The purpose of this review paper is to present the techniques, advances, problems and
likely future developments in numerical modelling for rock mechanics. Such modelling is …

Suitable numerical models of masonry structures are very important in their response
evaluation under various loading events. Masonry is a heterogeneous material, made of …

The present paper is devoted to the theoretical formulation and numerical implementation of
an interface model suitable to simulate the behavior of mortar joints in masonry structures …

Based on previously proposed surface roughness description parameters (ka, θ s, SR s, DR
r, a 0), two generalized rock joint surface roughness degradation models were proposed to …

The constitutive modeling of soil–structure interfaces plays a major role in numerical
simulation of soil–structure interaction problems. The interface shear tests showed that the …

The structural behavior at the interface between two surfaces of ductile, brittle or quasi-brittle
materials is studied by a new analytical elastoplastic damaging model. The model is …

A cohesive zone model is formulated to describe the mechanics of initiation and propagation
of cracks and the associated asperity degradation and nonlinear dilation along structural …

This paper is dedicated to the non-linear numerical modelling of the soil–structure interface.
Thus, in a first part, after the presentation of the constitutive model, the soil–structure …

When a rock mass shears along a joint surface, the shear resistance is affected by joint
surface undulations and friction between the contact regions. During an earthquake, the …

To evaluate the columnar jointed basalts in the dam site of Baihetan hydropower station in
southwest China, we developed a basic conceptual model of single jointed rock mass …