This study aims at presenting a numerical model for predicting grout flow and penetration length into the jointed rock mass using Universal Distinct Element Code (UDEC). The numerical model is validated using practical data and analytical method for grouting process. Input data for the modeling, including geomechanical parameters along with grout properties, were obtained from a case study. The...

A study of the large, deep-seated Rosone landslide (Italian Western Alps) is presented. A large amount of geological and geomechanical data has been collected in this area, due to the presence of various villages and man-made structures, and an automatic monitoring system was installed in December 2000. Since its installation, this system has been showing a continuous slow movement with periodi...

17 18 Over the last decade, terrestrial laser scanning and digital terrestrial photogrammetry techniques have 19 been increasingly used in the geometrical characterization of rock slopes. These techniques provide 20 innovative remote sensing tools which overcome the frequent problem of rock slope inaccessibility. 21 Comprehensive datasets characterizing the structural geological setting and geo...

This paper presents a concept for the application of particle swarm optimization in geotechnical engineering. For the calculation of deformations in soil or rock, numerical simulations based on continuum methods are widely used. The material behavior is modeled using constitutive relations that require sets of material parameters to be specified. We present an inverse parameter identification t...

To study the coupled thermo-hydrologic-geomechanical processes and their influence on gas and nuclide transport in a two phase flow through the porous medium, a coupling of the thermo-hydrodynamic code TOUGH2 and the thermo-mechanic code FLAC3D is described and applied to analyze three dimensional gas, heat and nuclide transport in a repository for disposal of heat generating nuclear waste in a...

This open access book summarizes the results of collaborative project “GeomInt: Geomechanical integrity host and barrier rocks - experiment, modeling analysis discontinuities” within Program: Geo Research for Sustainability (GEO: N) Federal Ministry Education .

Abstract Anthropogenic land subsidence can be evaluated and predicted by numerical models, which are often built over deterministic analyses. However, uncertainties approximations present, as in any other modeling activity of real-world phenomena. This study aims at combining data assimilation techniques with a physically-based model anthropogenic novel comprehensive workflow, to overcome the m...