A numerical study of coupled consolidation in unsaturated soils
A numerical study of coupled consolidation in unsaturated soils
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DOI:
10.1139/t98-065
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发表时间:
1998-12
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
T. T. Wong-T.;D. Fredlund;J. Krahn
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作者:
T. T. Wong-T.;D. Fredlund;J. Krahn
This paper first describes the numerical implementation of the coupled formulation for the theory of consolidation of unsaturated soils. The developed computer code is verified using the Mandel-Cryer problem and then is applied to the solution of coupled multidimensional consolidation problems. Using a parametric study, it is demonstrated that, in unsaturated soils, the Mandel-Cryer effect is suppressed and the consolidation process in unsaturated soils is affected significantly by the shape of the soil-water characteristic curve. Finally, the developed model is used to analyze the consolidation of an unsaturated-saturated soil column. Analysis results indicate that the classical "undrained" pore-water pressure response to an externally applied load only occurs in the saturated zone while the pore-water pressure response is subdued in the unsaturated zone. This paper also shows a method of deriving one of the two additional material parameters required for the analysis of unsaturated soils from laboratory...