A coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical finite element formulation for curved beams in two-dimensions
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Journal Article
Abstract
To enable the use of beam elements in the modelling of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) geotechnical problems, a fully coupled and robust THM formulation is required. This paper presents such a formulation which allows both fluid flow and heat transfer along a 2D curved beam, while ensuring compatibility with coupled THM solid elements commonly used to discretise soils. Verification exercises and application with the proposed coupled beam element are carried out to demonstrate its satisfactory behaviour. The results of these analyses are compared against closed form solutions, solutions obtained using solid elements, and field measurements, showing an excellent agreement.
Date Issued
2018-11
Date Acceptance
2018-07-04
Citation
Computers and Geotechnics, 2018, 103, pp.103-114
ISSN
0266-352X
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
103
End Page
114
Journal / Book Title
Computers and Geotechnics
Volume
103
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/)
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/)
Sponsor
Geotechnical Consulting Group
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Grant Number
CISM_P60087
1386304
Subjects
0905 Civil Engineering
0914 Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy
0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
Geological & Geomatics Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-07-21