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Hardening Soil model with small strain stiffness - Zace Services Ltd.

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Estimation of material properties: E ref<br />

o<br />

and m<br />

Reanalyze E o vs σ 3 in logarithmic scales<br />

13.1 − 12.55<br />

Averaged slope yields m; here m =<br />

1.0<br />

Find<br />

(<br />

intersection of the line <strong>with</strong> axis ln E o at<br />

σ<br />

∗ )<br />

3 + c cotφ<br />

ln<br />

σ ref = 0<br />

+ c cotφ<br />

Here the intersection is at 12.43 hence<br />

= e 12.43 ≈ 2.718 12.43 = 250000 kPa<br />

E ref<br />

o<br />

= 0.55<br />

13.6<br />

ln E o<br />

13.4<br />

13.2<br />

13<br />

m<br />

12.8<br />

12.6<br />

⎛ σ<br />

3<br />

+ c cotφ<br />

⎞<br />

1<br />

ln⎜<br />

⎟<br />

12.4 12.43<br />

ref<br />

⎝ σ + c cotφ<br />

⎠<br />

12.2<br />

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2<br />

Andrzej Truty ZACE <strong>Services</strong><br />

<strong>Hardening</strong> <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>model</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>small</strong> <strong>strain</strong> <strong>stiffness</strong>

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