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A unique approach using DEM to model the behavior of discrete civil engineering structures

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Dry Stone Retaining Walls1.1. Introduction1.2. Plane slope dry stone retaining walls1.3. Highway dry stone retaining walls1.4. ConclusionChapter 2. Rockfill Dams with Dry Masonry2.1. Introduction2.2. Dam performance and rockfill behavior2.3. Numerical modeling of dry stone rockfill dams2.4. Results of analysis and interpretation2.5. Physical tests for DEM model qualification2.6. Conclusion

About the Author

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.