Development of a FEM code for 3D tunnel simulation

PROJECT SUMMARY

CLIENT:

SWS Spa

PARTNER:

–

YEAR:

2015 – 2017

SERVICE:

Scientific Software Developmente

SECTOR:

Geomechanics

PROJECT IN NUMBERS:

5340 line of code, 2.000.000+ number of elements

CODING LANGUAGE:

Fortran90

OTHER DETAILS:

Drucker-Prager, Mohr Coulomb, Cam Clay Constitutive material law.

ABSTRACT

The aim of the project is to develop a Finite Element code specifically tailored for the numerical simulation of tunnel excavation. The code has been developed according to the specific requirements of the client.
The code allows to speed up significantly the time required for the numerical simulation of tunnel.