A simple elastoplastic hardening constitutive model for EPS geofoam

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 299-310

  Wong, Henry ^a   Leo, Chin Jian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constitutive model; Construction; Elastoplastic; Eps; Strain hardening; Triaxial tests

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FOAMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYSTYRENES; STRAIN HARDENING;

CONSTITUTIVE MODEL; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) GEOFOAM; TRIAXIAL TESTS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ELASTOPLASTICITY; STRAIN; TRIAXIAL TEST;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GEOTEXTILE; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYSTYRENE; PRESSURE; SHEARING (FINISHING); STRAIN; TESTING;

EID: 33746255757     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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