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Numerical simulation of secondary consolidation of soil: Finite element application
Author(s) -
Lewis R. W.,
Tran D. V.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal for numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.419
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1096-9853
pISSN - 0363-9061
DOI - 10.1002/nag.1610130103
Subject(s) - oedometer test , consolidation (business) , geotechnical engineering , pore water pressure , finite element method , rheology , soil water , dissipation , computer simulation , geology , engineering , materials science , soil science , structural engineering , physics , simulation , composite material , accounting , business , thermodynamics
A rheological model has been developed for simulating the secondary consolidation of soils. Numerical procedures have been incorporated into a coupled consolidation program using results from a representative oedometer test. A solution of a two‐dimensional problem has also been performed. The technique is numerically stable and has provided satisfactory predictions for the consolidation settlements and the dissipation of pore water pressure within soils.