A cap model for partially saturated soils

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 981-1004

  Kohler, R ^a   Hofstetter, Guenter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Average soil skeleton stress; Cap model; Matric suction; Net stress; Partially saturated soils; Plasticity theory

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HARDENING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PLASTICS; SOILS; SURFACES;

CAP MODELS; CONTROLLED TESTS; DEVELOPED MODEL; DEVIATORIC STRESS TENSOR; HARDENING LAWS; INTERNAL VARIABLES; MATERIAL BEHAVIORS; MATRIC SUCTIONS; NET STRESS; NON-ASSOCIATED FLOW RULE; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PARTIALLY SATURATED SOILS; PLASTIC POTENTIALS; SATURATED SANDS; SHEAR FAILURES; SILTY SANDS; SOIL MODELS; SOIL SKELETON; STRESS PATHS; STRESS STATES; YIELD SURFACES;

YIELD STRESS;

FAILURE MECHANISM; MODELING; PLASTICITY; SATURATED MEDIUM; SHEAR; SILTY SOIL; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TEST; STRESS ANALYSIS; WETTING;

EID: 47149093222     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.658     Document Type: Article

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