeling of anhydrite swelling with FLAC 55; Scenario testing of fluid-flow and deformation during mineralization: from simple to complex geometries; Constitutive models for rock mass: numerical implementation, verification and validation; Slope stability. A parametric study of slope stability under circular failure condition by a numerical method; Numerical modeling of seepage-induced liquefaction and slope failure; Complex geology slope stability analysis by shear strength reduction; Analysis of hydraulic fracture risk in a zoned dam with FLAC3D; Mesh geometry effects on slope stability calculation by FLAC strength reduction method – linear and non-linear failure criteria; 3D slope stability analysis at Boinás East gold mine; Underground cavity design The effect of tunnel inclination and “k” ratio on the behavior of surrounding rock mass; Numerical analysis of the volume loss influence on building during tunnel excavation; Application of FLAC3D on HLW underground repository concept development; Numerical simulation of radial bolting: Application to the Tartaiguille railway tunnel; Recent experiences of the prediction of tunneling induced ground movement; Numerical modeling of remedial measures in a failed tunnel; Mining applications. Sill pillar design at the Niobec mine using FLAC3D; Stability analyses of undermined sill mats for base metal mining; FLAC numerical simulations of tunneling through paste backfill at Brunswick Mine; FLAC3D numerical simulations of ore pillars at Laronde Mine; Modeling arching effects in narrow backfilled stopes with FLAC; FLAC3D numerical simulations of deep mining at Laronde Mine; Three-dimensional strain softening modeling of deep longwall coal mine layouts; FISH functions for FLAC3D analyses of irregular narrow vein mining; Soil structure interaction. A calibrated FLAC model for geosynthetic reinforced soil modular block walls at end of construction; Three-dimensional modeling of an excavation adjacent to a major structure; Pile installation using FLAC; Axial tension development in the liner of a proposed Cedar Hills regional municipal solid waste landfill expansion; The usability analyses of HDPE leachate collection pipes in a solid waste landfill; nFLAC numerical simulations of the behavior of a spray-on liner for rock support; A numerical study of the influence of piles in the passive zone of embedded retaining walls; Dynamic and thermal analysis. A practice orientated modified linear elastic constitutive model for fire loads and its application in tunnel construction; Seismic liquefaction: centrifuge and numerical modelling; Modeling the dynamic response of cantilever earth-retaining walls using FLAC 333; Author index.