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A review of techniques, advances and outstanding issues in numerical modelling for rock mechanics and rock engineering
2003
International Journal of Rock Mechanics And Mining Sciences
The purpose of this review paper is to present the techniques, advances, problems and likely future developments in numerical modelling for rock mechanics. Such modelling is essential for studying the fundamental processes occurring in rocks and for rock engineering design. The review begins by explaining the special nature of rock masses and the consequential difficulties when attempting to model their inherent characteristics of discontinuousness, anisotropy, inhomogeneity and inelasticity.
doi:10.1016/s1365-1609(03)00013-3
fatcat:fjbcyvbyobhflawsaajzav27ym