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Experimental Investigations on Hydro-mechanical Processes in Reconstituted Clay Shale and Their Significance for Constitutive Modelling
The hydro-mechanical processes of a reconstituted clay shale (Opalinus Clay) were studied and implications for constitutive modelling of swellable...
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A Novel Staged Cyclic Damage Constitutive Model for Brittle Rock Based on Linear Energy Dissipation Law: Modelling and Validation
In practical engineering, rocks are often subjected to repeated loading and unloading caused by natural or artificial actions. In this study, a novel...
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A Constitutive Model for Chemically Sensitive Clays
This paper deals with a chemo-hydro-mechanical (CHM) model for unsaturated clays. The chemo-mechanical effects are described within an elasto-plastic...
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A Methodological Determination of Sorptive Poromechanical Constitutive Coefficients for Double Porosity Shales
Double porosity constitutive models are necessary components in mechanical analysis of fractured rocks. To solve the field constitutive equations,...
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Time-domain dynamic constitutive model suitable for mucky soil site seismic response
Soil nonlinear behavior displays noticeable effects on the site seismic response. This study proposes a new functional expression of the skeleton...
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Breakage Indices for Constitutive Models to Track the Evolution of Particle Crushing Under Continuous Shearing
Researchers have developed numerous breakage indices, predominantly relying on comparisons between pre- and post-test Grain Size Distribution (GSD)...
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Constitutive model for Ya’an mudstone based on mesoscopic breakage mechanism
The slope stability of Ya’an expressway in Sichuan dominated by mudstone strata, is influenced greatly by both the mechanical properties and...
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Validation of Constitutive Models for Spoil Material of Brown Coal Mines
During surface lignite mining, vast amounts of waste overburden materials are excavated and then dumped without consideration for future use or...
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Triaxial elastoplastic damage constitutive model of unreinforced clay brick masonry wall
Due to differences in the properties of composition materials and construction techniques, unreinforced masonry is characterized by low strength,...
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Effect of pH on the mechanical performances of cement/slag-stabilized marine sediments: Experimental and analytical constitutive modelling
While stabilized marine sediment (SMS) is widely used in construction projects, its mechanical response may be influenced by its environment, such as...
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An extended peridynamic bond-based constitutive model for simulation of crack propagation in rock-like materials
The stress of rock-like materials first increases and then decreases with an increase in the strain, and finally become damaged under tensile or...
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Differentiable modelling to unify machine learning and physical models for geosciences
Process-based modelling offers interpretability and physical consistency in many domains of geosciences but struggles to leverage large datasets...
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Multi-stepped creep constitutive model based on asymptotic damage evolution behavior of sandstone
Under prolonged stress conditions, the tunnel surrounding rock produces a time-varying mechanical response, which poses a serious threat to the life...
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Modelling of Bottom Air-Deck Blasting in a Single Hole, Using the SPH–FEM Method
Experimental and analytical researches have shown that the use of the bottom air-deck blasting improves fragmentation and reduces toe problems. In...
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Fatigue fracture behaviour and constitutive model of freeze-thaw sandstone under multilevel fatigue loads
The fatigue fracture behaviour and a constitutive model of the freeze-thaw (F-T) sandstone are studied to investigate the failure mechanism of...
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Effect of Constitutive Model on the Convergence-Confinement Method and Plastic Zone Radius
The convergence-confinement method (CCM) is a standard design tool to study the ground-structure interaction. Constitutive model selection is a...
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The use of stochastic geomechanical properties of potential failure plane and fracture networks for realistic modelling of rock mass behaviour: A synthetic rock mass modelling (SRM) study
Almost all conventional discrete fracture network (DFN) models embedded within rock masses are discontinuities with zero tensile strength and mean...
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Sensitivity of the seismic response of bored pile embedded in cohesionless soil to the soil constitutive model
No attention is given in previous studies to understand the influence of the sophistication of the soil constitutive model on the seismic behaviour...
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Mechanical behaviors and damage constitutive model of pre-damaged and saturated granites under uniaxial compression
Excavation disturbance and groundwater actions can lead to initial damage in granites, posing a long-term stability threat to underground structures....
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Damage characteristics and new constitutive model of sandstone under wet-dry cycles
The mechanical properties of rock deteriorate under repeated wet-dry (WD) cycles, causing the deformation and failure of the rock mass. A reasonable...