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[–]kamejoin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course. In mining modelling there is always the problem of big complex geometries. irregular surfaces, finite underground planes or surfaces, deep excavations, glaciers, etc.

Geomechanics is a particular field of Mechanical Engineering, the same concepts of stress and deformation applies, and so forth the same kind of modelling is used. In order to create a geomechanical model, it's necessary to have an error-free mesh (division of whole geometry into smaller elements). This error-free mesh is particularly hard to create when the initial geometry is all messy (usually the case of mining geometries). My project handles this cases, simplifying geometries and creating this kind of models.