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Sep 1967
Applications of Limit Plasticity in Soil Mechanics
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VIEW THE REPLYPublication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 93, Issue 5
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A plane strain formulation of Drucker's perfectly plastic theory for soil is presented. Upper and lower-bound solutions to problems involving the stability of slopes and foundations and the pressures against retaining structures are obtained. The lower-bound solutions are obtained from arbitrary equilibrium states; the upper-bound solutions from kinematic analyses using the plastic stress-strain relations after yield. The results indicate that solutions based on conventional slipsurface analysis may be unsafe. The upper and lower-bound solutions are useful guides in making design decisions.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 93 • Issue 5 • September 1967
Pages: 101 - 120
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© 1967 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1967
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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W. D. Liam Finn, M.ASCE
Prof. and Head, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, B. C. Canada
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