RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Application of Improved Duncan-Chang Model in Unloading Soil
Yi He*, 1, 2, Xuejun Chen1, 3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2014Volume: 8
First Page: 410
Last Page: 415
Publisher ID: TOCIEJ-8-410
DOI: 10.2174/1874149501408010410
Article History:
Received Date: 9/7/2014Revision Received Date: 12/10/2014
Acceptance Date: 1/11/2014
Electronic publication date: 31/12/2014
Collection year: 2014
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Abstract
On the basis of the representative samples of silty clay found in Wuhan, China, the lateral unloading of soil’s stress path produced by excavating foundation pit engineering, was simulated by triaxial experiment. A series of consolidated- drained true triaxial test and normal triaxial test were conducted. According to the results of tests, the parameter of the Duncan-Chang Model was determined. A modulus formula was used for the foundation soil in the lateral unloading stress path tests to replace the modulus formula of Duncan-Chang Model based on the σ3 =const . Moreover, the Duncan- Chang hyperbola nonlinear elastic constitutive model was used to simulate the plane strain test. A method to improve the ability of Duncan-Chang model in order to take into account the effects of the intermediate principal stress on the strength and deformation was presented as well as all the model parameters were also determined. The adaptability of the model for unloading the stress path was verified by comparing the theoretical stress-strain relationship and empirical stress-strain relationship.