Abstract
Numerical modelling of any problem requires noncontroversial statements of
equilibrium and of kinematics or compatibility (the definition of strain); the
constitutive response which links stress change and strain change is much
more uncertain.
Models that are available in most numerical analysis programs that are
intended for application to geotechnical problems include elastic-perfectly
plastic Mohr-Coulomb, and Cam clay. We will present these models together with modest developments to improve the range of their applicability.
Engineers are more likely to make use of models which can be clearly seen as
incrementally different from models with which they have some familiarity
than to make use of models which adopt a completely different language
equilibrium and of kinematics or compatibility (the definition of strain); the
constitutive response which links stress change and strain change is much
more uncertain.
Models that are available in most numerical analysis programs that are
intended for application to geotechnical problems include elastic-perfectly
plastic Mohr-Coulomb, and Cam clay. We will present these models together with modest developments to improve the range of their applicability.
Engineers are more likely to make use of models which can be clearly seen as
incrementally different from models with which they have some familiarity
than to make use of models which adopt a completely different language
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mechanical behaviours of soils under environmentally induced cyclic loads |
| Editors | Claudio Di Prisco, David Muir Wood |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 137-226 |
| Number of pages | 90 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783709110683 , 3709110688 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783709110676 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Publication series
| Name | International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM), Courses and lectures |
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| Publisher | Springer |
| Volume | 534 |