Aplicación de campos estocásticos en problemas de geotecnia

This work focuses on the probabilistic analysis of slope stability and rigid shallow footing problems. For this purpose, mathematical models based on the Finite Element Method (FEM), Montecarlo (MC) method and Local Average Subdivision (LAS) procedure are studied. The LAS procedure is used to genera...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Tamayo, Jorge Luis Palomino, Awruch, Armando Miguel, Calderón, Wilson Rodriguez
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/179199
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/179199
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Estabilidade de taludes
Métodos matemáticos
Geotecnia
Stochastic field
Finite element
Probabilistic analysis
Geotechnics
Campos estocásticos
Elementos finitos
Análisis probabilístico
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Sumario:This work focuses on the probabilistic analysis of slope stability and rigid shallow footing problems. For this purpose, mathematical models based on the Finite Element Method (FEM), Montecarlo (MC) method and Local Average Subdivision (LAS) procedure are studied. The LAS procedure is used to generate random fields, which properly represent the associated uncertainties in the properties of the materials. The FEM focuses on the numerical response of the problem in terms of displacements and stresses. The plasticity of the soil can be included via a visco-plastic algorithm beside a Mohr-Coulomb law. The LAS and MEF procedures are implemented in the framework of a MC analysis, where each MC execution requires several simulations of the problem at hand. This permits to quantify the failure probability of the system and report the most probable settlement to occur in the case of shallow foundations. After many executions of the numerical model, it is suggested that at least 4000 and 500 simulations are needed for the slope stability and shallow foundation problems, respectively, in order to obtain stable and reliable values. The obtained results show that the failure probability of the slope is relatively low and equal to 0.18, while the expected settlement of a shallow rigid foundation is around 1.96 cm.