Geotechnical Topics

How does a finite element computer program (“Black Box”) work?

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 Due to the complexity of finite element programs, performing a finite element analysis may seem unattractive for some geotechnical engineers. Interestingly, they may prefer to alternatively use simple traditional semi-empirical methods which are generally formulated based on some assumptions that may not be even applicable for the problem in hand. Nonetheless, the engineers rather use… Read More