Modelling plasticity of unsaturated soils in a thermodynamically consistent framework

Details Modelling plasticity of unsaturated soils in a thermodynamically consistent framework Modelling plasticity of unsaturated soils in a thermodynamically consistent framework

2010-10-13

arxiv.org/abs/1010.2610v1

Poromechanics IV - Proceedings of the 4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Columbia University, New-York : United States (200

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Constitutive equations of unsaturated soils are often derived in a thermodynamically consistent framework through the use a unique 'effective' interstitial pressure. This later is naturally chosen as the space averaged interstitial pressure. However, experimental observations have revealed that two stress state variables were needed to describe the stress-strain-strength behaviour of unsaturated soils. The thermodynamics analysis presented here shows that the most general approach to the behaviour of unsaturated soils actually requires three stress state variables: the suction, which is required to describe the retention properties of the soil and two effective stresses, which are required to describe the soil deformation at water saturation held constant. Actually, it is shown that a simple assumption related to internal deformation leads to the need of a unique effective stress to formulate the stress-strain constitutive equation describing the soil deformation. An elastoplastic framework is then presented and it is finally shown that the Barcelona Basic Model, a commonly accepted model for unsaturated soils, as well as all models deriving from it, appear as special extreme cases of the thermodynamic framework proposed here.

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