A new 3D simulation tool developed by ETH and SLF researchers now allows for significantly more accurate predictions of ...

3D printing has recently been combined with frozen stress techniques to create a new way of directly characterizing the 3D interior discontinuities and the full-field stress caused by man-made ...

Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA), a powerful tool for simulating the mechanical behavior of rock masses and discontinuous systems, has seen remarkable progress in recent 40 years. This ...

She also uses 3D printing to create synthetic rock samples and has shown that studying their fractures can help predict the behavior of rocks in the real world. Pyrak-Nolte is a past president of the ...

A new model enables accurate predictions of the flow, height, and runout of alpine mass movements such as snow, ice, and rock avalanches. The 3D simulation tool has demonstrated its high level of ...