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familiar with the methods used by other analysts to
Chapter 5
solve similar problems. The list is divided into seven
Sources of Further Information
categories which includes selected references on:
a)
Text books and general references.
b)
Embankment dams.
5-1. Finite Element Codes Used in the
c)
Constitutive models.
Analysis of Past Corps of Engineers
d)
Seepage analysis.
Geotechnical Projects
e)
Soil-structure interaction analysis.
f)
Reinforced earth analysis.
Table 2 lists the finite element codes which have been
g)
used in the past on Corps' projects. The table also
h)
Dynamic analysis of embankment dams.
lists the applications and office symbols at the
Waterways Experiment Station where further
a.
Text books and general references.
information can be obtained about each code.
Bathe, K. J. (1982). Finite Element Procedures in
Engineering Analysis. Prentice-Hall, Englewood
5-2. References
Cliffs, NJ.
A list of selected references has been compiled in the
Desai, C. S., and Christian, J. T. (1977). Numerical
bibliography for purposes of assisting design engineers
Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. McGraw-Hill,
with their finite element analyses. The list is by no
New York.
means intended to be complete but is intended to
provide finite element users with places to go to get
Hinton, E., and Owen, D. R. J. Finite Element
started with applying the finite element method to a
Programming. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
given problem in geotechnical engineering. The list
was compiled with a focus toward the collection of
sample problems to aid a designer in becoming
Table 2. Finite Element Codes Used In Analysis of Corps Geotechnical Projects
Source/s for further
Code Name
Applications
Information
STUBBS
Plane strain
Statics, Soil-structure
CE-WES-GS-GC
Axisymmetric
Interaction, Consolidation,
Transient Seepage
SOILSTRUCT
Plane strain
Statics, Soil-structure
CE-WES-IM-DI
interaction
FEADAM
Plane strain
Static analysis of earth
CE-WES-IM-DI
embankments
FLUSH
Plane strain
Earthquake analysis,
CE-WES-GS-GC
dynamic soil structure
interaction
TARA
Plane strain
Earthquake analysis
CE-WES-GG-H
CSEEP
Plane flow
Steady state seepage
CE-WES-IM-DI
Plan view flow
Axisymmetric
CSEEP3D (Tracy 1991)
3-D flow
Steady state seepage
CE-WES-IM-DI
CE-WES-GS-R
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