Triggering of static liquefaction behaviour of undrained granular materials: A DEM study

dc.contributor.authorRahman, M.M.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, H.B.K.
dc.contributor.conferenceInternational Conference on Geomechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources (IC3G 2016) (28 Sep 2016 - 29 Sep 2016 : Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)
dc.contributor.editorPathegama, R.
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractLoose sandy soil subjected to undrained shearing manifests deviatoric strain softening and such a behaviour has been referred to as static liquefaction. The triggering of static liquefaction corresponds to effective stress ratio, referred to as instability ratio, ɳɪS. The ɳɪS for isotopically consolidated specimen exhibits a unique relation with the state parameter, Ψ which has significant potential in estimating liquefaction risk both static and cyclic liquefaction (instability type). However, most natural soils are anisotropically, K ≠ 1 consolidated (most like Kₒ) and ɳɪS-Ψ relation for K = 1 consolidation is not directly transferable. This study presents discrete element method (DEM) simulations for undrained tri-axial condition for K = 1 and Kₒ consolidated specimen which exhibited distinctly different ɳɪS-Ψ relation. The fabric anisotropy (and invariant of deviatoric stress and fabric tensors) was found to be the key factor that changes those relations. The fabric anisotropy has to be considered in constitutive relation for modelling such behaviour.
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the International Conference on Geomechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources (IC3G 2016), 2016 / Pathegama, R. (ed./s), pp.1-7
dc.identifier.isbn9780995392908
dc.identifier.orcidRahman, M.M. [0000-0002-0638-4055]
dc.identifier.orcidNguyen, H.B.K. [0000-0001-7280-9472]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/130601
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher3GDeep
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.rightsCopyright 2016 The Authors
dc.subjectdiscrete element method
dc.subjectsand
dc.subjectconsolidation
dc.subjectinstability
dc.subjectcritical state
dc.titleTriggering of static liquefaction behaviour of undrained granular materials: A DEM study
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916109485501831

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