An elasto-plastic model for unsaturated soil incorporating the effects of suction and degree of saturation on mechanical behaviour

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 123-135

  Gallipoli, D ^a   Gens, A ^a   Sharma, R ^b   Vaunat, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clays; Constitutive relations; Partial saturation; Plasticity; Suction

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; PLASTICITY; PORE PRESSURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; WETTING;

UNSATURATED SOIL;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ELASTOPLASTICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SATURATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SUCTION; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 0037293574     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.1.123     Document Type: Article

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