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Use of coupled finite element analysis in unsaturated soil problems

✍ Scribed by Ng, A. K. L.; Small, J. C.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 267 KB
Volume: 24
Category: Article
ISSN: 0363-9061
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9853(200001)24:1<73::aid-nag54>3.0.co;2-y

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✦ Synopsis

This paper presents a variation of Biot's consolidation theory for analysing problems involving unsaturated soils, and implemented using the "nite element method. The numerical method is applied to a few geotechnical problems as examples and the results obtained are compared to some published data. The illustrative examples show how the numerical method can be used to analyse seepage and consolidation problems associated with unsaturated soils and demonstrate the #exibility and applicability of the presented method.

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