A new framework for large-scale dynamic geotechnical simulations

该项目旨在开发一个准确有效的模拟框架，允许考虑地质力学模型中的真实离散行为，而无需当前模型的计算开销。将开发新的计算方法和开放源码模拟工具，以便能够对地质力学中的大规模问题进行有效和准确的动态模拟，这些问题以前由于计算量大而难以解决。离散和连续方法的独特组合将允许一系列重要的岩土工程问题的经济解决方案，如准确预测由于隧道，地下工作和采矿活动的动态影响。其结果将导致更安全和更经济的建筑方法，以及更准确的环境影响评估。

This project aims to develop an accurate and efficient simulation framework that allows the consideration of realistic discrete behaviour in geomechanical models without the computational overheads of current models. New computational methods and open-source simulation tools will be developed which will enable the efficient and accurate dynamic simulation of large-scale problems in geomechanics, problems that had formerly been intractable because of their computational size. The unique combination of discrete and continuum methods will allow the economical solution of a range of important geotechnical problems such as the accurate prediction of dynamic effects due to tunnelling, underground workings and mining activities. The outcomes will lead to safer and more economic construction methods and a more accurate assessment of the environmental effects.