Combining upper bound and strain path methods for evaluating penetration resistance

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 63, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1991-2016

  Einav, Itai ^a   Randolph, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clay; Penetration testing; Strain path method; Strain rates; Strain softening; Upper bound method

Indexed keywords

PILES; SOILS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

PENETRATION RESISTANCE; PILE INSTALLATION; PLASTIC DISTORTION; STRAIN PATH METHOD;

PLASTICITY;

CLAY; SOIL MECHANICS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 23144452648     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1350     Document Type: Article

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