Review article

https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20140521084228

Overview of the numerical methods for the modelling of rock mechanics problems

Mijo Nikolić orcid.org/0000-0002-3710-9785 ; (1) École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, 61 Avenue du Président Wilson, 94230 Cachan, France; (2) Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Split, Matice Hrvatske 15, 21000 Split, Croatia
Tanja Roje-Bonacci orcid.org/0000-0002-7123-3421 ; Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Split, Matice Hrvatske 15, 21000 Split, Croatia
Adnan Ibrahimbegović orcid.org/0000-0002-6502-0198 ; Chair for Computational Mechanics, UT Compiegne/Sorbonne Universités, Lab. Mécanique Roberval, Centre de Recherches Royallieu, 60200 Compiegne, France

Abstract

The numerical methods have their origin in the early 1960s and even at that time it was noted that numerical methods can be successfully applied in various engineering and scientific fields, including the rock mechanics. Moreover, the rapid development of computers was a necessary background for solving computationally more demanding problems and the development process of the methods in general. Thus, we have many different methods presently, which can be separated into two main branches: continuum and discontinuum-based numerical methods. Some problems require the strengths of both main approaches which brought the hybrid continuum/discontinuum methods. The first goal of this paper is to present the state of the art numerical methods and approaches for solving the rock mechanics problems, as well as to give the brief explanation about the theoretical background of each method. The second goal is to emphasise the area of applicability of the methods in rock mechanics.

Keywords

numerical methods; numerical modelling; rock mechanics

Hrčak ID:

156865

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/156865

Publication date:

27.4.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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