SIGMA/W Material Model Series: Modified Cam Clay

This webinar will review this material model in SIGMA/W.

The Modified Cam Clay material model in SIGMA/W can be used to simulate clays and other soils that exhibit yielding and non-linear elastic-plastic deformation patterns. This webinar will introduce you to MCC model theory and formulation and step you through the analysis and calibration of a triaxial test in SIGMA/W. A comparison of laboratory data to the SIGMA/W results will also be presented.

Overview

Video Transcript

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<v Kathryn>Hello, and welcome to this GeoStudio</v>

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Material Model webinars series on Modified Cam Clay.

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My name is Kathryn Dompierre,

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and I’m a Research and Development Engineer

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with the GEOSLOPE engineering team here at Seequent.

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Today’s webinar will be approximately 30 minutes long

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attendees can ask questions using the chat feature.

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I will respond to these questions via email

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as quickly as possible.

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A recording of the webinar will be available

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so participants can review the demonstration

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at a later time.

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Today’s webinar will focus on SIGMA/W.

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including background theory,

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Here, you can find tutorial videos,

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examples with detailed explanations

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and engineering books on each product.

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To begin this webinar,

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let us consider a soil element

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using both the experimental approach

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and a numerical approach.

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And in experimental approach there’s a real soil sample

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that is used for example, to conduct attracts yield test.

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The responses of this soil sample are measured

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in the laboratory and the soil behavior

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can be studied accordingly.

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And the numerical approach on the other hand,

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it is necessary to perform a calibration process

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for the constituent of model

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as the first step of numerical modeling,

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the measured results from the soil sample

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are required at this step.

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This calibration procedure provides model constants

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for the soil.

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These constants are then used as input parameters

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for a numerical model

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for example in SIGMA/W

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and this simulated results will be obtained

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by solving the numerical model.

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The simulated results can then be compared

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to the corresponding laboratory results

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to verify the accuracy of the numerical modeling.

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In today’s webinar the calibration procedure

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for the modified Cam Clay material model will be provided.

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This process will be applied to a specific type of Clay

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as an example and the numerical values

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of the model constants will be calculated.

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The main steps of modeling attracts yield test

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in SIGMA/W will be reviewed,

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and the simulation results will be compared

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to the experimental and analytical results

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for validation purposes.

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This webinar will begin by reviewing the theory

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of the modified Cam Clay constituent of model.

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Then step-by-step instructions will be provided

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for calibrating this material model

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using attracts field data series.

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A demonstration of the steps of modeling attracts

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yield test and SIGMA/W will be provided.

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And the simulated results will become paired and verified

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using the analytical and laboratory results.

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The modified Cam Clay material model is a critical state

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based non-linear constituent model

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developed by Roscoe and Berlin in 1968.

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In this model the author is modified

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their previous constituent of model

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by changing the geometry of the yield surface

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from a bullet shape service to an ellipse.

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For an isotropic loading condition

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where the stress path is entirely located

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on the horizontal axis.

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The plastic strain increment vector is also horizontal

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note that the plastic strain increment vector

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is perpendicular to the yield surface.

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The soil state is over consolidated

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before reaching the yield surface.

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After that the elliptical surface will be scaled up

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as loading progresses.

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The soil undergoes normal consolidation in this phase.

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The soil response is assumed to be linear

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in V versus lawn P prime space.

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The slope of the normal consolidation line

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is called the Virgin compression index or lambda

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while the over consolidation and unloading, reloading lines

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are assumed to be parallel.

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Their slope is called the swelling index or Kappa.

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In a deviatoric loading condition

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where the vertical principles stress

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is different than the horizontal one.

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The stress path reaches the elliptical yield surface

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at a point away from the horizontal axis.

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This means that the plastic strain increment vector

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contains deviatoric components as well.

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In V versus lawn P prime space

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the over consolidation and unloading, reloading phases

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are still aligned with a slope of kappa.

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However, the normal consolidation phase

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is not necessarily a straight line

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for a general and isotropic loading condition.

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Before moving on to the demonstration,

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we need to review some fundamental formulations.

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As mentioned before the modified Cam Clay material model

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is a critical state based constituent of model.

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So different stress paths

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eventually tend to the critical state line.

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In this model the slope of the critical state line

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or the critical state stress ratio

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can be expressed in terms of the effective friction angle

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in the more coolum failure criteria.

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The yield surface is an ellipse

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that passes through the origin

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and intersects the critical state line

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at its peak point.

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The over consolidation ratio

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is the ratio between the maximum isotropic stress

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experienced by the soil

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and the current isotropic stress of the soil.

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For a stress state inside the yield surface

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the soil response is elastic.

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The compliance matrix is diagonal

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and the bulk and shear modular are both proportional

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to the mean effect of stress, P prime

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and the specific volume V.

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After reaching the yield surface and as it expands,

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the soil response becomes elasto plastic

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and non diagonal coupled components

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appear in the compliance matrix.

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Incremental strains in this condition

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are the summation of elastic and plastic strains.

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And so the current stress ratio plays a key role

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in the soil response.

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According to the framework proposed in the modified

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Cam Clay model, the model constants include

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the slope of the normal isotropic consolidation line

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represented by lambda,

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the slope of the over consolidation line or kappa,

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the effective poisson’s ratio, new prime

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and the effect of critical state friction angle, five-prime.

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These four constants determined the soil type

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based on the modified Cam Clay model.

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Some other parameters will also be needed

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to describe the initial conditions

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of a specific soil sample.

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These include the initial void ratio, the unit weight

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and the over consolidation ratio.

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In order to find the model constant

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corresponding to a specific soil,

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a step-by-step calibration procedure is discussed here

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based on drain tracks, yield test results.

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As the first step, the critical state stress ratio

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M sub C or its equivalent,

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the effect of critical state friction angle

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can be estimated from drain tracks, yield test results.

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According to critical state soil mechanics,

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stress paths of samples

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with different initial confining stresses

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eventually tend to the critical state line

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at their failure point.

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Therefore, the critical state line

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is a straight line that passes through the failure points.

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The critical state stress ratio MC

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is the slope of this line.

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This constant can be calculated

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using the method of least squares.

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Since the failure criteria in the modified Cam Clay model

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is the same as the more cooler model,

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the effect of critical state friction angle five-prime

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is not independent of the critical state stress ratio, MC

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and can be expressed directly in terms of it.

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To demonstrate the calibration procedure

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let us consider three drained tracks yield compression tests

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on Bothkennar clay that was conducted by McGinty in 2006.

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These three tests have been performed

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at different confining pressures.

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The deviator compression stress

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and these tests continued until failure was achieved.

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The critical state line

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that passes through the failure points

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in P prime versus Q space has a slope of 1.36.

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Thus, the critical state ratio MC is 1.36

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and consequently, the effective friction angle

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is calculated to be 33.7 degrees.

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The second step of the calibration procedure

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is to estimate the slope

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of the over consolidation line or kappa.

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For an over consolidated soil

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kappa is the slope of the over consolidation line

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and represents the elastic response of the sample.

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The trends of the measured values of P prime and V

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in this branch of the graph

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can be projected to a straight line.

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The slope of the Y intercept of this line

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can be calculated directly

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using the method of least squares.

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An alternative method for estimating kappa

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is to use the corresponding parameters

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measured during an unloading, reloading process.

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For a normally consolidated soil

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the unloading reloading process

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is required for estimating kappa.

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The method of least squares can again be used

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to calculate the slope and the Y intercept

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of this straight line.

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Let us apply the second calibration step

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to the example, tracks yield test results

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on Bothkennar clay mentioned earlier.

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The over consolidation branch in each of these three curves

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is projected to a straight line.

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The slope of these three lines is almost the same

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So their average 0.084 is used as the constant kappa

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for this type of clay.

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In the third step of the calibration procedure,

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the slope of the normal isotropic consolidation line

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or lambda will be estimated.

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It should be noted that lambda’s the slope

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of the normal consolidation line

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only in an isotropic loading condition.

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For other loading conditions however,

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the normal consolidation branch

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in V versus lawn P prime space is not necessarily linear.

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And so the slope of its curve is obviously

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not equal to lambda.

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Based on the modified Cam Clay framework

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it can be proved that there is an alternative space

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in which the sample response is linear,

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even under normal consolidation.

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The X and Y axes in this space

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are functions of the measured parameters

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and constants estimated in the previous steps.

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The over consolidation and unloading, reloading branches

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are both horizontal in this new space.

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And the normal consolidation branch

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is a straight to sending line.

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The slope of this line represents the difference

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between the isotropic normal consolidation slope, lambda,

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and the over consolidation slope, kappa.

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Given that we already estimated kappa in the previous step,

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the constant lambda can be found by applying

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the method of least squares on the proposed space.

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As shown in this figure,

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the data points corresponding

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to three example tracks yield test

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are plotted in this alternate space.

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The average value of the slopes of these three curves

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in the normal consolidation branch

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indicates the difference between lambda and kappa.

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Since the value of kappa was previously obtained as 0.084

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the constant lambda is estimated here to be 0.332.

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The fourth step of the calibration procedure

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is to calculate the over consolidation ratio

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for each soil sample.

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To do this, it is required to recognize

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the mean effective pressure

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in which the response of the sample changes

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from the over consolidation condition

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to the normal consolidation condition.

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Let us refer to this pressure as the yield pressure

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or P prime Y.

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The over consolidation ratio however,

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is the ratio between the isotropic

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pre consolidation pressure P prime C,

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and the isotropic initial pressure P prime zero.

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As stated earlier the response of the soil changes

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from an elastic or over consolidated state

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to a elasto plastic or normally consolidated state

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only if its stress path touches the yield surface.

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As a result for a stress path that is not

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necessarily isotropic the yield pressure P prime Y

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is less than the isotropic

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pre consolidation pressure P prime C

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these two pressures however, are not independent.

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For example, in a drain tracks yield stress pass

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with a slope of three to one.

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The deviatoric stress at the yield surface is three times

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the difference between the yield and initial pressures.

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So the isotropic pre-consultation pressure P prime C

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can be expressed in terms of yield stresses

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using the yield function of the elliptical surface.

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Finally, the over consolidation ratio

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is estimated as a ratio between

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the isotropic pre consolidation pressure, P prime C,

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and the isotropic initial pressure B prime zero.

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This approach is applied on the Bothkennar clay

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triaxial test data to estimate the over consolidation ratio

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for each of the three samples.

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First of all,

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the yield points of the samples

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in V versus lawn P prime space are detected.

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The values of P prime Y for tests A1, A2 and A3

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are about 83, 107 and 179 KPA respectively.

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According to these yield pressures,

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three yield surfaces are drawn

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and the isotropic pre-consultation pressures

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for three samples have been estimated as 115,

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120 and 201 KPA respectively.

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With this the over consolidation ratios for the samples

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are found to be 2.069, 1.224 and 1.339.

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Therefore the first sample is more over consolidated

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than the other two samples.

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This can also be deduced from the response of the sample

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in V versus lawn P prime space,

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where it has a longer elastic branch than the other samples.

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The last step of the calibration procedure

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for the modified Cam Clay constituent of model

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is to determine the effective Poisson’s ratio, new prime.

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Poissons ratio is defined as the ratio

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of the change in the elements radio strain

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to the change in its axial strain in a drained test.

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In the modified Cam Clay model,

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the Poisson’s ratio is considered only for the elastic

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or over consolidated condition

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and its value is assumed to remain constant during loading.

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Consequently in a drain tracks yield test,

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the method of least squares can be applied

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on the purely elastic or over consolidated part of the curve

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in radial strain versus axial strain space

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to estimate the value of the effective Poisson’s ratio.

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Lets us supply this final step to the Bothkennar clay

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tracks yield test data.

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The yield points of the samples have already been detected

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in the previous steps and are marked with an X

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in these figures.

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As can be seen from the figure on the right

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the sample response in this space is almost linear

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before reaching the yield surface

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while nonlinear behavior begins after yielding.

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If the linear response of all three samples

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was approximated by only one straight line

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passing through the origin,

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the slope of that line would be approximately 0.353.

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This value is an estimation of the effective Poisson’s ratio

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of the Bothkennar clay.

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The results of the calibration procedure

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for the Bothkennar clay can be summarized as follows

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four model constants have been estimated,

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including the slope of the normal

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isotropic consolidation line,

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the slope of the over consolidation line,

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the effective Poisson’s ratio

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and the effective critical state friction angle.

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In addition the sample specific parameters

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for these three tests include initial void ratios,

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which were measured directly in the lab

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and over consolidation ratios,

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which were estimated in the calibration procedure.

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These constants and parameters will be inputted in SIGMA/W

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using the modified Cam Clay material model.

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Now that we’ve reviewed the step-by-step

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calibration procedure for the modified

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Cam Clay material model,

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I will describe how two model attract seal test in SIGMA/W

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and compare the numerical results

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with the previously mentioned laboratory data.

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The numerical model configuration is based on the geometry

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and boundary conditions of the tracks yield test

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conducted in the laboratory.

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A typical track yield test sample has a cylindrical shape

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with a diameter of five centimeters

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and a height of 10 centimeters.

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Due to the axisymmetry shape of this geometry

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with respect to the central vertical axis,

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we can use the 2D axisymmetry geometry type in SIGMA/W.

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The geometry is also symmetric with respect

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to the horizontal axis.

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So I will only model the top half

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of the tracks yield sample.

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An eight node Single element model

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is considered for the resulting rectangle.

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The left and bottom sides of this model

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are fixed in the X and Y directions respectively,

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while loads are applied to the other two sides.

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The next step for setting up our SIGMA/W analysis

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is the material definition.

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This step is performed in the defined materials dialogue.

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The material model is set to modified Cam Clay.

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The sample parameters including the initial void ratio

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and over consolidation ratio

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are entered as discussed earlier.

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It should be noted that the effect of the soil self weight

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can be removed by setting the unit weight to zero.

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While the key note effect can be deactivated

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by specifying Key note and C as one.

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Lastly, the constitutive model constants are entered

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based on the results from the calibration procedure

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for both Cam Clay.

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The simulated tracks yield models are then loaded

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under first, the isotropic confining pressure

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and secondly the deviatoric pressure,

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thus there are two SIGMA/W analysis required

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for each of the triaxial tests.

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The confining pressure analysis acts as the parent

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and its results are used as the initial data

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for the displacement controlled deviatoric analysis.

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These conditions are established

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using the boundary condition

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specified in the defined boundary conditions dialogue.

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For example, in test A1 the constant normal stress

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of 58 KPA is applied on both the right and top sides

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of the model using a normal tan stress boundary type

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for the confining pressure analysis.

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In the deviatoric analysis,

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a displacement type boundary condition

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is applied to the top of the model.

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A displacement of two centimeters that is equivalent

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to 40% strain is applied linearly over time

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using a splined data point function.

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All the analysis are then solved in SIGMA/W

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and the stress, strain, displacement

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and other responses of the model

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can be extracted and interpreted.

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As shown here a 2D axisymmetry geometry

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is used to set up the model domain.

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In the 2D view only one quarter of the cross-section

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running through the center of the tracks yield sample

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is modeled given the symmetry of the domain.

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In the analysis tree, there are three sets of analysis

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each representing attracts yield test

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conducted on the Bothkennar clay samples.

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In each test the confining phase is the parent analysis

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and the deviatoric phase

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that use the results of the previous phase

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is the child analysis.

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The material properties for three soil samples

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were obtained using the outlined calibration procedure.

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The materials are specified

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in the defined materials dialogue.

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The same type of clay

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was subjected to the tracks yield tests.

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Therefore, the Constance of the modified Cam Clay model

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are similar for each sample.

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However, at the initial void ratio

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and over consolidation ratio are not the same

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for each sample

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and so three different materials were defined.

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And isotropic elastic material was used

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during the first phase of the tracks yield simulations,

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because the nonlinear stress strain response

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is inconsequential to establishing the initial stresses.

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The accumulated displacements and strains are reset

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at the start of the loading phase of the simulation.

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The three isotropic elastic materials defined here

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are applied to the corresponding, confining analysis.

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The defined modified Cam Clay materials

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are applied during the deviatoric portion of the tracks

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yield test simulations.

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The boundary conditions representing the confining pressures

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and deviatoric strain are specified

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in defined boundary conditions.

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Three constant confining pressures were created

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for the three tracks yield tests

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using the normal 10 stress boundary type.

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These boundary conditions

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are applied to the corresponding confining analysis.

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The deviatoric strain boundary for the displacement

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control loading phase of the tracks yield test

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uses the force displacement boundary type

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with a displacement function defined

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such that displacement increases

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over the deviatoric strain analysis

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from zero to two centimeters.

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Before solving an analysis

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the final step is to review the finite element mesh.

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In the draw mesh properties dialog

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we see that the global element mesh size is 0.05 meters

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thus, the model domain represents one element.

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This analysis has already been solved

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so I will move to the results view.

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I will go to the first deviatoric analysis

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to investigate the results.

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In the draw graph dialog, I have created graphs

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to illustrate the stress path, stress strain curve,

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and void ratio versus mean effect of stress.

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I can click through the different analysis

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to view the results from each.

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Let us now compare these results

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with the analytical solution

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and also with the corresponding laboratory data.

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The different simulation results of test A1

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are compared here with the corresponding laboratory results.

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Discrete scatter points represent the laboratory results

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and the continuous black lines

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are the SIGMA/W simulation results.

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Analytical results for the modified Cam Clay model

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are also shown in these diagrams as orange dashed lines.

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The full compatibility of the analytical

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and numerical curves shows the reliability

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of the implementation process

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of this material model in SIGMA/W.

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When comparing the laboratory results

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with the constituent of model simulations,

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some of the plots show a better fit than others.

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For instance, a very good match

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can be seen in the first curve

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where the data in V versus lawn P prime space

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is simulated by the modified Cam Clay model.

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However, the results from test A1

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in some of the other spaces

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do not match as nicely as the first curve

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because of the very nature of calibration.

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The calibration procedure highlighted in this webinar

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required multiple samples,

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which each have varying degrees of disturbance.

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For example, during the calibration process,

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the best fit line that was used to determine MC

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was below the A1 and A3 data points,

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but near the A2 data point,

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thus, the simulated deviatoric failure stress

[00:26:22.570]
was underestimated for the A1 sample.

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Meanwhile, the simulated deviatoric failure stress

[00:26:29.660]
better correlates to the laboratory results from test A2

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and underestimates the deviatoric failure stress

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for test A3.

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This demonstrates the nature of the calibration process.

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However, as mentioned for the first test,

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the analytical and numerical results show a perfect match

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verifying that SIGMA/W accurately represents

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the modified Cam Clay material model.

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In this webinar,

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the calibration procedure of the modified Cam Clay

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material model was provided in five straightforward steps.

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The results of the drain tracks yield test,

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where the only laboratory data set required for calibration.

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The identified material constants

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were used in a SIGMA/W numerical model,

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and the simulation results were found to compare favorably

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with both the analytical solution

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and corresponding laboratory results.

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Here are other references discussed in this webinar.

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We’ve now reached the end of the webinar.

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A recording of this webinar will be available

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to view online.

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