FLAC3D Modeling • Introduction
Fields of Application
FLAC3D was developed primarily for geotechnical engineering applications. [CS: ??? what to do, what to do…] contains a bibliography of publications on the application of |flac3d| to geotechnical problems in the fields of mining, underground engineering, rock mechanics and research.
Some possible applications of FLAC3D are noted below. Because FLAC3D now has essentially the same capabilities as FLAC, many of the FLAC applications can now be extended into three dimensions with FLAC3D.
| Area | Project Type | Problems Solved |
|---|---|---|
| CIVIL | Tunneling | Factor of safety |
| Shafts | Probability of failure | |
| Caverns | Ground stability and improvement | |
| Rockfill and concrete dams | Tunnel support and design | |
| Excavations | Dynamic analysis | |
| Slopes | Evaluation of liquefaction potential | |
| Earth retaining structures | Groundwater flow and dewatering | |
| Harbor structures | Heat transfer | |
| Foundations | Back analysis and observational method | |
| Embankments | Ground freezing | |
| Dewatering | Settlements, consolidation, and creep | |
| Pavement and subgrade | Coupled thermal-mechanical-flow | |
| Waste disposal | Factor of safety | |
| MINING | Open pit | Excavation stability |
| Underground stope | Infrastructure design | |
| Room-and-pillar | Slope stability | |
| Longwall | Subsidence | |
| Caving | Dewatering | |
| Solution mining | Blasting efficiency | |
| Shafts and passes | Cavability | |
| Recovery and dilution | ||
| Backfill | ||
| Tunneling and mine construction | ||
| Tailings stability | ||
| Tailings dams design and stability | ||
| Pillar sizing / spacing | ||
| Ground freezing | ||
| Excavation damage and disturbed zones | ||
| Ground control / remediation | ||
| Tunnel ground reaction curves / longitudinal profiles | ||
| OIL and GAS | Conventional | Hydraulic fracturing and injection |
| Unconventional | Well drilling and completions | |
| Well completions | Borehole breakout | |
| Enhanced recovery | Sanding | |
| Fluid injection | Induced seismicity and microseismics | |
| Wellbore optimization and stability | ||
| Enhanced oil recovery | ||
| Casing failure analysis | ||
| Cap rock integrity | ||
| Coupled hydro-mechanical-thermal analysis | ||
| Fault stability | ||
| Compaction and subsidence | ||
| Reservoir scale modeling | ||
| Fault movement and Integrity | ||
| Salt cavern formation, stability, and gas storage | ||
| Deep well injection of produced water | ||
| POWER GENERATION | Engineered geothermal systems | Factor of safety |
| Hydrothermal | Excavation damage and disturbed zones | |
| Nuclear reactor plants | Foundations | |
| Nuclear waste isolation | Engineered barrier evaluation | |
| Wind energy turbines | Dynamic response to earthquakes | |
| Hydroelectric dams | Groundwater infiltration | |
| Hydroelectric power houses | Deep well injection of blowdown waters | |
| Thermal plants | Rock characterization | |
| CO2 sequestration | Geophysical investigations | |
| Non-destructive examinations | ||
| Microseismic and acoustic emission | ||
| Cap rock integrity | ||
| Site feasibility and suitability | ||
| In-situ and laboratory testing | ||
| Hydro-mechanical-thermal-chemical coupled effect | ||
| MANUFACTURING | Equipment design | High-deformation extrusions |
| Process design | High-deformation punches | |
| Artificial diamond manufacturing |
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