2nd International Symposium on

Computational Geomechanics

27 April 29 April 2011, Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia

Preliminary Programme
March 2011

Organising Committee
Prof. Gyan N. Pande (Co-Chair)
Center for Civil and Computational Engineering
Swansea University, Swansea, UK

Prof. Stan Pietruszczak (Co-Chair)

Department of Civil Engineering
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Prof. Claudio Tamagnini (Co-Organiser)

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Prof. Richard Wan (Co-Organiser)

Department of Civil Engineering
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Technical Advisory Panel

R. Borja

(USA)

L. Laloui

(Switzerland)

F. Darve
P. de Buhan
L. Gambarotta
A. Gens
G. Gioda
V. Gocevski
Y. Hashash
M. Hicks
T. Hueckel
P.V. Lade

(France)
(France)
(Italy)
(Spain)
(Italy)
(Canada)
(USA)
(UK)
(USA)
(USA)

D. Lydzba
R. Michalowski
F. Nicot
F. Oka
E. Papamichos
H. F. Schweiger
A.P.S. Selvadurai
J.F. Shao
H.R. Thomas
L. Zdravkovic

(Poland)
(USA)
(France)
(Japan)
(Greece)
(Austria)
(Canada)
(France)
(UK)
(UK)

Tuesday 26 April 2011

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Registration: Hotel Croatia

Registration: Hotel Croatia
Welcome (Orlando)

16:00 19:00
8:00 onwards
8:45-8:55

A1 - Constitutive relations for geomaterials

(Orlando)

B1 Applications: slopes/embankments
(Libertas)

9:00-10:30

9:00-10:30

Chair: A. Gens

Effective permeability of heterogeneous porous

media
Feature Lecture: A. P. S. Selvadurai

Chair: L. Zdravkovic

A simplified approach for the analysis of dynamic

slope stability
F. Pisano, C. di Prisco & M. Pastor

A study of the effects of suction and roughness on Mixed finite element analysis of a trial embankment
the mechanical behaviour of rock joints
at the coastland of Venice, Italy
M.T. Zandarin, E. Alonso & S. Olivella
N. Castelletto, [Link], M. Ferronato, G.
Gambolati & L. Tosi
Towards modelling of static liquefaction of
saturated loose sand
On the finite element stability analysis of slopes
under increasing pore water pressure
R.R. de Jager, L.C.H. Braakenburg, M.A. Hicks
& F. Molenkamp
A. Cividini, G. Gioda & M. Redaelli
Coupled chemo-mechanics of evolving
permeability in geomechanics
L.B. Hu & T. Hueckel

Use of advanced constitutive models in numerical

analysis of embankment dams
N. Kovacevic & D.M. Potts

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

A2 - Numerical algorithms

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

B2 Applications: Foundations

11:00-12:30

11:00-12:30

Chair: F. Molenkamp

Chair: G. Gioda

Assumed enhanced strain method for multiscale Static fatigue in sand and delayed effects in cone
localization modeling in granular media
penetration resistance after dynamic compaction
Q. Chen & J.E. Andrade
Feature Lecture: R. Michalowski
Mathematical programming formulation of Design of piled-raft foundations by means of a
elasto-plasto-dynamics for geomaterials
multiphase model accounting for soil-pile
K. Krabbenhoft, A.V. Lyamin, S.W. Sloan, & M. interactions
Vicente da Silva
G. Hassen, P. de Buhan & E. Bourgeois
A coupled discrete element - lattice Boltzmann A hypoplastic macroelement for shallow foundations
method to investigate internal erosion in soil
subject to six-dimensional loading paths
F. Lomin, L. Sibille & D. Marot
D. Salciarini, B. Bienen & C. Tamagnini
Heterogeneous sediment transport model applied
Shear behaviour of expansion anchors
to tailings dams
M. M . Elsharnouby & M. H. El Naggar
A.L.C. Cavalcante & M.M. de Farias

12:30-14:00 Lunch

12:30-14:00 Lunch

A3 Constitutive relations for geomaterials

14:00-15:30 Chair: F. Nicot
Static fatigue produces time effects in granular
materials
Feature Lecture: P.V. Lade

B3 Applications: Foundations
14:00-15:30

Chair: D. Potts

Numerical analysis of installation effects of pile

jacking in sand
H.K. Engin, R.B.J. Brinkgreve & A.F. van Tol

On the mechanical behaviour of crushed

limestone
S. Pietruszczak & P. Guo

Numerical modeling of tension piles under axial

cyclic loading
K. Abdel-Rahman & M. Achmus

A critical plane approach to anisotropic strength

of rocks
R. Wan, M. Pouragha & F. Nicot

Analysis of large diameter monopile for offshore

wind turbines
S. S. Jeong & Y. M. Kim

A model of confined comminution for granular A numerical study of feasibility of using stone
materials
columns under low-rise buildings
C. Ovalle & C. Dano
D. Kamrat-Pietraszewska & M. Karstunen
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
A4 Modelling of instabilities & localized
deformation

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

B4 Constitutive relations/ modeling of lab tests

16:00-17:30

16:00-17:30 Chair: E. Alonso

Chair: A. Drescher

Response of virtual granular specimens to undrained

compression following different
preconsolidation histories
Discrete simulations of shear zone pattern in earth S.A. Galindo-Torres, S. Fortuna & D.J. Williams
pressure problems
Analysis of soil-structure interaction problems
L. Widulinski & J. Tejchman
involving a large number of loading cycles
A discrete element analysis of collapse J.P. Cao, H. Mroueh & S. Burlon
mechanisms in granular materials
F. Nicot, N. Hadda, F. Bourrier, L. Sibille & F. Discrete element modeling of stress conditions in
unstable soil
Darve
M.F. Ahlinhan & M. Achmus
Comparison of distribution functions for the nonlocal strain approach
Estimation of void ratio of fine clayey soil by using
x-ray CT scanning technique
H. P. Jostad & G. Grimstad
H.S. Shin & K.Y. Kim
Failure in geomaterials, a new paradigm
Feature Lecture: F. Darve

19:30 Reception (Hotel Croatia)

19:30 Reception (Hotel Croatia)

Thursday 28 April 2011

A5 Transient THM problems
(Orlando)

B5 Applications - other
(Libertas)

9:00-10:30

9:00-10:30

Chair: A.P.S. Selvadurai

Geotechnical analysis of energy piles

Feature Lecture: L. Laloui
Modelling thermal impacts on reactive transport
processes related to multicomponent chemicals in
compacted clays
M. Sedighi, H.R. Thomas & P.J. Vardon

Chair: D. Sheng

Finite element simulations of multiple fracture

propagation during hydraulic injections
H. Sturm, L. Andresen, H.P. Jostad & F. Cuisiat
Simulation of mechanical and thermal behavior of
synthetic rock around an opening using bonded
particle model
C. Lee, S. Jeon & Y. Lee

Improvement of the interpretation of pulse test

Stability analysis of shallowly-embedded offshore
through fully coupled poro-mechanical analysis
pipeline on carbonate soil
R. Giot, A. Giraud, C. Auvray & T. Guillon
T. Takatani
Simulation of a gas injection test in a layered
argillaceous rock
Large deformation finite element analysis of offshore
geotechnical penetration
T. S. Nguyen, G. Su, M. Fall & E. Evgin
Y. Tian, D. Wang & M.J. Cassidy

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

A6 Numerical algorithms

B6 Transient THM problems

11:00-12:30

11:00-12:30

Chair: M. Hicks

Chair: J.F. Shao

A geometric parameter error estimation method Analysis of underground excavations in clay rocks
for inverse problems
Feature Lecture: A. Gens
E. Imre, P.Q. Trang, S. Fityus & G. Telekes
Numerical study of Praclay Seal Test in Mol,
Particle shape descriptors and their influence on Belgium
the mechanical behavior
G.J. Chen & X.L. Li
M. Chaze
Application of h-adaptive FE method for dynamic Numerical analysis of a near-to-real scale in-situ
experiment of a deep geological repository
analysis of geotechnical problems
F. Dupray, B. Franois & L. Laloui
M. Nazem, M. Kardani, J.P. Carter & D. Sheng
Modelling of landslides with a finite element Effects of past glaciation on the hydrogeology of the
Michigan Basin
method with Lagrangian integration points
O. Nasir, M. Fall, E. Evgin & T.S. Nguyen
N. Prime, F. Dufour & F. Darve

12:30-14:00 Lunch

12:30-14:00 Lunch

A7 Transient THM problems

B7 Applications: Foundations

14:00-15:30

14:00-15:30

Chair: P. de Buhan

Chair: L. Andresen

Thermal variability of the internal friction around Modelling of frictional soil damping in finite element
a cylindrical heat source
analysis
Feature Lecture: T. Hueckel
S. Van Baars
Hydromechanically coupled analysis of transient
phenomena in a rainfall-induced landslide
J. Eichenberger, M. Nuth and L. Laloui

Bearing capacity of shallow foundation by smoothed

particle hydrodynamics (SPH) analysis
H.H. Bui & H.D.V. Khoa

Multi-scale modeling of permeability evolution in Application of partial factors of safety in numerical

the excavation damaged zone around tunnels
analysis of bearing capacity
S. Levasseur, F. Collin, R. Charlier & D. Kondo
D.M. Potts & L. Zdravkovic
Hydromechanical behaviour of callovo-oxfordian A study of grain crushing surrounding penetrating
argillites during desaturation/resaturation cycles
piles using a micromechanics-based continuum
T. Guillon, R. Giot, A. Giraud & G. Armand
model
C.S. Zhang, I. Einav & G.D. Nguyen
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
A8 Modelling of instabilities & localized
deformation

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

B8 Constitutive relations

16:00-17:30

16:00-17:30

Chair: J. Tejchman

Multiscale approach for granular

including an intermediate scale
F. Nicot & F. Darve

Chair: P.V. Lade

materials Influence of heterogeneity on the reliability and

failure of a long 3D slope
Feature Lecture: M. Hicks

Modelling the onset of rainfall-induced landslides

G. Buscarnera & C. di Prisco

Computation of elastic stiffness of rock joints a

micromechanical approach
G.N. Pande & A. Orlando

Dynamic strain localization analysis of elastoviscoplastic soil using updated Lagrangian finite Micromechanical analysis of stress in an unsaturated
element formulation
granular medium
M. Mirjalili, B. Shahbodagh Khan, F. Oka & S. R. Wan, S. Khosravani & F. Nicot
Kimoto
A simple hypoplastic model for simulating the
Microstructural evolution in diffuse granular mechanical behavior of MBT waste
failure: force chains and contact cycles
I. Petrovic & E. Bauer
A. Tordesillas, L. Sibille, S. Pucilowski, F. Nicot
& F. Darve

Friday 29 April 2011

A9 - Constitutive relations for geomaterials
(Orlando)

B9 Numerical algorithms
(Libertas)

9:00-10:30

9:00-10:30

Chair: S. Pietruszczak

Multiscale approach to modeling of macroscopic

behaviour of geomaterials
Feature Lecture: D. Lydzba
Simulating particle breakage and
humidity effects in rockfill behaviour
E.E. Alonso, M. Tapias & J. Gili

Chair: R. Michalowski

Coordinate perturbation method for upper bound

limit analysis
J. P. Hambleton & S. W. Sloan

relative Analysis of gas-driven crack propagation around a

blasthole with the extended finite element method
M. Goodarzi, S. Mohammadi & A. Jafari

Development of an extended Drucker-Prager Interface conditions modelling in computational limit

hardening model for cross-anisotropy of soft analysis
rocks
A.V. Lyamin, K. Krabbenhoft & S.W. Sloan
B. Francois, F. Collin, A. Dizier & R. Charlier
Numerical coupling of geomechanics and thermal
reservoir flow using separate grids
XFEM modeling of crack propagation in
geomaterials under hydromechanical loading
N. Guy, S. Zandi, G. Ferrer, A. Baroni, G. Renard &
H.B. Bian, J.F. Shao & Y. Jia
J. F. Nauroy
10:30-11:00 Coffee break

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

A10 Constitutive relations for geomaterials

B10 Applications - other

11:00-12:30

11:00-12:30 Chair: R. Wan

Chair: C. Tamagnini

RVE size determination from a digital image of

microstructure
A. Rozanski & D. Lydzba

Seismic analysis of nuclear structures affected by

chemical degradation
R. Ushaksaraei, S. Pietruszczak & V. Gocevski

New approach for modeling time-dependent

behaviour of geomaterials
T. Nakai, H.M. Shahin, M. Kikumoto, H.
Kyokawa, F. Zhang & M.M. Farias

Analytical and numerical study of steel bolt profile to

optimise shear strength of rock bolt
J.A. Nemcik, C. Cao & N. Aziz

Computational methods for calculation of the safety

A general failure criterion for geomaterials with factors of geotechnical structures
G.J. Machado, D.F. Costa, J.M. Silva, H.J.C.
cross anisotropy
Ribeiro, J.B. Martins
J.D. Zhao, Z. W. Gao & Y.P. Yao
Homogenization of a ductile porous sandstone
with account of matrix pressure sensitivity
J. Lin, W. Shen, J.F. Shao & D. Kondo

Prediction of wellbore stability using an elastoplastic

damage model
A. Mohamad Hussein, D. Press, A. Pearce, G. F. Xi,
X. Zhang & N. Koutsabeloulis

12:30-14:00 Lunch

12:30-14:00 Lunch

A11 Numerical algorithms

B11 Transient problems/other

14:00-15:30

14:00-15:30

Chair: J. Carter

Dynamic
Material
Point
Method
applications in geomechanics
I. Jassim, F. Hamad & P. Vermeer

Chair: R. Brinkgreve

with Finite element method for coupled dynamic flowdeformation simulation

J.M. van Esch, D. Stolle & I. Jassim

A fast algorithm for finding the first intersection Reactive transport in granular media: heavy metal
with a non-convex yield surface
transport modelling
D. Sheng, C.E. Augarde & A.J. Abbo
T. Khalil, N. Sayouri & P.Y. Hicher
A new contact detection algorithm for non- Simulation of dilatancy-controlled gas migration
spherical particles in the discrete element method process in saturated argillaceous rock
W.J. Xu, H. Shao, J. Hesser, W.Q. Wang, O. Kolditz
C. W. Boon, G. T. Houlsby & S. Utili
& T. Popp
Impact of the integration of a hill climbing
procedure on the performance of a Genetic Conditional simulation for characterising the spatial
Algorithms-based software
variability of sand state
D.M.G. Taborda, A. Pedro, P A.L.F. Coelho & D. A. P. van den Eijnden & M. A. Hicks
Antunes

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

A12 Concluding session
16:00-17:00
An overview of research in computational
geomechanics (1980-2010)

19:30 Symposium Dinner (Restaurant

Klarisa, Old Town, Dubrovnik)

15:30-16:00 Coffee break