Abstract: The extended finite-element method (XFEM) was proposed to simulate the problem of crack growth without any remeshing. In this paper, the penalty function method is introduced to deal with the contact constraints, and the ...

Abstract: A field-enriched finite-element method for simulating crack propagation and coalescence in geomaterials is proposed in this work. In the novel numerical method, the physical position of the crack is characterized by the ...

Abstract: In general, the traditional Sarma method is two-dimensional (2D). In nature, slopes are three-dimensional (3D) problems. However, the 3D Sarma method is rarely proposed and used in rock slope engineering. In this paper, ...

Abstract: In general, the microdefects in rocks obey Weibull distribution. Based on the laws of statistics of microdefects in rocks, the relationship between the damage and the strain is established. Moreover, by considering ...

Abstract: In this paper, the field-enriched finite-element method is developed to simulate crack evolution of quasibrittle materials under compression by considering two kinds of fracture criteria: the maximum circumferential stress ...

Abstract: The probability density function or cumulative distribution function of shear strength parameters is commonly unknown, and the first-order reliability method, second-order reliability method, and Monte Carlo simulation ...

Abstract: In the past, the pseudostatic method was the most common method used to evaluate stability of the slope under seismic loads. Through the method, static forces acting on the center of gravity of a sliding body are used to ...