MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF STRESS AND STRAIN IN SOILS.
Abstract
Recent extensive studies of the static mechanical behavior of elasto-plastic soils have been reviewed to see how well they can predict the behavior of soils in engineering applications. Problems of particular practical interest are boundary value problems of contained plastic flow such as the motion of soil under a footing. Several theories, such as the elastic-perfectly plastic model, give useful results while retaining realistic simplicity in the model. Although they cannot describe all of the behavior of soils, these theories can be put to immediate use in certain engineering problems. A computer program, based on the relaxation method of Harper and Ang, has been developed to analyze contained plastic flow beneath a footing for static loading conditions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0608874
Entities
People
- Robert V. Whitman
Organizations
- SRI International