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Geo Mechanics Module Users Guide

COMSOL GEO MODULE GUIDE

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Geomechanics Module

Users Guide
Geomechanics Module Users Guide
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7,623,991; 8,457,932; 8,954,302; 9,098,106; and 9,146,652. Patents pending.
This Documentation and the Programs described herein are furnished under the COMSOL Software License
Agreement (www.comsol.com/comsol-license-agreement) and may be used or copied only under the terms
of the license agreement.
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of their respective owners, and COMSOL AB and its subsidiaries and products are not affiliated with,
endorsed by, sponsored by, or supported by those trademark owners. For a list of such trademark owners,
see www.comsol.com/trademarks.
Version: COMSOL 5.2

Contact Information
Visit the Contact COMSOL page at www.comsol.com/contact to submit general
inquiries, contact Technical Support, or search for an address and phone number. You can
also visit the Worldwide Sales Offices page at www.comsol.com/contact/offices for
address and contact information.

If you need to contact Support, an online request form is located at the COMSOL Access
page at www.comsol.com/support/case. Other useful links include:

Support Center: www.comsol.com/support


Product Download: www.comsol.com/product-download
Product Updates: www.comsol.com/support/updates
COMSOL Blog: www.comsol.com/blogs
Discussion Forum: www.comsol.com/community
Events: www.comsol.com/events
COMSOL Video Gallery: www.comsol.com/video
Support Knowledge Base: www.comsol.com/support/knowledgebase

Part number: CM021801


The Geomechanics Module
The Geomechanics Module is an optional package that extends the Structural
Mechanics Module to the quantitative investigation of geotechnical processes. It is
designed for researchers, engineers, developers, teachers, and students, and suits both
single-physics and interdisciplinary studies within geomechanics and soil mechanics.

The module includes an extensive set of fundamental material models, such as the
Drucker-Prager and Mohr-Coulomb criteria and the Cam-clay model in soil
mechanics. These material models can also couple to any new equations created, and
to physics interfaces (for example, heat transfer, fluid flow, and solute transport in
porous media) already built into COMSOL Multiphysics and its other specialized
modules.

ACCESSING THE GEOMECHANICS MODULE DOCUMENTATION


Because this is an add-on module requiring the Structural Mechanics Module, the
feature information, including theory and modeling details, is included in the
Structural Mechanics Module Users Guide.

When you install COMSOL Multiphysics, the documentation sets are installed in
several locations, both on your computer and most easily accessible while you are
working in COMSOL Multiphysics. The next section details where to access it.

ACCESSING COMSOL DOCUMENTATION AND APPLICATION LIBRARIES


A number of Internet resources have more information about COMSOL, including
licensing and technical information. The electronic documentation, topic-based (or
context-based) help, and the application libraries are all accessed through the
COMSOL Desktop.

If you are reading the documentation as a PDF file on your computer,


the blue links do not work to open an application or content
referenced in a different guide. However, if you are using the Help
system in COMSOL Multiphysics, these links work to open other
modules (as long as you have a license), application examples, and
documentation sets.

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THE DOCUMENTATION AND ONLINE HELP
The COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual describes the core physics interfaces
and functionality included with the COMSOL Multiphysics license. This book also has
instructions about how to use COMSOL and how to access the electronic
Documentation and Help content.

Opening Topic-Based Help


The Help window is useful as it is connected to many of the features on the GUI. To
learn more about a node in the Model Builder, or a window on the Desktop, click to
highlight a node or window, then press F1 to open the Help window, which then
displays information about that feature (or click a node in the Model Builder followed
by the Help button ( ). This is called topic-based (or context) help.

To open the Help window:

In the Model Builder, Application Builder, or Physics Builder click a node or


window and then press F1.
On any toolbar (for example, Home, Definitions, or Geometry), hover the
mouse over a button (for example, Add Physics or Build All) and then
press F1.
From the File menu, click Help ( ).
In the upper-right corner of the COMSOL Desktop, click the Help ( )
button.

To open the Help window:

In the Model Builder or Physics Builder click a node or window and then
press F1.
On the main toolbar, click the Help ( ) button.
From the main menu, select Help>Help.

Opening the Documentation Window

To open the Documentation window:

Press Ctrl+F1.
From the File menu select Help>Documentation ( ).

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To open the Documentation window:

Press Ctrl+F1.
On the main toolbar, click the Documentation ( ) button.
From the main menu, select Help>Documentation.

THE APPLICATION LIBRARIES WINDOW


Each application includes documentation with the theoretical background and
step-by-step instructions to create a model application. The applications are available
in COMSOL as MPH-files that you can open for further investigation. You can use the
step-by-step instructions and the actual applications as a template for your own
modeling and applications. In most models, SI units are used to describe the relevant
properties, parameters, and dimensions in most examples, but other unit systems are
available.

Once the Application Libraries window is opened, you can search by name or browse
under a module folder name. Click to view a summary of the application and its
properties, including options to open it or a PDF document.

The Application Libraries Window in the COMSOL Multiphysics


Reference Manual.

Opening the Application Libraries Window


To open the Application Libraries window ( ):

From the Home toolbar, Windows menu, click ( ) Applications


Libraries.
From the File menu select Application Libraries.

To include the latest versions of model examples, from the File>Help


menu, select ( ) Update COMSOL Application Library.

Select Application Libraries from the main File> or Windows> menus.

To include the latest versions of model examples, from the Help menu
select ( ) Update COMSOL Application Library.

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CONT ACT ING COMSOL BY EMAIL
For general product information, contact COMSOL at [email protected].

To receive technical support from COMSOL for the COMSOL products, please
contact your local COMSOL representative or send your questions to
[email protected]. An automatic notification and case number is sent to you by
email.

COMSOL WEBSITES

COMSOL website www.comsol.com


Contact COMSOL www.comsol.com/contact
Support Center www.comsol.com/support
Product Download www.comsol.com/product-download
Product Updates www.comsol.com/support/updates
Discussion Forum www.comsol.com/community
Events www.comsol.com/events
COMSOL Video Gallery www.comsol.com/video
Support Knowledge Base www.comsol.com/support/knowledgebase

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