Symmetry, Asymmetry and Nonlinearity in Geomechanics
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering and Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 3367
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rock mechanics; rock engineering; engineering geology
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Interests: dynamic characteristics of fractured rock mass; rock dynamic constitutive model; discrete element numerical simulation
Interests: rock dynamics; nonlinearity; mechnical resposnse; failure property
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Geomechanics is a branch of geology that focuses on the shapes, fabrics and physical properties of geological bodies as well as their responses to external forces. It mainly covers the strength, deformation, cracking, stability and destruction of geo-materials and geological bodies, and provides a crucial theoretical basis for geotechnical engineering. Geomechanics has a wide range of applications in fields such as mining, oil drilling, tunneling, water conservancy and geological disaster prevention and mitigation.
In geomechanics-related engineering and scientific problems, research objects may have symmetrical geometries, such as tunnels' cross-sections and the uniaxial compression specimens of rocks. The asymmetrical geometries and structures of research objects are also frequently encountered, such as asymmetrical geological fabrics and asymmetrical microscopic structures of geo-materials. Similarly, external loads can be either symmetric or asymmetric, while the mechanical behavior of geo-materials often displays strong nonlinearity and asymmetry. For example, the failure pattern of a cracked rock specimen with symmetrical geometry under symmetrical, purely tensile loading is not necessarily symmetrical.
This Special Issue aims to present studies that involve symmetry, asymmetry and nonlinearity in geomechanics, including experiments, theories and numerical simulations that help consider, analyze and interpret symmetry/asymmetry-related problems.
Dr. Mingdong Wei
Dr. Peng Feng
Dr. Hongbo Du
Dr. Weigang Shen
Guest Editors
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