Dynamics of partially saturated soils

Bernhard A. Schrefler, Roberto Scotta

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Abstract

In this work a fully coupled model for the dynamic analysis of partially saturated plastic soils including water and airflow is presented. The innovative contribution of this research mainly consists in the extension of the model to the dynamic analysis of porous media with two simultaneously flowing immiscible fluids. The model adopts the solid displacements and the pressures of fluids as primary unknowns from which all the other local quantities are derived. The governing equations are presented in form of partial differential equations, then the algebraic form is derived by finite element discretization in space and using the Newmark method for the time integration. The model has been validated with respect to documented experiments on partially saturated soil in quasi-static condition. Moreover applications of the numerical model in dynamic conditions have been developed and the results are commented and compared with experiments of various researchers where available.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherSociety of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Pages410-413
Number of pages4
Volume4064
StatePublished - 2000
Event3rd International Workshop on Nondestructive Testing and Computer Simulations in Science and Engineering - St. Petersburg, Russia
Duration: Jun 7 1999Jun 11 1999

Other

Other3rd International Workshop on Nondestructive Testing and Computer Simulations in Science and Engineering
CitySt. Petersburg, Russia
Period6/7/996/11/99

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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