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ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL METHODS
Soil and rock mechanics are the sciences on which geotechnical engineering is based. They deal with how soil (or rock) masses respond to the application of loadings of different types. This response can often be found analytically or semi-analytically, so that equations link cause and effect directly. When problems are too complex for this to be possible, due to complicated boundary conditions, loading or soil models, solutions must be found numerically.
Specific Research Interests
1. Salgado, R., Mitchell, J.K., and Jamiolkowski, M. (1997). "Cavity Expansion and Penetration Resistance in Sand." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 123(4), April, 344-354.
2. Salgado, R. and Randolph, M.F. (2001). "Analysis of Cavity Expansion in Sand", International Journal of Geomechanics, 1(2), 175-192.
Finite-Element-Based Limit Analysis
1. Loukidis, D., Bandini, P. and Salgado, R. "Comparative Study of Limit Equilibrium, Limit Analysis and Finite Element Analysis of the Seismic Stability of Slopes." Geotechnique (accepted).
2. Lee, J. H. and Salgado, R. (2001). "Non-linear Finite Element Analysis of Calibration Chamber Plate Load Tests for Sands." Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Tucson, January, 941-946.
3. Yu, H.S., Salgado, R., Sloan, S. and Kim, J. (1998). "Limit Analysis vs. Limit Equilibrium for Slope Stability Assessment." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 124(1), January, 1-11.
4. Kim, J., Salgado, R. and Yu, H.S. (1999). "Limit Analysis of Soil Slopes Subjected to Porewater Pressures." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 125, No. 1, January, 49-58.
5. Kim, J., Salgado, R. and Lee, J. (2002). "Limit Analysis of Complex Soil Slopes." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 128(7), 546-557.
6. Yu, H.S., Salgado, R., Sloan, S. and Kim, J. (1999). "Limit Analysis vs. Limit Equilibrium for Slope Stability Assessment." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 125(10), January, 915-918.
1. Lee, J. H. and Salgado, R. (2001). "Non-linear Finite Element Analysis of Calibration Chamber Plate Load Tests for Sands." Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Tucson, January, 941-946.
2. Kim, D. and Salgado, R. "Effects of Super-Single Tire Loadings on Pavements." International Journal of Geomechanics (no ref #).
3. Paik, K. and Salgado, R. "Estimation of Active Earth Pressure Against Rigid Retaining Walls Considering Arching Effects". Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
4. Loukidis, D., Bandini, P. and Salgado, R. "Comparative Study of Limit Equilibrium, Limit Analysis and Finite Element Analysis of the Seismic Stability of Slopes." Geotechnique, in press.