ACMEG-TS: A constitutive model for unsaturated soils under non-isothermal conditions

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1955-1988

  François, Bertrand ^a   Laloui, Lyesse ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Constitutive modelling; Elasto plasticity; Environmental geomechanics; Generalized effective stress; Temperature; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

BOUNDING SURFACE THEORY; COMPACTED CLAYS; CONSTITUTIVE MODELLING; DRY DENSITY; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; EFFECTIVE STRESS; GEOMECHANICS; HYDRO-MECHANICAL; HYSTERETIC RESPONSE; NON-ISOTHERMAL CONDITION; NONISOTHERMAL; RETENTION PROPERTIES; STRESS STATE; THEORETICAL FORMULATION; THERMOMECHANICAL MODELLING; UNSATURATED SOIL; WATER RETENTION;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICITY; SOILS; STRESSES; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

UNSATURATED POLYMERS;

DRY DENSITY; EFFECTIVE STRESS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; HYSTERESIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL MECHANICS; SUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOMECHANICS; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 67949113164     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.712     Document Type: Article

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