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Numerical techniques for solving many problems in continuum mechanics have experienced a tremendous growth in the last twenty years due to the development of large high speed computers. In particular, geomechanical stress analysis can now be modelled within a more realistic context.
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Venturini, W.S. (1983). Introduction. In: Boundary Element Method in Geomechanics. Lecture Notes in Engineering, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82099-1_1
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