DSC/HISS Modeling Applications for Problems in Mechanics, Geomechanics, and Structural Mechanics

Understanding the mechanical behavior of solids and contacts (interfaces and joints) is vital for the analysis, design, and maintenance of engineering systems. Materials may simultaneously experience the effects of many factors such as elastic, plastic, and creep strains; different loading (stress) paths; volume change under shear stress; and microcracking leading to fracture and failure, strain softening, or degradation. Typically, the available models account for only one factor at a time; however, the disturbed state concept (DSC) with the hierarchical single-surface (HISS) plasticity is a unified modeling approach that can allow for numerous factors simultaneously, and in an integrated manner. DSC/HISS Modeling Applications for Problems in Mechanics, Geomechanics, and Structural Mechanics provides readers with comprehensive information including the basic concepts and applications for the DSC/HISS modeling regarding a wide range of engineering materials and contacts. Uniformity in format and content of each chapter will make it easier for the reader to appreciate the potential of using the DSC/HISS modeling across various applications.Features:• Presents a new and simplified way to learn characterizations and behaviors of materials and contacts under various conditions• Offers modeling applicable to several different materials including geologic (clays, sands, rocks), modified geologic materials (structured soils, overconsolidated soils, expansive soils, loess, frozen soils, chemically treated soils), hydrate-bearing sediments, and more.

Chandrakant S. Desai is a Regents' Professor (Emeritus), Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. He has made original and significant contributions in basic and applied research in material-constitutive modeling, laboratory testing, and computational methods for a wide range of problems in engineering mechanics, civil engineering (Geomechanics, structural dynamics, earthquake engineering), flow through porous media, and mechanical engineering (electronic packaging). One of the main topics of Dr. Desai’s research involves development of the new and innovative disturbed state concept (DSC) for constitutive modeling of materials and interfaces/joints, e.g., soils, rocks, glacial tills, concrete, asphalt, metals, alloys, silicon with impurities, polymers, and lunar. DSC connects mechanics, physics (thermodynamics) and philosophy. In conjunction with nonlinear computer (finite element) methods, it provides a new and alternative procedure for analysis, design, and reliability for challenging and complex problems of modern technology. The DSC is a major and significant contribution that has been adopted for research, teaching, and application in several engineering disciplines. He has authored/edited about 25 books, 20 book chapters, and has been author/coauthor of over 350 technical papers in refereed journals and conferences. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE. He has received several awards and recognitions, e.g. The Distinguished Member Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); The Nathan M. Newmark Medal, by Engineering Mechanics and Structural Engineering Institutes, ASCE; The Karl Terzaghi Award, by Geo Institute, (ASCE). Professor Yang Xiao is Full Professor of the School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University. He received his Ph.D. degree on College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China. He is a recognized researcher in the area of rockfill dam, railway geotechnics, biotreatment geotechnics, recycled waste and granular flow mechanics. His research focuses on the testing and theoretical modelling of clay, silt, sand, rockfill, ballast, and biocemented soils. He has an H-Index of 29 in Scopus. He has 2570+ citations and 100+ publications. He got many awards, such as 2018 and 2019 Most Cited Chinese Researchers from Elsevier, 2020 World’s Top 2% Scientists (Singleyr), John Carter Award in IACMAG, Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Chinese Society for Rock and Mechanics and Engineering, et al. He is also Associate Editor of International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, and Editor Board Member of Acta Geotechnica; Canadian Geotechnical Journal; Soils and Foundations. Musharraf Zaman holds the Aaron Alexander Professorship in Civil Engineering and Alumni Chair Professorship in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineeri