INTEGRATED ANALYSIS APPROACHES TO ROCK MECHANICS PROBLEMS*
Feng Xiating1，Hudson J A2
(1Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics，Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics，The Chinese Academy of Sciences， Wuhan 430071 China) (2Imperial College，London，UK)
Abstract：Abstract In order to effectively cope with exponent increase of the complexity faced to the rock mechanics analysis problems and the large incompatibility existing between the information level required to model the rock mass and engineering and our obtainable information level at hand，the integrated approaches with intelligent characters are proposed. Many previous standard methods，such as precedent type analysis，rock classification，analytic method stress-based，basic numerical methods (BEM，FEM，DEM，hybrid)，and their extended numerical methods (fully coupled) to be developed，can be selected respectively or integrated accordingly. It is alternative to develop basic/fully integrated system，and internet-based approaches. These novel methods can also be selected or integrated each other or with the standard methods to perform rock mechanics analysis. Some key techniques to develop these alternative methods are discussed. It may focus in future on developing fully integrated systems and internet-based approaches. Developing an environmental，virtual facility/space shall be firstly done for this collaborative research on internet.
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