FINITE ELEMENT SOLUTION OF BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS IN SOIL MECHANICS.

Jean H. Prevost, Thomas J.R. Hughes

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Abstract

An extension of M. A. Biot's theory into the nonlinear anelastic range is presented in the paper. The resulting coupled field equations obtained by viewing soil as a multiphase medium consisting of an anelastic porous skeleton and viscous fluids, and the modern theories of mixtures are combined. In order to relate the changes in effective stresses carried by the soil skeleton to the skeleton rate of deformations, a general analytical model which describes the nonlinear, anisotropic, elastoplastic, stress and strain dependent, stress-strain-strength properties of the soil skeleton when subjected to complicated three-dimensional, and in particular to cyclic loading paths, is used. A brief summary of the model's basic principle is included and the constitutive equations are provided. The use of the proposed formulation for solving boundary value problems of interest in soil mechanics is illustrated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages263-276
Number of pages14
StatePublished - 1980
EventUnknown conference - Swansea, Wales
Duration: Jan 7 1980Jan 11 1980

Conference

ConferenceUnknown conference
CitySwansea, Wales
Period1/7/801/11/80

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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