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Experience in calibrating the double‐hardening constitutive model Monot
Author(s) -
A. Hicks M.
Publication year - 2003
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.279
Subject(s) - calibration , hardening (computing) , constitutive equation , finite element method , computer science , range (aeronautics) , principal stress , geotechnical engineering , structural engineering , mathematics , engineering , materials science , statistics , mathematical analysis , layer (electronics) , cauchy stress tensor , composite material , aerospace engineering
The Monot double‐hardening soil model has previously been implemented within a general purpose finite element algorithm, and used in the analysis of numerous practical problems. This paper reviews experience gained in calibrating Monot to laboratory data and demonstrates how the calibration process may be simplified without detriment to the range of behaviours modelled. It describes Monot's principal features, important governing equations and various calibration methods, including strategies for overconsolidated, cemented and cohesive soils. Based on a critical review of over 30 previous Monot calibrations, for sands and other geomaterials, trends in parameter values have been identified, enabling parameters to be categorized according to their relative importance. It is shown that, for most practical purposes, a maximum of only 5 parameters is needed; for the remaining parameters, standard default values are suggested. Hence, the advanced stress–strain modelling offered by Monot is attainable with a similar number of parameters as would be needed for some simpler, less versatile, models. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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