Dry Stone Retaining Structures: DEM Modeling
Author:   Eric Vincens (Associate Professor, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France) ,  Jean-Patrick Plassiard (Assistant Professor, University of Savoy Mont Blanc, France) ,  Jean-Jacques Fry (Electricité de France (EDF), France)
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Pages:   162
Publication Date:   28 January 2016
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Author:   Eric Vincens (Associate Professor, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France) ,  Jean-Patrick Plassiard (Assistant Professor, University of Savoy Mont Blanc, France) ,  Jean-Jacques Fry (Electricité de France (EDF), France)
Publisher:   ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc
Imprint:   ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781785480805


ISBN 10:   1785480804
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   28 January 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Chapter 1. Dry Stone Retaining Walls 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Plane slope dry stone retaining walls 1.3. Highway dry stone retaining walls 1.4. Conclusion Chapter 2. Rockfill Dams with Dry Masonry 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Dam performance and rockfill behavior 2.3. Numerical modeling of dry stone rockfill dams 2.4. Results of analysis and interpretation 2.5. Physical tests for DEM model qualification 2.6. Conclusion

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Eric Vincens is Associated Professor at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France. He has developed research which aims to better understand and model the behavior of granular soils and geotechnical works including dykes, dams and masonry structures. He is a member of the Geotechnical Risk and Safety Commission of Lyon. Jean-Patrick Plassiard is Assistant Professor at the University of Savoy Mont Blanc, France. He has developed research on the static and dynamic behavior of structures including reinforced concrete, rammed earth and masonry, focusing on the modeling of their non-linear behavior under extreme loadings. Jean-Jacques Fry is an embankment dam expert working at Electricité de France (EDF), the French utility firm. With more of 40 years of experience in geotechnics, he was successively consultant for UNDP, the general secretary of the French committee on large dams, Professor at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, the chairman of the working group on Internal Erosion of the European Club of ICOLD and he is currently the chairman of the working group on Dams and Earthquakes of the European Club of ICOLD.

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