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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 />

50<br />

Reanalyze E 50 vs σ 3 in logarithmic scales<br />

Here we can fix m to the one obtained for <strong>small</strong> <strong>strain</strong> moduli<br />

Find<br />

(<br />

intersection of the line <strong>with</strong> axis ln E 50 at<br />

σ<br />

∗ )<br />

3 + c cotφ<br />

ln<br />

σ ref = 0<br />

+ c cotφ<br />

Here the intersection is at ≈ 10.30 hence<br />

E50 ref ≈ e10.30 ≈ 2.718 10.30 ≈ 30000 kPa<br />

ln E 50<br />

11.4<br />

11.2<br />

11<br />

10.8<br />

10.6<br />

⎛ σ<br />

3<br />

+ c cotφ<br />

⎞<br />

ln⎜<br />

⎟<br />

σ + c cotφ<br />

ref<br />

10.4<br />

10.30<br />

⎝<br />

⎠<br />

10.2<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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