Practical constitutive model for soil liquefaction

S. S. Park, P. M. Byrne

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Abstract

Apractical constitutive model is presented that incorporates shear-induced effects in both loading and unloading as well as rotation effects. It is developed within a classical plasticity approach combined with a multi-laminate model. A multi-laminate model uses many mobilized planes, but the proposed model has only two mobilized planes; a maximum shear stress plane, and a horizontal plane. The application of more than one mobilized plane can intrinsically handle anisotropy as well as rotation of principal planes. The procedure focuses on simple shear conditions because they simulate field conditions under earthquake loading. The rotation effect associated with simple shear loading from aK0 consolidated state and its effect is incorporated with theTwo Plane model. This constitutive model is incorporated into the dynamic coupled stress-flow finite difference program FLAC (Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua). It is verified by capturing the cyclic undrained behaviour of Fraser River sand. The numerical simulations under two different K0 conditions, 0.5 and 1.0 are compared with measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNumerical Models in Geomechanics - 9th Proceedings of the International Symposium on Numerical Models in Geomechanics, NUMOG 2004
EditorsG.N. Pande, S. Pietruszczak
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages181-186
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9789058096364
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
Event9th International Symposium on Numerical Models in Geomechanics, NUMOG 2004 - Ottawa, Canada
Duration: 25 Aug 200427 Aug 2004

Publication series

NameNumerical Models in Geomechanics - 9th Proceedings of the International Symposium on Numerical Models in Geomechanics, NUMOG 2004

Conference

Conference9th International Symposium on Numerical Models in Geomechanics, NUMOG 2004
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityOttawa
Period25/08/0427/08/04

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