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TC34 - Prediction and Simulation Methods in Geomechanics

Chairman:  Prof. Fusao Oka (Japan)
foka@mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp


Secretary: Prof. A. Murakami (Japan)
akira_m@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp


Core Members

Kam-Tim Chau (Hong Kong)
Felix Darve (France)
Marcio Muniz de Farias (Brazil)
Paul Lade (USA)
Prof. David Muir Wood (UK)
Roberto Nova (Italy)
Peter Van den Berg (Netherlands) 
Ioannis G. Vardoulakis

Terms of Reference:

  1. Prediction of chemo-thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled instabilities with special reference to progressive failure, liquefaction, chemo-thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled problem, erosion and rapid flow of complex fluidised geomaterials. 
  2. Advanced and comprehensive constitutive modelling of geomaterials and development of new advanced numerical methods with special reference to degradation and formation of soil structures, rate dependency, anisotropy , grain damage etc.. 
  3. Calibration of constitutive models, numerical implementations, and verification of analysis methods. 
  4. Re-evaluation of existing practical prediction methods by advanced and comprehensive numerical analysis methods. 
  5. Transfer of knowledge activities and training; Training and education on the existing applicable and comprehensive methods and new findings and cooperation with practitioners.

Website: http://nakisuna2.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp/tc34/

 

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