An anisotropic elastic-viscoplastic model for soft clays

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 665-677

  Yin, Zhen Yu ^a,b   Chang, Ching S ^a   Karstunen, Minna ^c   Hicher, Pierre Yves ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE EN GÉNIE CIVIL ET MÉCANIQUE GEM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Clays; Constitutive models; Creep; Strain rate; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC ELASTIC; CREEP MODEL; CREEP STRAIN; CREEP TESTS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; INDUCED ANISOTROPY; KINEMATIC HARDENING; LOADING CONDITION; MEASURED RESULTS; MODELLING METHOD; MODIFIED CAM-CLAY MODEL; OEDOMETER TESTS; OVERSTRESS THEORY; OVERSTRESSES; PARAMETER DETERMINATION; PERZYNA; SCALING FUNCTIONS; SOFT CLAYS; STANDARD OEDOMETER TEST; STRESS STATE; VISCOPLASTIC; YIELD SURFACE; YIELDING SURFACE;

ANISOTROPY; CLAY MINERALS; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; CREEP; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASTICITY; TESTING; VISCOPLASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 72649105915     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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