According to the schedule of the project Reinforced Vegetation Numerical Evaluation of Slopes (REVENUES), a constitutive model was first developed at IGT, BOKU. This constitutive model will be used for the subsequent numerical simulation of hydrologically-driven slope failures, taking into account the reinforcement action of vegetation.

 

FLAC3D will be the numerical platform on which the simulation will be conducted with secondary development using the model developed. Our partner, ITASCA GmbH, can provide the numerical medium and also some assistance on this issue. With regards to this, our team member, Dr. Guofang Xu, visited the ITASCA GmbH in Germany in May. Detailed procedures of the secondary development were discussed and simulations seem ready to come out at a call.