On the use of the generalised effective stress in the constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 20-23

  Laloui, Lyesse ^a   Nuth, Mathieu ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Constitutive relations; Effective stress; Partial saturation; Plasticity; Pore pressures; Suction

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; HARDENING; SOILS;

CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; EFFECTIVE STRESS; PARTIAL SATURATION; PORE PRESSURES; SUCTION;

STRESSES;

CEMENTATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; MODELING; PLASTICITY; PORE PRESSURE; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 56949105035     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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