PH3: Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering with CODE_BRIGHT Computer Code

About

The course involves the use of CODE_BRIGHT (COupled DEformation BRIne Gas Heat Transport) computer code to solve a wide range of geotechnical issues related to soil systems. The focus of the course is on cases related to the final deposition of spent nuclear fuel in deep geological repositories but classical examples in geotechnical engineering like excavations, foundations and ground water flow will also be presented

Target group

Basic conceptual understanding of material modeling in continuum mechanics or civil engineering.

Advanced Bachelor’s students, Master’s students, PhD students and post-docs

Course aim

After the course, the student is able to
-describe the basic principles of the CODE_BRIGHT simulation tool
-evaluate the suitability of some basic constitutive models for the simulation of selected soil systems
-apply CODE_BRIGHT in geometries related to civil engineering, and
-evaluate if simulation results are realistic