Effective stress concept in unsaturated soils: Clarification and validation of a unified framework

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 771-801

  Nuth, Mathieu ^a   Laloui, Lyesse ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Constitutive modelling; Critical state; Effective stress; Stress framework; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); STRESS ANALYSIS;

CRITICAL STATE; EFFECTIVE STRESS; STRESS FRAMEWORK; UNSATURATED SOILS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; CRITICAL STATE; EFFECTIVE STRESS; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TERZAGHI THEORY; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 44049098403     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.645     Document Type: Article

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