Getting Started with 3DEC
OnlineOct 29, 2024 - Oct 30, 2024
Objectives of the training:
- Understand the 3DEC numerical approach and the types of problems it can solve
- Know how to manipulate the 3DEC user interface to access and interpret results
- Follow the recommended solution procedure to simulate a simple case
Python in Itasca Software
OnlineNov 5, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024
Objectives of the Training:
- Ability to use Python to extend modeling capabilities with the Itasca codes.
Getting Started with FLAC2D/FLAC3D
OnlineNov 19, 2024 - Nov 20, 2024
This training is an introduction to continuous modeling with FLAC2D and FLAC3D. At the end of the course, participants will master the graphical interface, documentation and the main modeling steps. Concepts are illustrated using a tunnel excavation example, from building the model geometry to results analysis. This introductory course provides the foundation for more advanced use of the software, which can be covered in more specific training modules.
Software Tutorials
Working with Building Blocks in FLAC3D 6 (Part 2)
This video demonstrates filling the empty space between key model elements and out to the far field boundary using Building Blocks in FLAC3D 6.
FLAC3D 6.0 Easily Add Structural Support
An Introduction to Python Scripting: Part 3
Introduction to Python scripting by reviewing key concepts and through demonstrations. Part 3 focuses on modules and packages, with a focus on NumPy and Matplotlib.
Technical Papers
Simulation of Three-Dimensional Pore-Pressure Distribution for Slope-Stability Analysis
A 3D groundwater flow model was constructed using MINEDW [1] to simulate pore pressure at the Chuquicamata open pit mine slope in Chile.
Tunneldrivning i heterogena förhållanden
InledningProblem: Brist på erfarenhet av tunneldrivning i heterogena förhållanden med konventionell uttagsteknik (borrning och sprängning).
Mål: Fördjupa kunskapen och förståelse av brott och deformationsmönster vid dessa förhållanden.
GPR-inferred fracture aperture widening in response to a high-pressure tracer injection test at the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory, Sweden
We assess the performance of the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) method in fractured rock formations of very low transmissivity (e.g. T ≈ 10−9–10−10 m2/s for sub-mm apertures) and, more specifically, to image fracture widening induced by high-pressure injections. A field-scale experiment was conducted at the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory (Sweden) in a tunnel situated at 410 m depth. The tracer test was performed within the most transmissive sections of two boreholes separated by 4.2 m. The electrically resistive tracer solution composed of deionized water and Uranine was expected to lead to decreasing GPR reflections with respect to the saline in situ formation water.