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<p>The paper concerns the characteristic parameters of the selected isotropic failure criteria, i.e. Mohr–Coulomb, Drucker–Prager, Matsuoka–Nakai and Lade–Duncan. The parameters are determined directly from the failure criteria and stress measurements or by semi-theoretical approach, assuming that the soil obeys the associated flow rule and using the plane strain condition. In the latter case, the parameters can be expressed as functions of the plane strain internal friction angle, which is determined from measurements. The principal stress tensor components, corresponding to the soil peak strength and necessary to obtain the failure criteria parameters, are measured in a series of true triaxial, plane strain tests, on coarse Skarpa sand samples of different initial relative density, subjected to various confining pressures.</p>
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The paper concerns the characteristic parameters of the selected isotropic failure criteria, i.e. Mohr–Coulomb, Drucker–Prager, Matsuoka–Nakai and Lade–Duncan. The parameters are determined directly from the failure criteria and stress measurements or by semi-theoretical approach, assuming that the soil obeys the associated flow rule and using the plane strain condition. In the latter case, the parameters can be expressed as functions of the plane strain internal friction angle, which is determined from measurements. The principal stress tensor components, corresponding to the soil peak strength and necessary to obtain the failure criteria parameters, are measured in a series of true triaxial, plane strain tests, on coarse Skarpa sand samples of different initial relative density, subjected to various confining pressures.

Characteristic parameters of soil failure criteria for plane strain conditions – experimental and semi-theoretical study

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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The paper concerns the characteristic parameters of the selected isotropic failure criteria, i.e. Mohr–Coulomb, Drucker–Prager, Matsuoka–Nakai and Lade–Duncan....

Characteristic parameters of soil failure criteria for plane strain conditions – experimental and semi-theoretical study

Article Category: Original Study

Data publikacji: 30 wrz 2021

Zakres stron: 237 - 254

Otrzymano: 12 sty 2021

Przyjęty: 29 kwi 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2021-0015

Słowa kluczowe
soil failure criteria, soil peak strength, plane strain conditions, true triaxial apparatus, plastic flow rule

© 2021 Justyna Sławińska-Budzich, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Characteristic parameters of soil failure criteria for plane strain conditions – experimental and semi-theoretical study

Article Category: Original Study

Data publikacji: 30 wrz 2021

Zakres stron: 237 - 254

Otrzymano: 12 sty 2021

Przyjęty: 29 kwi 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2021-0015

Słowa kluczowesoil failure criteria, soil peak strength, plane strain conditions, true triaxial apparatus, plastic flow rule

© 2021 Justyna Sławińska-Budzich, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
soil failure criteria, soil peak strength, plane strain conditions, true triaxial apparatus, plastic flow rule