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Constitutive Modeling and Soil-Structure Interaction

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Numerical Methods in Geomechanics

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series ((ASIC,volume 92))

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The purpose of these lecture notes is to discuss the topic of constitutive modelling for geological materials and interfaces, and their importance in problems involving soil-structure interaction. The presentation is covered in three parts. The first part discusses some commonly used constitutive models for solids with particular attention to laboratory testing and determination of constitutive parameters. The second part covers the subject of modelling for interfaces and determination of parameters from laboratory tests. Most of this presentation covers static loading, however, in the case of interfaces, consideration is also given to cyclic testing. The last part covers a number of applications involving solution of several boundary value problems. Here attention is given to the topic of verification of constitutive models, and selection of the most appropriate model for a given problem. Although relevant references have been cited at appropriate locations, a majority of these notes include recent research investigations performed by the author and his coworkers.

Formerly at Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.

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Desai, C.S. (1982). Constitutive Modeling and Soil-Structure Interaction. In: Martins, J.B. (eds) Numerical Methods in Geomechanics. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 92. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7895-9_5

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