Approximate Simulation of Natural Structured Soft Clays Using a Simplified Bounding Surface Model
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 17, Issue 7
Abstract
A simple version of a recently proposed anisotropic elastoplastic bounding surface model was used to simulate the mechanical behavior of natural Shanghai soft clay. The characteristics of stress–strain curves attributable to structural deterioration were approximately simulated by the model using a lower-level parameter s for the elastic nucleus. Successful simulation was achieved because, from the viewpoint of engineering applications, the bounding surface is equivalent to the structure surface, and the elastic nucleus is approximately equivalent to the reference surface. The model was expressed with a total of nine parameters. Simulations were carried out on isotropically and anisotropically consolidated specimens with varying preconsolidation pressures under undrained conditions and on stress-probing tests from the in situ stress states under drained conditions. The simulations were found to be satisfactory compared with the test results. Thus, the possibility of simulating natural clays with low to medium sensitivity using a simplified version of the bounding surface model with a carefully defined elastic nucleus was demonstrated.
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Acknowledgments
It is gratefully acknowledged that the study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 51308364) and the Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Scholars, Ministry of Education of China.
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International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 17 • Issue 7 • July 2017
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Received: Jun 7, 2016
Accepted: Oct 20, 2016
Published online: Dec 2, 2016
Discussion open until: May 2, 2017
Published in print: Jul 1, 2017
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