Stressstrain model for clays with anisotropic void ratio distribution Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The porosity of soils is considered to be a directional measure and its distribution is characterized by a functional form. This form has been used to extend the critical state soil mechanics framework to include the effects of structure in soils. A new internal plastic energy dissipation formulation has been proposed to account for fabric arrangement. New expressions for the yield locus, and the plastic stress-strain response of structural soils have been derived. The applicability of the concepts to model the plastic stress-strain behaviour of a number of soils is illustrated. The advantage of the new model is very well indentified in modelling the stress-strain behaviour of K0 consolidated and natural clays.

published proceedings

  • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

author list (cited authors)

  • Masad, E., Muhunthan, B., & Chameau, J. L.

citation count

  • 17

complete list of authors

  • Masad, Eyad||Muhunthan, Balasingam||Chameau, Jean Lou

publication date

  • May 1998

publisher