Inverse analysis-based interpretation of sand behavior from triaxial compression tests subjected to full end restraint

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 768-791

  Hashash, Youssef M A ^a   Fu, Qingwei ^a,d   Ghaboussi, Jamshid ^a   Lade, Poul V ^b   Saucier, Christopher ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Catholic University of America   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d URS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure criterion; Friction angle; Inverse analysis; Laboratory testing; Sand behavior; Stress dilatancy

Indexed keywords

FAILURE CRITERION; FRICTION ANGLE; INVERSE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TESTING; STRESS-DILATANCY;

COMPRESSION TESTING; DATA REDUCTION; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LABORATORIES; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SAND; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRIBOLOGY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

COMPRESSION; COULOMB CRITERION; DATA INTERPRETATION; DILATANCY; DISPLACEMENT; DRAINED TEST; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; INVERSE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; MOHR THEORY; SAND; SIMULATION; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 70349195848     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T09-015     Document Type: Article

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