A constitutive model for hydromechanically coupled behavior of unsaturated soils with hydraulic hysteresis

Autor: Eyüpgiller Mustafa Mert, Kenanoğlu Melih Birhan, Ülker Mehmet Barış Can, Toker Nabi Kartal
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol 337, p 02009 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2261-236X
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/202133702009
Popis: There are several constitutive models developed for understanding coupled hydromechanical behavior of three phase medium of unsaturated soils as well as models for explaining hydraulic hysteresis in water retention. However, very few attempts that merge the two aspects of behavior are available. This study develops a one-way coupled model for understanding the hydromechanical behavior of unsaturated soils. In addition to the hysteresis between main drying and wetting retention curves, the model considers non-uniqueness of retention behavior resulting from void ratio changes due to compression under the stress application. As for the elastoplastic stress strain relationship of soil skeleton, the model is based on the formulation of classical plasticity relying on the critical state concept. Consequently, volumetric deformation due to wetting-drying cycles and its effect on elastoplastic behavior through simultaneously changing matric suction is modeled. Model results are calibrated with the results of isotropic compression stages of triaxial tests at both constant suction and constant water content conditions.
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