Publications involving case studies with Z_SOIL.PC

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U. Grunicke, H.Walter & G.Hofstetter
Design of Tunnels in Swelling Rock
Felsbau 20 (2002)

Integrity Assessment Of Large Concrete Dams
7th Benchmark Workshop

U. Ekdahl & P-E. Bengtsson
N. Rydén
A new framework for analytical pavement design based on systematic control during construction work
(2004)

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

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

J.Krastanov
Einsatz von Kontaktelementen bei numerischen Berechnungen fuer den felsbau.
Felsbau 21 (2003)21-26

F.Geiser, S.Vurpillot, S.Commend, J.Crisinel
Simulation numerique tridimensionnelle de la fouille(Rolex SA) et instrumentation.
Traces 08, 4.2003

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

F.Geiser, S.Commend, J.Crisinel
Numerical Simulation of Earthworks and Retaining System for a Large Excavation.
Proc.CST2002, Prague.

A.Truty, Th.Zimmermann
Tunneling in urban area, a case study.
Proc.CST2002, Prague.

Th.Zimmermann, A.Truty, S.Commend, A.Bisetti
Three-dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Underground Structures
Proc.GEO2002, Riyadh

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
Proc. NARMS1, 2002

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

A. Bisetti, D. Tendon, Th. Zimmermann, S. Commend
Finite Element Stability Analyses of Natural Caves.
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

O.Diallo
Modélisation et simulation numérique de résines réactives dans un milieux poreux.
Thèse de doctorat, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, 2000

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

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. 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

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

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

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 practice.
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