Parallel implementation and application of the random finite element method

Geotechnical analyses have traditionally followed a deterministic approach in which materials are modelled using representative property values. An alternative approach is to take into account the spatial variation, or heterogeneity, existing in all geomaterials. In this approach the material proper...

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Main Author: Nuttall, Jonathan David
Other Authors: Craig, William ; Hicks, Michael
Published: University of Manchester 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539979