Mechanical Behavior of Saturated Soils - A Review.

Abstract

Theories of mechanical behavior of saturated soils are reviewed. The discussion spans the classical approaches to quasi-static and dynamic response of deformable porous media as well as theories of mixtures and their application in geomechanics. Different approaches to description of motion of superposed continua, derivation of balance laws and development of constitutive relationships are compared. The notion of motion of the mixture as a single body is questioned. Alternative concepts of behavior of liquid-solid mixtures are considered. The role of thermodynamic principle in development of constitutive relationships is examined. Keywords: Balance laws; Constitutive relations; Consolidation; Flow through deformable porous media; Liquefaction; theories of mixtures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA174895

Entities

People

  • Ranbir S. Sandhu

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Elastic Properties
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Equations Of State
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Fluid Flow
  • Free Energy
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Thermodynamics

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.