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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria
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Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics en Enginyeria
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. MSR - Mecànica del Sòls i de les Roques
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RMEE - Grup de Resistència de Materials i Estructures en l'Enginyeria
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Gens Solé, Antonio
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Arroyo Álvarez de Toledo, Marcos
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Carbonell Puigbó, Josep Maria
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Ciantia, Matteo Oryem
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Monforte Vila, Lluís
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Gens, A., Arroyo, M., Carbonell, J.M., Ciantia, M., Monforte, L. Simulation of penetration problems in geomechanics. A: International Conference on Computational Plasticity. "Computational Plasticity XIV: Fundamentals and Applications: proceedings of the XIVInternational Conference on Computational Plasticity: Fundamentals and Applications, held in Barcelona, Spain 5-7September 2017". Barcelona: 2017, p. 25-33.
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978-84-946909-6-9
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https://hdl.handle.net/2117/114567
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The simulation of penetration problems in geomaterials is a challenging problem as it involves large deformations and displacements as well as strong non-linearities affecting material behaviour, geometry and contact surfaces. The paper presents examples of modelling of the cone penetration test using two procedures: a discrete approach and a continuum approach. The discrete approach is based on the Discrete Element Method where a granular material is represented by an assembly of separate particles. Cone penetration has been successfully simulated for the case of crushable sands. For the continuum approach, the Particle Finite Element Method has been adopted. The procedure has been effectively applied to the modeling of undrained cone penetration into clays. Although not exempt of problems, both approaches yield realistic results leading to the possibility of a closer examination and an enhanced understanding of the mechanisms underlying penetration problems in geomechanics.
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Postprint (published version)
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application/pdf
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http://congress.cimne.com/complas2017/frontal/Doc/EbookCOMPLAS2017.pdf
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Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia
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Soil penetration test
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Discrete Element Method
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Particle Finite Element Method
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Cone penetration
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Crushable sands
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Mecànica dels sòls -- Models matemàtics
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Simulation of penetration problems in geomechanics
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Conference report
