Modelling of partly saturated weathered broken rock

E. Bauer*, W. Cen, Y. Zhu, K. Kast, S. F. Tantono

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Abstract

The focus of the present paper is on modelling the essential mechanical properties of weathered and partly saturated broken rock using a hypoplastic continuum approach. In particular an increase of the compressibility and a decrease of the limit void ratios with an increase of the moisture content of the solid material is modeled in a simplified manner using only a moisture dependent granular hardness. The constitutive equation for the evolution of the stress is based on nonlinear tensor-valued functions depending on the current void ratio, the stress, a moisture dependent granular hardness and the rate of deformation. It is shown that the results obtained from numerical simulations of element tests are in a good agreement with laboratory experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
Pages87-92
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2006
Event6th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Graz, Austria
Duration: 6 Sept 20068 Sept 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 6th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering

Conference

Conference6th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityGraz
Period6/09/068/09/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Numerical Analysis

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