A new framework for large-scale dynamic geotechnical simulations

该项目旨在开发一种准确有效的模拟框架，允许在地质力学模型中考虑现实的离散行为，而不需要当前模型的计算开销。新的计算方法和开源模拟工具将被开发出来，这将使地质力学中大规模问题的有效和准确的动态模拟成为可能，这些问题以前因其计算规模而难以解决。离散和连续方法的独特结合将允许经济地解决一系列重要的岩土工程问题，如由于隧道，地下工作和采矿活动的动态影响的准确预测。研究结果将有助于制定更安全、更经济的施工方法，并对环境影响进行更准确的评估。

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.