FLAC Examples
And More
A comprehensive list of all examples in this documentation is available from:
In addition to the standalone cases shown here, the index lists all illustrative examples that appear in support of the main body of the program documentation.
This section contains examples that detail FLAC usage and explore the program’s myriad capabilities. For specific details of the FLAC model components (e.g., zones and structural elements), see FLAC Commands, FISH, and Workspaces. Because examples are updated with each release to take advantage of the newest features available in the code, experienced FLAC users may want to review New Features in FLAC3D Version 7.0 before revisiting material here.
Tutorials
FLAC3D
About Tutorials
Tutorials are the optimal starting point for new users who want to work with the program right away. They present step-by-step instructions for working through the problems illustrated, and are listed above in the recommended order of engagement.
Example Applications
FLAC2D
- Undrained Cylindrical Cavity Expansion in a Cam-Clay Medium
- Axisymmetric Modeling of Post-Pillar Mining
- Cemented Backfill Pillar Performance
- Post-peak Pillar Behavior and the Effects of Backfill Confinement
- Full-Scale Test Wall in Sand
- Multistage Tunnel Excavation and Support
- Wharf Subjected to Earthquake Load
FLAC3D
- Influence of Slope Curvature on Stability
- Pillar Loads at Intersecting Tunnels
- Excavation in a Saturated Soil
- One-Dimensional Consolidation Considering Secondary Compression
- Excavation and Support of a Shallow Tunnel
- Grid Generation for Intersecting Tunnels
- Pressurized Cylindrical Cavern
- Prediction of Borehole Closure in a Salt Formation
- Axial and Lateral Loading of a Concrete Pile
- Undrained Cylindrical Cavity Expansion in a Cam-Clay Medium
- Wharf Subjected to Earthquake Load
- Simulation of Pull-Tests for Fully Bonded Rock Reinforcement
- Wheel Load over a Buried Pipe
- Embankment Loading on a Cam-Clay Foundation
- Impermeable Concrete Caisson Wall with Pretensioned Tiebacks
- Dewatered Construction of a Braced Excavation
- Installation of a Triple-Anchored Excavation Wall
- Reinforced Tunnel Excavation
- Subsidence above Horizontal Cut
- Tunnel in a Jointed Anisotropic Elastic Material
- Valley Creep Deformation
- Punch Indentation of a Bonded Material
- Sleeved Triaxial Test of a Bonded Material
About Example Applications
The example applications are problems that have been solved using FLAC2D and FLAC3D, demonstrating the various classes of problems to which the programs may be applied.
For a comprehensive list of all FLAC examples that appear in this documentation, refer to Index: Examples.
The problems in this group represent only a sample of potential applications for FLAC. The examples presented to users are updated on a regular basis. Users are invited to submit their own examples for inclusion, or to communicate or request any type of problem that they would like to see included here.
Verification Problems
FLAC2D
FLAC3D
- Borehole Behavior in Elastic Anisotropic Materials
- Cylindrical Hole in an Infinite Mohr-Coulomb Material
- Cylindrical Hole in an Infinite Hoek-Brown Medium
- Rough Strip Footing on a Cohesive Frictionless Material
- Smooth Circular Footing on an Associated Mohr-Coulomb Material
- Smooth Square Footing on a Cohesive Frictionless Material
- Uniaxial Compressive Strength of a Jointed Material Sample
- Drained and Undrained Triaxial Compression Test on a Cam-Clay Sample
- Free Vibration of a Cantilever Beam
- Simple Slope in Hoek-Brown Material
About Verification Problems
The verification problems are tests in which the FLAC solution is compared directly to an analytical (i.e., closed-form) solution. Verification problems for the optional features – thermal analysis, creep material models and dynamic analysis – and for structural elements are found in the sections of the documentation covering those topics.
See Also
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