C&EE 227

Main Course

Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering

Description

Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: course 220. Introduction to basic concepts of computer modeling of soils using finite element method, and to constitutive modeling based on elasticity and plasticity theories. Special emphasis on numerical applications and identification of modeling concerns such as instability, bifurcation, nonexistence, and nonuniqueness of solutions. Letter grading.

Prerequisites

• Required: C&EE 220

  Plan

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