Summary
Itasca hosted the first-ever FLAC/DEM Conference from August 25-27, 2008 in Minneapolis. The conference featured topics and discussions covering the spectrum of Itasca software: FLAC, FLAC3D, UDEC, 3DEC, PFC2D, and PFC3D. Where past Itasca-sponsored conferences limited their scope to a single 2D/3D code pair, this conference, in considering all the codes, offered a complete look at the state of numerical modeling with Itasca software.
Organized by
Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. Dr. Christine Detournay, Dr. Roger Hart and Ms. Michele Nelson
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Session 1: Slope Stability
D. Pradel & R. Carrillo
S. Utili & R. Nova
M. Tabbara & G. Karam
R. Poisel & A. Preh
M. Jefferies, L. Lorig & C. Alvarez
M. Cala & M. Kowalski
S. Kuraoka & T. Makino
Session 2: Numerical Techniques
J. Adachi, T. Hartman, L. Lomas, R. Plumb, I. Gil, M. Sanchez & R. Taghavi
Y. Han, P.A. Cundall & R. Hart
Session 3: Coupled Processes
M.J. Burlingame
C. Bourdeau, D. Billaux & A.F. Chraibi
C. Detournay & R. Hart
D.K. McKellar
A.G. Polson & N.F. du Plooy
Session 4: Fracture Propagation
M.Y.A. Ng, A. Klar & K. Soga
P. Alfonsi
D.O. Potyondy & J.F. Hazzard
C.Y. Kwok, M.D. Bolton & Y.P. Cheng
O. Su & N.A. Akcin
Session 5: Tectonics
T.R. Harper
N. Thompson
I.A. Garagash & A.V. Dubovskaya
A.V. Dubovskaya & N. Cardozo
T.R. Harper & T.N. Pritchard
A. Ord, B.E. Hobbs & S. Mikula
Session 6: Material Behavior
D. Mas Ivars, M. Pierce, D. DeGagné & C. Darcel
B. Sainsbury, M. Pierce & D. Mas Ivars
D. Saiang
G. Arunakumari & G. Madhavi Latha
S. Gorodkov, R.M. Holt & L. Li
M. Tsesarsky & M.L. Talesnick
C. Detournay & P.A. Cundall
W.L. Lim & G. McDowell
F.G. Ma & Z.L. Wang
Session 7: Mining
J.R. Killian, P.F. Cicchini & S.C. Schmelter
I.H. Clark & S. Grelaud
K. Esmaieli, J. Hadjigeorgiou, M. Grenon & R. Harrisson
P.P. Andrieux, M.R. Hudyma, C.P. O'Connor, H. Li, L. Cotesta & R.K. Brummer
J. Sjöberg & L. Malmgren
A. Vakili, Y.J. Cai & B. Hebblewhite
M. Senís & P. Varona
M. Kwaśniewski
E.A. Santander, M.I. Riveros & I.T. Smoje
Session 8: Fabric
H.T. Alassi & R.M. Holt
L. Li, I. Larsen & R.M. Holt
S. Adhikari, Z. You, Q. Dai & Y. Liu
T.N. Lohani, S. Kato, S. Shibuya, T. Sakakibara & Y. Yoshimura
M. Herbst, H. Konietzky & K. Walter
J. Yoon, S. Jeon, O. Stephansson, A. Zang & G. Dresen
S.-H. Yoo & Y. Park
T. Sakakibara, S. Kato, S. Shibuya & J.G. Chae
N. Das, B. Sukumaran & A.K. Ashmawy
Y. Park, K.-S. Kim, C. Lee & Y.J. Park
Session 9: Underground Construction
J.C. Sharp, S.C. Bandis, C.A. Schinas, R.N. MacKean & S.P. Watson
J. Likar & J. Čadež
D.L. Petersen, G. Li & C.R. Nelson
C. Esteves, N. Plasencia & C. Lima
B. Liu, T. Li & Y. Han
M. Senís, P. Varona & P. Velasco
M. Senís, P. Varona & P. Velasco
E. Schuller & G. Pittino
T. Wang, Q. Sheng, Y.H. Zhang & W. Qin
Session 10: Dynamics
P. Kitiyodom, A. Murata, Y. Sasa, E. Shimamoto, T. Matsumoto & M. Kitaura
P.M. Strenk & J. Wartman
E. Zhai & B. O’Neill
B. Ni, K. Carr, M. Thomas & P.J. Millar
G. Inci & K. Rao
P.A. Cundall & C. Detournay
Session 11: Retaining Wall
C. Dai
C. Detournay & Y. Han
J.S. Shiau, C.J. Thomas & C.A. Smith
Session 12: Foundation
G. Inci & J. Glastonbury
J.S. Shiau, J.F. Watson & C.A. Smith
Session 13: Soil/Structure Interaction
Y. Li & S. Anderson
S. Haldar, A.K. Vasudevan & G.L. Sivakumar Babu
D. Bertrand, S. Lambert, F. Nicot & Ph. Gotteland
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Pre-symposium Short Courses
On August 24, 2008, prior to the Symposium, three one-day short courses were offered for FLAC/FLAC3D, UDEC/3DEC and PFC2D/PFC3D. These courses addressed common modeling questions raised by code users, and included modeling tips and recommendations. In addition, new features and developments in the codes were demonstrated.
Powerpoint presentations used for these courses will soon be available on this page.
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Presentations
Itasca is happy to make available PDF conversions of the Powerpoint slide shows presented at the Symposium. If a paper found in the proceedings is not listed below, it means that either it was not given a formal presentation, or we did not receive the author's permission for it to appear online.
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The Proceedings of the First International FLAC/DEM Symposium are available directly from Itasca, in CD-ROM format only. CDs are $25 each, plus shipping and handling. To request a copy, download, complete and return this order form:
orderform-symp08.pdf
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