Papers by Keyword: Secant Modulus

Abstract: In the present study, the constitutive law of the deformation theory of plasticity has been derived. And that develop the two-dimensional and three-dimensional finite element program. The results of finite element and analytic of plasticity are compared to verify the derived the constitutive law of the deformation theory and the FEM program. At plastic stage, the constitutive laws of the deformation theory can be expressed as the linear elastic constitutive laws. But, it must be modified by iteration of the secant modulus and the effective Poisson’s ratio. Make it easier to develop finite element program. Finite element solution and analytic solution of plasticity theory comparison show the answers are the same. It shows the derivation of the constitutive law of the deformation theory of plasticity and finite element analysis program is the accuracy.

Abstract: Choosing an accurate soil model is the key point in calculating the foundation settlement. The commonly used models in engineering practices are the Winkler’s model, elastic half space model and finite compressible layer model. Among these models, the finite compressible layer model is widely used in the designing of raft foundation. As the finite compressible layer model can not reflect the nature of the in situ soil and the nonlinear settlement, in this paper we try to modify the elastic modulus E by the secant modulus in order to improve the soil model of finite compressible layer.