Motion of objects in soils

该项目旨在通过发展先进的数值和分析方法，对一类具有挑战性的岩土工程问题进行基础研究，在这类问题中，物体在土层中移动，与土壤相互作用，并对其进行扰动。该项目期望确定控制嵌入物体移动时土壤行为的基本原则。预期的结果是强大的解决方案和计算程序，通过为设计、建设和维护澳大利亚的基础设施提供更安全、更具成本效益的战略，使政府和工程师受益。这应该会给风电场以及石油和天然气等从事能源开采的行业带来重大好处。

This project aims to conduct a fundamental study of a challenging class of geotechnical problems in which an object moves inside a layer of soil, interacts with soil, and disturbs it, by developing advanced numerical and analytical methods. This project expects to determine the fundamental principles governing soil behaviour upon movement of embedded objects. The expected outcomes are robust solutions and computational procedures that will benefit government and engineers by providing safer and more cost-effective strategies for designing, constructing, and maintaining Australia's infrastructure. This should bring significant benefits to industries engaged in harvesting energy resources, such as wind farms, as well as oil and gas.