Abstract: A numerical model for the loose and the cemented component of the Torino subsoil is presented in this paper. The model is represented by a dense packing of nonuniform sized cylindrical particles with clumps by using the ...

Abstract: The numerical analysis of tunnels in rock masses, which exhibit a squeezing behavior, is considered, with reference to the use of two elastoviscoplastic constitutive laws implemented in finite-difference and finite-element ...

Abstract: This paper describes the application of the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM) for the simulation of two different rock slides observed at the Alpetto Mine in Cesana Brianza (Italy). Previous numerical modeling ...

Abstract: Electrification of railway lines provides more economical, faster, safer, and quieter railway transportation as well as significant reductions in carbon emissions. To accomplish the electrification of railway lines, an ...

Abstract: The combined finite–discrete-element method (FDEM) is an advanced and relatively new numerical modeling technique that combines the features of the FEM with those of the discrete-element method. It simulates the transition ...

Abstract: The combined finite–discrete