Numerical simulation of nonlinear consolidation problems by models based on the network method

The nonlinear consolidation problem in saturated soils, for any type of constitutive depen- dences of the hydraulic permeability and the void ratio on the effective pressure, has been numerically simulated by the network method. Three different network models, based on logarithmic and/or potential c...

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Autores: García Ros, Gonzalo, Alhama Manteca, Iván, Morales Guerrero, José Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/13193
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/13193
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0307904X19300204?via%3Dihub
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Network model
Nonlinear consolidation
Extended models
Numerical solution
Ingeniería del Terreno
33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
3305 Tecnología de la Construcción
3305.31 Mecánica del Suelo (Construcción)
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Sumario:The nonlinear consolidation problem in saturated soils, for any type of constitutive depen- dences of the hydraulic permeability and the void ratio on the effective pressure, has been numerically simulated by the network method. Three different network models, based on logarithmic and/or potential constitutive dependences, called the Davis and Raymond, Juárez-Badillo and Cornetti and Battaglio models, as well as a fourth one with dependences in tabulated form, are solved. In addition, new network models that delete the two restric- tive hypotheses assumed by these authors are presented. These hypotheses are the influ- ence of the void ratio changes in the term of contraction of the governing equation and the influence of the thickness change of the volume element as consolidation progresses. Only a few rules based on elementary theory of circuits are required for the design of the models, whose solution is reliable with relatively small grids and computational times. Af- ter verifying the results of the network method with the solutions of the classic authors, the extended models have been used to address a real case of consolidation.