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Apr 26, 2012
A Probabilistic and Mechanical Approach for Hysteresis of SWCC in Unsaturated Soil
Authors: E. Calo [email protected], K. Sako [email protected], K. Araki [email protected], Y. Miyamoto [email protected], and R. Kitamura [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
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The relationship between suction and water content in an unsaturated soil is called the soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC). The SWCC of unsaturated soils is hysteretic in nature. In this paper, a numerical model for hysteresis is proposed to simulate the main and scanning curves of the SWCC in an unsaturated soil based on KITA-ARA model and KITA-SAKO model in which the degrees of saturation under quasi-saturated and residual saturated conditions can be taken account of. The SWCC can be derived from KITA-ARA model and KITA-SAKO model in which compaction tests in addition to the index soil properties such as soil particle density, void ratio, grain size distribution, and surface tension of pore-water are only needed as input parameters. Then the hysteresis of SWCC can be drawn by introducing new concepts for the so-called ink-bottle model.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Engineering fundamentals
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hysteresis
- Materials characterization
- Materials engineering
- Mathematics
- Models (by type)
- Numerical models
- Probability
- Rheology
- Saturated soils
- Soft soils
- Soil dynamics
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soil suction
- Soil water
- Soils (by type)
- Unsaturated soils
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Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Ocean Civil Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan 890-0065.E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Professor, Global Innovation Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Noji-Higashi Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan 525-8577.E-mail: [email protected]
3Post-doctoral Fellow, Geotechnical Research Group, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku Fukuoka, Japan 819-0395.E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer, Planning Department, Government of Kagoshima Prefecture, 10-1 Kamoike-Shinmachi, Kagoshima, Japan 890-8577.E-mail: [email protected]
Professor, Department of Ocean Civil Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan 890-0065.E-mail: [email protected]
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