Air element concept and Composite Element Method (CEM) were introduced inthis paper firstly, and then an explicit drainage holes element model was developed. The mainadvantage of the new model is that it allows draina...Air element concept and Composite Element Method (CEM) were introduced inthis paper firstly, and then an explicit drainage holes element model was developed. The mainadvantage of the new model is that it allows drainage holes to be located within soil elements.Therefore the mesh generation of complicated geotechnical structures with a large number of seepagedrainage holes becomes relatively convenient and feasible. This will further facilitate the optimaldesign of seepage control system, and in this case the calculation mesh can be kept unchanged whenthe number, position and orientation of drainage holes are adjusted. The model was been implementedin software. A sluice foundation seepage control problem was studied, by which the validity and therobustness of the new model were verified.展开更多
文摘Air element concept and Composite Element Method (CEM) were introduced inthis paper firstly, and then an explicit drainage holes element model was developed. The mainadvantage of the new model is that it allows drainage holes to be located within soil elements.Therefore the mesh generation of complicated geotechnical structures with a large number of seepagedrainage holes becomes relatively convenient and feasible. This will further facilitate the optimaldesign of seepage control system, and in this case the calculation mesh can be kept unchanged whenthe number, position and orientation of drainage holes are adjusted. The model was been implementedin software. A sluice foundation seepage control problem was studied, by which the validity and therobustness of the new model were verified.
