Strength Analysis in Geomechanics Author : Serguey A. Elsoufiev Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media Total Pages : 258 Release : 2010-03-12 ISBN 10 : 9783642013010 ISBN 13 : 3642013015 Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL GET BOOK Strength Analysis in Geomechanics Book Description: This book presents a new method for solving geomechanical problems – one that explicitly takes into account deformation and fractures of soils, which create important effects, but are neglected in classical approaches. The method reveals the influence of the form of a structure on its ultimate state. The entire approach takes into account five types of physical as well as geometrical non-linearity, and highlights the simplicity of some non-linear computations against the consequently linear ones.