Plastic deformation of an embankment on clay

1983 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tien H. Wu ◽  
Jenq R. Hsu ◽  
Elfatih M. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Horizontal Stress ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Preconsolidation Pressure ◽  
Lacustrine Clay ◽  
Lower Limits ◽  
Strain Model ◽  
Range Of Values

A simplified elastic, plastic, work-hardening stress–strain model was used to analyze the results of laboratory triaxial tests on kaolinite, grundite, and a lacustrine clay from Toledo. The necessary model parameters were determined from the test results.The stress–strain model was used to compute the displacements of an embankment on clay. A sensitivity analysis was performed to evaluate the influence of the various model parameters on the computer displacements. It was found that the preconsolidation pressure, which defined the yield point and the initial horizontal stress, had the largest influence. Most of the measured displacements fall within the range of values computed with the upper and lower limits of preconsolidation pressure. The effect of plane strain, variations in the elastic modulus, and compressibility are comparatively unimportant. Keywords: clay, elasticity, embankment, plasticity, settlement, stress–strain model, triaxial tests, yielding.

Effect of OCR on sampling disturbance of cohesive soils and evaluation of laboratory reconsolidation procedures

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marika Santagata ◽  
John T Germaine
Keyword(s):  
Effective Means ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Single Element ◽  
Cohesive Soils ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Overconsolidation Ratio ◽  
Strain Behavior ◽  
Preconsolidation Pressure ◽  
Strength Behavior ◽  
Undrained Strength

The paper presents the results of an experimental investigation of sampling disturbance in cohesive soils through single-element triaxial tests on resedimented Boston blue clay (RBBC). The first part of the paper discusses the effect of the overconsolidation ratio (OCR) (1–8) of the soil on postdisturbance compression and undrained shear behavior. The results demonstrate that sensitivity to disturbance decreases markedly with OCR. It is also found that for the medium-sensitivity soil tested, the estimate of the preconsolidation pressure is not significantly affected by OCR. The second part of the paper discusses laboratory reconsolidation procedures. For OCR1 RBBC, the recompression method is not effective in recovering the stress–strain behavior of the soil and, for greater disturbance, provides an increasingly unsafe estimate of the strength. For OCR4, provided the reconsolidation path reproduces the path that occurred in the field, this procedure succeeds in recovering the intact stress–strain–strength behavior of the soil. SHANSEP reconsolidation was investigated for normally consolidated RBBC only. For modest levels of disturbance, this is an effective means of evaluating both the stress–strain and the strength behavior of the soil. For greater levels of disturbance, the stress–strain behavior is not fully recovered, but the method continues to provide conservative estimates of the undrained strength.Key words: sampling disturbance, clays, overconsolidation ratio, undrained strength, recompression, SHANSEP.

Duncan-Chang Nonlinear Elastic Model Considered Loess Structure

2011 ◽  
Vol 90-93 ◽  
pp. 176-181
Author(s):  
Chang Lu Chen ◽  
Sheng Jun Shao ◽  
Lin Ma
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Model ◽  
Stress Ratio ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Elastic Model ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Nonlinear Elastic ◽  
Intact Loess

Duncan-Chang nonlinear model has been modified and applied to the structural loess calculation. Based on structural studies and conventional triaxial tests, this paper has analyzed the mechanical properties of intact loess and the relationship between the stress ratio structural parameters and the strain, then the expression of generalized shear strain and stress ratio structural parameters are given to facilitate the engineering applications. On this basis, the stress-strain curve of intact loess was corrected by the use of the stress ratio structural parameters. The form of the intact loess stress-strain curves which have been revised has changed hardening from the softening or weak softening. The results show that the modified stress-strain curves of intact loess can apply Duncan- Chang nonlinear model to calculate and the model parameters are reasonable and effective. This method provides Duncan-Chang nonlinear model which is widely used in engineering with a new ways and means in intact structural loess application.

Material Model Parameters for the Giuffrè-Menegotto-Pinto Uniaxial Steel Stress-Strain Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 146 (2) ◽  
pp. 04019205 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Carreño ◽  
K. H. Lotfizadeh ◽  
J. P. Conte ◽  
J. I. Restrepo
Keyword(s):  
Material Model ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Strain Model

scholarly journals Quantitative Representation of Mechanical Behavior of the Surface Hardening Layer in Shot-Peened Nickel-Based Superalloy

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1437
Author(s):  
Wu Zeng ◽  
Junjie Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Surface Hardening ◽  
Indentation Test ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Instrumented Indentation ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Nickel Based Superalloy

Surface hardening treatment can usually introduce severe grain distortion with a large gradient in the surface layer. It results in mechanical properties being difficult to accurately determine through macroscopic tests due to the non-uniformity of the shot-peened material. In this study, the mechanical behavior of uniformly pre-deformed nickel-based superalloy IN718 was investigated with monotonic tensile tests and instrumented indentation tests. For the shot-peened material, the hardness distribution of the surface hardening layer after shot peening was identified through the instrumented indentation method. According to the stress–strain results of pre-deformed materials, Ramberg–Osgood model parameters could be presented with plastic deformation. Assuming the power-law relationship between hardness and plastic deformation, the plastic deformation distribution along the depth of the surface hardening layer was clarified. Based on the results, a method to identify the stress–strain relationships of hardened material at different depths was established. Finally, the finite-element simulations of the instrumented indentation test considered residual stress and strain hardening were built to verify the method presented herein. The results show that the solution to evaluate the mechanical properties of hardening layer materials in the microscopic zone is feasible, which can provide the foundation for the failure analysis of shot-peened materials.

scholarly journals Mechanical behavior of an unsaturated clayey silt: an experimental and constitutive modelling study

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 1461-1474
Author(s):  
Enrique Romero ◽  
Marcelo Sánchez ◽  
Xuerui Gai ◽  
Mauricio Barrera ◽  
Antonio Lloret
Keyword(s):  
Triaxial Compression ◽  
Constitutive Modelling ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Hardening Law ◽  
Clayey Silt ◽  
Constant Suction ◽  
Realistic Description

This paper reports an experimental study and subsequent constitutive modelling focused on the stress-strain and volumetric responses during deviatoric stress application of a partially saturated clayey silt. The material was statically and isotropically compacted at constant water content towards a pre-defined pre-consolidation stress. A series of strain-controlled triaxial compression tests on a state of the art device and isotropic experiments are presented and discussed. The triaxial tests started at the same stress state (i.e., identical matric suction and mean net stress) and were conducted at the same constant suction. Several stress paths under isotropic conditions (i.e., drying–wetting, loading–unloading, and wetting–drying) were followed to induce different overconsolidated states before shearing the specimens. The test results are initially interpreted using the elastoplastic Barcelona Basic Model (BBM). Independent tests were selected to determine the model parameters associated with the volumetric behavior of the soil. The BBM was not able to capture the dilatant behavior observed during shearing. An enhancement of the BBM is proposed in this work, which includes both, a more general hardening law and sub-loading concepts. The main capabilities and limitations of the original BBM and the enhanced model are discussed and compared. The modified BBM was able to handle the dilatancy observed in the experiments and provided a more realistic description of the experimental stress-strain response.

scholarly journals A General Temperature-Dependent Stress–Strain Constitutive Model for Polymer-Bonded Composite Materials

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1393
Author(s):  
Xiaochang Duan ◽  
Hongwei Yuan ◽  
Wei Tang ◽  
Jingjing He ◽  
Xuefei Guan
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Single Temperature ◽  
Testing Data ◽  
Bonded Composite ◽  
Tension And Compression

This study develops a general temperature-dependent stress–strain constitutive model for polymer-bonded composite materials, allowing for the prediction of deformation behaviors under tension and compression in the testing temperature range. Laboratory testing of the material specimens in uniaxial tension and compression at multiple temperatures ranging from −40 ∘C to 75 ∘C is performed. The testing data reveal that the stress–strain response can be divided into two general regimes, namely, a short elastic part followed by the plastic part; therefore, the Ramberg–Osgood relationship is proposed to build the stress–strain constitutive model at a single temperature. By correlating the model parameters with the corresponding temperature using a response surface, a general temperature-dependent stress–strain constitutive model is established. The effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed model are validated using several independent sets of testing data and third-party data. The performance of the proposed model is compared with an existing reference model. The validation and comparison results show that the proposed model has a lower number of parameters and yields smaller relative errors. The proposed constitutive model is further implemented as a user material routine in a finite element package. A simple structural example using the developed user material is presented and its accuracy is verified.

scholarly journals Analytical Stress–Strain model for steel spirals-confined UHPC

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 100130
Author(s):  
Negar Naeimi ◽  
Mohamed A. Moustafa
Keyword(s):  
Stress Strain ◽  
Strain Model
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