Influence of anisotropy, destructuration and viscosity on the behavior of an embankment on soft clay

12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages 4728-4735

  Yin, Z Y ^a   Karstunen, M ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Destructuration; Embankment; Soft clay; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIOT'S CONSOLIDATION THEORY; CONSTRUCTION SITES; DESTRUCTURATION; ELASTO-PLASTIC MODELS; ELASTO-VISCOPLASTIC MODELS; EMBANKMENT LOADING; EXCESS PORE PRESSURE; FINITE-ELEMENT PREDICTIONS; HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENTS; MODIFIED CAM CLAY; NATURAL CLAYS; OEDOMETER TESTS; OVERSTRESS THEORY; PERZYNA; SOFT CLAYS; STATE PARAMETERS; STRESS PATHS;

ANISOTROPY; EMBANKMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORECASTING; GEOMECHANICS; LOADING; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STRESS ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 84869827580     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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