Dissipated strain energy method for determining preconsolidation pressure

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 760-768

  Wang, L B ^a   Frost, J D ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Dissipated strain energy; Dissipated strain energy method; Energy method; Preconsolidation pressure

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; STRAIN;

DISSIPATED STRAIN ENERGY METHODS (DSEM); PRECONSOLIDATION; STRAIN ENERGY; UNLOADING-RELOADING CYCLE;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

CONSOLIDATION; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRELOADING; SOIL MECHANICS; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 8744255410     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T04-013     Document Type: Article

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