Eric Vincens, Jean-Patrick Plassiard, Jean-Jacques Fry ...
162 pages - Publisher: ISTE Press-Elsevier; 1st edition (January 29, 2016) ...
Language: English - ASIN: B01BGN2A6G by Amazon Digital Services LLC ...
Dry stone retaining structures are structures
made of individual decimeter stone blocks in contact. One advantage of
this construction technology lies in the weak amount of embodied energy
required for their construction, and uses only local materials. This
technology may be a positive answer to the challenges brought by
sustainable policies in civil engineering.
Many of these
structures are older than one hundred years and sustain damage due to
ageing; this places the owners in front of a challenging issue. Usual
scientific tools cannot address the specific behavior of such
structures. Due to the discrete nature of the system, a large amount of
energy can be dissipated at contact level before failure of the
structure. The shape, arrangement and possible breakage of blocks may
play a major role in their overall behavior, specific to these
structures. This book brings an overview of the DEM technique to model
the behavior of discrete civil engineering structures. Physical models,
modeling and site measurements are all explored, helping the civil
engineer evaluate the behavior of unique structures.
The only DEM technique to model the behavior of discrete civil engineering structures + A specific and sophisticated tool to address the general features observed on site + Details physical models, modeling and site measurements.