A constitutive model for unsaturated cemented soils under cyclic loading

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 853-859

  Yang, C ^a   Cui, Y J ^b   Pereira, J M ^b   Huang, M S ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Bounding surface plasticity; Constitutive model; Cyclic loading; Damage; Loess; Suction

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CYCLIC LOADS; DYNAMIC LOADS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FOUNDATIONS; MECHANICS; PLASTICITY; PLASTICS; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROADS; SILT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; UNSATURATED POLYMERS;

BOUNDING SURFACE PLASTICITY; CYCLIC LOADING; DAMAGE; LOESS; SUCTION;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; CYCLIC LOADING; DAMAGE MECHANICS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; LOESS; SOIL MECHANICS; SUCTION; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 54049104856     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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