Application of LEM, FEM and DEM in stability analysis of highly jointed rock slopes
Melentijevic, S., Gutiérrez-Ch, J.G., Berisavljević, Z., Graterol, E.P., Berisavljević, D. Abstract The comparative slope stability analysis of the highly fractured rock slope by three different methods is presented. The usually applied slope stability methods of the rock mass obeying the Hoek and Brown failure criterion comprises the limit equi-librium and/or the finite element method, quantifying […]
DEM modelling of shaft load transfer behavior of rock-socketed piles
Gutiérrez-Ch, J.G., Melentijevic, S., Senent, S., Jimenez, R. Abstract The behavior of rock-socketed piles (RSPs) has been the aim of extensive research through field load tests, centrifuge tests, numerical simulations, etc. In this work, the Distinct Element Method (DEM) is employed to study the load transfer behavior at the shaft of rough rock-socketed piles (RSPs) […]