Publications &
case studies with ZSOIL.PCupd. 10.2010
BRIDGES
K.Röshoff,
U.Ekdahl, J.A.Hudson, J.W.Cosgrove
Rock property
estimation and stabilization measures for the western foundation of the
Traneberg bridge, Stockholm, Sweden , 2002
CONSTITUTIVE MODELS
R.Obrzud
On the use of the Hardening Soil Small Strain model in
geotechnical practice(2010)
M.Hofmann
Modelling aging shotcrete: parameter identification and
application (2010)
S.A.Yufin, E.V.Lamonina, O.K.Postolskaya
Numerical modeling of jointed rock masses (2005)
DAMS
A.Mellal
Seismic
safety of a buttress dam and appurtenant structures-3D static and dynamic
analyses(2010)
A.Urbanski
Numerical
modeling of thermal, filtrational,and mechanical phenomena in a selected
section of a gravity dam(2010)
B.Kister
Analysis
of the as-is-state of old natural stone barriers in the Bernese Alps
(2010)
A.Truty
Dynamic analysis of Zelazny Most tailings dams. A case
study.(2005)
N.Nilipour, C.Cekerevac
Some examples of ZSOIL application to dam engineering (2005)
Integrity Assessment Of
Large Concrete Dams
7th Benchmark Workshop
W.Hrabowski, A.Urbanski, J.Konverska-Hrabowska
In Situ
Investigation and Numerical Analysis of Thermal Cracking in Zatonie Dam
Proc. 21st Congress of Large Dams, Montreal 2003
EXCAVATIONS
F.Geiser, S.Vurpillot, S.Commend, J.Crisinel
Simulation numerique tridimensionnelle de la fouille(Rolex SA) et instrumentation.
Traces 08, 4.2003
F.Geiser, S.Commend, J.Crisinel
Numerical
Simulation of Earthworks and Retaining System for a Large Excavation.
Proc.CST2002, Prague.
PILES
S.Commend, Philippe Menetrey
Pile
Test Finite Element Analyses (2010)
ROADS
U.Ekdahl
Conceptual design with respect to vibration for the next
generation Swedish synchrotron radiation facility, MAX IV (2010)
U.Ekdahl
A non-linear elastic material model and its application
in pavement design(2005)
U. Ekdahl & P-E. Bengtsson, N. Rydén
A new framework for
analytical pavement design based on systematic control during construction work
(2004)
A.Urbanski, Th.Zimmermann
Heat and deformation
analysis of concrete pavements on elastoplastic subsoil.
Proc.3rd Int,Symp. on 3D Finite element for Pavement Analysis, Design,
Research, Delft 2002.
SEISMIC ANALYSIS
S.Commend, M.Capron
A 3D
Push-Over Analysis of a Motorway Exit Bridge (2010)
A.Truty
Dynamic analysis of Zelazny Most tailings dams. A case
study.(2005)
E.Spacone, M.Belgasmia, A.Urbanski
Seismic Evaluation of Constructions: Nonlinear Frame
Analysis. Procedures in ZSOIL.(2005)
SLOPE STABILITY AND LANDSLIDES
S.Commend, F.Geiser, L.Tacher
3D numerical modelling, of a landslide in Switzerland
(2005)
B.Francois, Ch.Bonnard, L.Laloui, V.Triguero
Numerical modelling of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of
a large slope movement: the Triesenberg landslide(2005)
TUNNELS AND CAVERNS
A.Bisetti, J. L' Eplattenier, D.Tendon
Influence of building the M2 subway on the existing
Bessieres bridge(2005)
G.Seingre
Rockburst assessment for large caverns for the
Loetschberg base-tunnel (2005)
J.Krastanov
Einsatz von
Kontaktelementen bei numerischen Berechnungen fuer den felsbau.
Felsbau
21 (2003)21-26
U. Grunicke, H.Walter & G.Hofstetter
Design of Tunnels in Swelling Rock
Felsbau 20 (2002)
S.Plumey
Influence du comportement plastique de la structure sur l'état limite ultime
dans les problèmes d'interaction sol-structure
Publication de la Société Suisse de Mécanique des Sols et des Roches
148 (2004) 85-92
A.Truty, Th.Zimmermann
Tunneling in urban area, a case study.
Proc.CST2002,
Prague.
A.Truty, Th.Zimmermann
Tunneling in urban
area: a case study.
Proc.2nd Int.Conf. on Soil Structure Interaction in Urban Civil
Engineering, Zurich 2002.
V.Labiouse, R.Gaerber
Influence of the In
Situ Pore Water Pressure on the Stability of Deep Galleries in Saturated Porous
Media
Proc.
15th. Int. Conf. on Soil mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul,
Turkey, 2001
A. Bisetti, D. Tendon, Th. Zimmermann, S. Commend
Finite Element
Stability Analyses of Natural Caves.
Proc. Eurock 2001 Conf., Espoo, Finland, 2001
Peter Egger, Roland Gärber
Nagelversuchswand Aare (GE). Numerische Simulation und Vergleich mit Kontrollmessungen.
Publ. de la Sté Suisse de Mécanique des Sols & des Roches, N° 138, Bern
1999
G. Grasselli, M. Kharchafi, P. Egger
Experimental and numerical comparison between fully grouted and frictional
bolts.
Proc.
Int. Congress on Rock Mechanics, Paris 1999, pp. 903-907
A. Bisetti, J. L'Eplattenier
Excavation d'un tunnel ferroviaire en terrain meuble: modélisation d'une voûte
parapluie,
calcul et mesure des tassements.
Journal
"Chantiers", No 3, April 2000
UNDERGROUND FLOW
A. Urbanski, M. Grodecki
FE approcah to coupled transient flow and stability analysis of antiflood
embankments.
Proc. Congress on Advances in Computer Methods in Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental
Engineering, Moscow 2000. Geology & Computers, S. Yufin Ed., Balkema, 2000
J.-L. Sarf, E. Davalle
Numerical simulation of water losses in low pressure hydro tunnels.
Int.
Journal on Hydropower & Dams, vol. 5, Issue 1, 1998
O.Diallo
Modélisation et simulation numérique de résines réactives dans un milieux
poreux.
Thèse de
doctorat, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, 2000
ZSOIL IN PRACTICE
Ph.Menetrey
Numerical simulations of structures with geomaterial
using ZSOIL (2005)
J.-L. Sarf
ZSOIL 2D/3D, a pocket calculator(2005)
Th. Zimmermann, A. Truty, A. Urbanski, S. Commend, K. Podles
Th.Zimmermann, A.Truty, S.Commend, A.Bisetti
Three-dimensional
Finite Element Analysis of Underground Structures
Proc.GEO2002, Riyadh
(in 4
parts)
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F.Geiser
Mise en application de la norme SIA 267 pour la vérification des états limites
Publication de la Société Suisse de Mécanique des Sols et des Roches
148 (2004) 93-101
Th.Zimmermann, S.Commend, A.Truty
Stabilized finite
elements for elastoplasticity.
Proc.5th
World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Vienna, 2002.
S.Commend,Th.Zimmermann
Mixed
Displacement-Pressure Stabilized Finite Element Formulation for Geomechanics.
Proc.5th European Conf. on Numerical methods in Geotechnical Eng., Paris, 2002
S.Yufin, D. Ustinov, Th.Zimmermann
Three-dimensional numerical simulation of underground works(in Russian).
Proc. of the Miners’ Week, Moscow 2002.
Th.Zimmermann, S.Commend
Stabilized finite
elements. Applications in geomechanics.
Proc. 1st Asian-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics, Sidney, Australia,
2001.
Ph.Menétrey
La plate-forme flottante du monolithe de l’arteplage de Morat
Ingénieurs
et Architectes Suisses 20(2001)
S. Yufin, A.N. Vlasov, M.G. Zertsalov, P.A. Sidorova
Numerical Approach to Generating Constitutive Models of Jointed Rock.
Proc. Eurock 2001 Conf., Espoo, Finland, 2001
Th. Zimmermann, S. Commend, A. Truty, J.-L. Sarf
Numerical
Simulations for Dam Constructions.
Proc. 10th IACMAG Conf., Tucson, Arizona, 2001
Ph. Menétrey, M. Wyss
Influences of the
urban environment on the Emme tunnel.
16th congress of IABSE, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2000
S.A. Yufin, O.K. Postolskaya
Rock structure stability as viewed from experience of 3D modeling.
Proc.4th NARMS Conf. : Pacific Rocks 2000, ‘’Rock around the Rim’’, J. Girard,
M. Liebman, Ch. Breeds & T. Doe Eds, Balkema, 2000
Th. Zimmermann, J.-L. Sarf
Three-dimensional simulation of underground construction.
Proc. Eurock 2000 Conf., W. Wittke Ed., Balkema, 2000
Th. Zimmermann, A.Truty, J.-L. Sarf, S. Commend
Recent advances in geotechnical engineering software.
Proc. Congress on Advances in Computer Methods in Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental
Engineering, Moscow 2000. S. Yufin Ed., Balkema, 2000
A.
Truty, Th. Zimmermann
Stabilized mixed u-p formulation for elasto-plastic media.
Proc. of Xth Scientific Conf. on Numerical Methods for Design & Analysis of
Hydraulic, Korbielow, Poland, March, 1998
M. Kharchafi, G. Grasselli, P. Egger
3D behaviour of bolted rock joints. Experimental and numerical study.
Int. Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. on Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rocks, April 6-9,
Vienne, pp. 299-304
Th. Zimmermann, A. Truty, S. Commend
A comparison of finite element enhancements for incompressible and dilatant
behavior of geomaterials.
Proc. of CIMASI Conf., Casablanca, Oct., 1998
A. Truty, Th. Zimmermann, A. Urbanski, Y.-J. Li, S. Commend
Numerical simulation of stability and failure of elastoplastic layered media.
Proc. 9th IACMAG Conf.,Wuhan, China, 1997. J.X. Yuan Ed., Balkema 1997
A. Truty, Th. Zimmermann
A stabilized formulation for finite element analysis of elastoplastic media.
Proc.
NUMOG VI, Int. Symp. on Numerical Models in Geomechanics, Montreal, Balkema
1997
L. Desmidt
Stabilité des tunnels à faible profondeur.
Mémoire de Maîtrise, Université catholique de Louvain, 1996
B.Verdonck
Stabilité des pentes.
Mémoire de Maîtrise, Université catholique de Louvain, 1996
Th. Zimmermann, S. Commend, P. Roelfstra
Numerical simulation of underground works.
Compte-rendus, Journées de l’AFTES, Chambéry, 1996
S. McMillan
Stability of Underground Openings.
MSc.
Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 1995
Th. Zimmermann, S. Commend
Numerical simulation of underground openings
Proc. 10th Danube Conf. on Soil Mech. & Foundation Eng., Mamaia, Romania,
1995
M. Kharchafi , F. Descoeudres
Comportement différé des roches marneuses encaissant les tunnels.
C.R. Colloque Craies et Schistes GMBR, Buxelles, mars 1995
Y. Li, Th. Zimmermann
Numerical simulation of mixed-mode crack propagation in softening material.
Proc. of Chinese Young Scholar Symp. on Geomech. & Eng. Appl, Wuhan, China,
1994
W. Wilk, Th. Zimmermann
Evaluation of the long term performance of concrete pavements on subgrades with
differential settlements.
Proc. Workshop on the Performance of Concrete Pavements, Krumbach, Austria,
1994
Th. Zimmermann
An unified approach to stability, bearing capacity, consolidation, creep, and
flow for geotechnical practic.
Symposium on Computer Programs in Geotechnical Engineering, Göteborg, 1994
Th. Zimmermann, Ph. Menétrey, S. Commend
Numerical analysis of the bearing capacity of strip and circular footings.
Int. Conf. on Computational Methods in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering,
Hong Kong, 1994
Th. Zimmermann, Y. Li
Numerical simulation of smeared crack propagation in geomaterials. An
evaluation of the rotating crack model.
Proc. of the Int. Symp. on Appl. of Computer Meth. in Rock Mech. and Eng.,
Xian, China, 1993
Th. Zimmermann, C. Rodriguez, B. Dendrou
Z_SOIL.PC : A program for solving soil mechanics problems on a personal
computer using plasticity theory.Int. Conf. on Geomechanics, Innsbruck, Balkema
1987