An Elastic-Plastic Constitutive Model for Unsaturated Structural Loess
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Constitutive Model
2.1. The Critical State Line of Unsaturated Intact Loess under Axisymmetric Stress Conditions
2.2. The Initial Yield Surface of Unsaturated Intact Loess
2.3. Hardening Laws
2.4. Flow Rules
2.5. Stress–Strain Relationships
3. Model Prediction and Validation
3.1. Verification of Intact Loess in the Guanzhong Region
3.2. Verification of Intact Loess in the Northern Shaanxi Region
3.3. Verification of Intact Loess in Gansu Province
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gao, D.; Zhao, K.; Xing, Y.; Guo, N.; Yang, X. An Elastic-Plastic Constitutive Model for Unsaturated Structural Loess. Symmetry 2024, 16, 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym16091096
Gao D, Zhao K, Xing Y, Guo N, Yang X. An Elastic-Plastic Constitutive Model for Unsaturated Structural Loess. Symmetry. 2024; 16(9):1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym16091096
Chicago/Turabian StyleGao, Denghui, Kuanyao Zhao, Yichuan Xing, Nan Guo, and Xiaohui Yang. 2024. "An Elastic-Plastic Constitutive Model for Unsaturated Structural Loess" Symmetry 16, no. 9: 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym16091096