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Modeling hydro-mechanical behaviors for unsaturated soils with different initial densities via stress-saturation framework with sub-loading concept

  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
  • University of Newcastle

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Abstract

This paper presents an advanced constitutive model for unsaturated soil based on sub-loading surface plasticity. The proposed model is capable of modelling typical hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils compacted to different initial densities. Bishop's effective stress and the effective degree of saturation are selected as two fundamental constitutive variables in the proposed constitutive model. A sub-loading surface and a unified hardening parameter are introduced into the stress-saturation modelling framework to interpret the effects of initial density on hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted soils. The proposed advanced unsaturated soil model is then validated against a number of experimental results reported in the literature.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics - Proc. of the 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014
PublisherTaylor and Francis - Balkema
Pages1385-1390
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781138001480
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014 - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 22 Sep 2014 → 25 Sep 2014

Publication series

NameComputer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics - Proceedings of the 14th Int. Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014

Conference

Conference14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period22/09/14 → 25/09/14

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