Elastoplastic model for unsaturated soil with incorporation of the soil-water characteristic curve

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-77

  Thu, Trinh Minh ^a   Rahardjo, Harianto ^b   Leong, Eng Choon ^c  

^a Vietnam Water Resources University   (Viet Nam)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Elastoplastic model; Matric suction; Mini suction probe; Soil water characteristic curve; Unsaturated soil; Yield surface

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSOLIDATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; PORE PRESSURE; STIFFNESS;

ISOTROPIC CONSOLIDATION TEST; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; UNSATURATED SOIL;

SOILS;

COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSOLIDATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; PORE PRESSURE; SOILS; STIFFNESS;

COMPRESSIBILITY; CONSOLIDATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; KAOLIN; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; SOIL WATER; STIFFNESS;

EID: 34249878504     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-091     Document Type: Article

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