Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering: Theory

This book aims to provide geotechnical and structural engineering practitioners, researchers and postgraduate students with an insight into the use of finite element methods in geotechnical contexts, in order that they might make good judgements as to the credibility of the numerical results they may obtain or review in the future. The contents of the chapters are geotechnical analysis, finite element theory for linear materials, geotechnical considerations, real soil behaviour, elastic constitutive models, elasto-plastic constitutive models, advanced constitutive models, finite element theory for non-linear materials, seepage and consolidation, three-dimensional finite element analysis, and fourier series aided finite element method. The book is primarily aimed at users of commercial finite element software both in industry and academia.