Abstract: In practical engineering, sand fills or deposits are often under an anisotropic stress condition. Thus, these soil elements sustain an initial static shear stress before being acted upon by cyclic loading because of traffic, ...

Abstract: AbstractNoncoaxiality refers to the deviation between the principal directions of plastic strain increment and stress. However, in laboratory tests, due to the difficulty of separating elastic and plastic strains, the ...

Abstract: This paper proposes an anisotropic plasticity model to address the effect of consolidation conditions on the responses of soils within the framework of the anisotropic critical state theory (ACST). Double-yield surfaces ...

Abstract: The preshearing history of soil is a prominent factor governing its mechanical behavior at various loading conditions. An experimental program was developed to study the effects of preshearing at drained compression and ...

Abstract: AbstractNonlinearity, irreversibility, and state-dependency are prominent features of the mechanical behavior of soil. To develop a constitutive model for soil with a rigorous basis, a thorough understanding of its incremental ...

Abstract: AbstractCalcareous sands, which are prevalent in low latitude coastal regions, are commonly used as filling or foundation materials in onshore and offshore engineering projects. These sands possess unique geological and ...