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Geomechanics and Engineering Volume 23, Number 5, December10 2020 , pages 493-502 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2020.23.5.493 |
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Prediction of terminal density through a two-surface plasticity model |
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Jongmuk Won, Jongchan Kim and Junghee Park
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| Abstract | ||
| The prediction of soil response under repetitive mechanical loadings remains challenging in geotechnical engineering applications. Modeling the cyclic soil response requires a robust model validation with an experimental dataset. This study proposes a unique method adopting linearity of model constant with the number of cycles. The model allows the prediction of the terminal density of sediments when subjected to repetitive changes in pore-fluid pressure based on the two-surface plasticity. Model simulations are analyzed in combination with an experimental dataset of sandy sediments when subjected to repetitive changes in pore fluid pressure under constant deviatoric stress conditions. The results show that the modified plastic moduli in the two-surface plasticity model appear to be critical for determining the terminal density. The methodology introduced in this study is expected to contribute to the prediction of the terminal density and the evolution of shear strain at given repetitive loading conditions. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| bounding surface; plastic modulus; pore water pressure cycle; terminal density | ||
| Address | ||
| Jongmuk Won: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ulsan, Daehak-ro 93, Nam-gu, Ulsan 680-749, South Korea Jongchan Kim: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 94720-1710, CA, U.S.A. Junghee Park:School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, 145, Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, South Korea | ||