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Unsaturated Soils: Numerical and Theoretical Approaches

Proceedings of the International Conference "From Experimental Evidence towards Numerical Modeling of Unsaturated Soils", Weimar, Germany, September 18-19, 2003

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  • © 2005

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  1. Tom Schanz

    1. Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Germany

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  • Proceedings of the International Conference from Experimetnal Evidence Towards Numerical Modeling of Unsaturated Soils September 18-19, 2003.
  • Part 1: Experimental Studies
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Physics (SPPHY, volume 94)

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Table of contents (25 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Theoretical Approaches

    1. Conservation laws for three-phase partially saturated granular media

      • Ronaldo I. Borja
      Pages 3-14

    2. Thermally-induced pore pressure generation in a nearly-saturated cementitious material

      • A. P. S. Selvadurai
      Pages 15-28

    3. Strain localisation simulation in non-isothermal multiphase geomaterials

      • Lorenzo Sanavia, Francesco Pesavento, Bernhard A. Schrefler
      Pages 29-40

    4. Non-linear behaviour in the deformation and localization analysis of unsaturated soil

      • Wolfgang Ehlers, Tobias Graf, Martin Ammann
      Pages 41-52

    5. A process-oriented approach to compute THM problems in porous media - Part 1: Theoretical and informatics background

      • Olaf Kolditz, Wenqing Wang, Joëlle de Jonge, Mingliang Xie, Sebastian Bauer
      Pages 53-65

    6. The influence of hydraulic hysteresis on unsaturated soils FE analyses

      • Roberto Tamagnini
      Pages 67-80

    7. Effects of intergranular adhesive force on failure criterion of granular materials

      • S. Kato, Y. Yoshimori, T. Sakakibara
      Pages 81-97

    8. A bounding surface plasticity model for sands in an unsaturated state

      • A. R. Russell, N. Khalili
      Pages 99-109

    9. A unified framework for elastoplasticity of unsaturated soils: From capillary hysteresis to soil skeletal deformations

      • Kanthasamy K. Muraleetharan, Changfu Wei
      Pages 111-123

    10. State parameters for unsaturated soils, basic empirical concepts

      • J. Engel, T. Schanz, C. Lauer
      Pages 125-138

    11. Investigations regarding soils below phreatic surface as unsaturated porous media

      • Hans-Jürgen Köhler, Hector Montenegro
      Pages 139-157

    12. Inspection of excess pressure propagation in the zone of gas entrapment below the capillary fringe

      • Hector Montenegro, Hans-Jürgen Köhler, Tilman Holfelder
      Pages 159-172

    13. A new concept for the numerical simulation and parameter identification of multiphase flow and transport processes in cohesive soils

      • Sandra Hölzemann, Holger Class, Rainer Helmig
      Pages 173-188

    14. Statistical approach in soil-water characteristic curve modelling

      • Eugenia Stoimenova, Maria Datcheva, Tom Schanz
      Pages 189-200

    15. Generalized effective stress in unsaturated granulate by DEM analysis

      • Mingjiang Jiang, David Harris
      Pages 201-213

    16. Grading entropy variation due to soil crushing

      • J. Lörincz, M. Gálos, K. Rajkai
      Pages 215-227

  3. Numerical Modelling

    1. A process-oriented approach to compute THM problems in porous media - Part 2: Numerical applications

      • Olaf Kolditz, Wenqing Wang, Joëlle de Jonge, Mingliang Xie, Sebastian Bauer
      Pages 231-250

    2. Numerical study to the desiccation cracks formation in mineral liners for landfills

      • S. Wendling, H. Meißner
      Pages 251-267

    3. Modelling the behaviour of an earth and rockfill dam during construction and impoundment

      • E. E. Alonso, S. Olivella, J. Hugas
      Pages 269-287
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These proceedings document the various papers delivered and partially presented at the International Conference “From experimental evidence towards numerical modeling of unsaturated soils,” which was held in Weimar (Germany) during 18-19 September 2003. The conference was organized under the auspices of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and the National German G- technical Society (DGGT). The need to understand the behavior of unsaturated soils is becoming exclusively - sential for the geotechnical engineers and designers. In the last three decades many - searchers have made significant contribution to the understanding of the unsaturated soil mechanics. Nevertheless, application of the subject to variety of new problems still - quires our attention. This International conference is a mere attempt to unite researchers and engineers in geotechnical engineering and to discuss about the problems associated with the unsaturated soils. Doing so the objectives of these lecture notes are as follows: - to promote unsaturated soil mechanics for practical application, - to exchange experiences in experimental unsaturated soil mechanics and numerical modeling, - to discuss application of unsaturated soil mechanics to variety of problems. In other words, we could also name these two volumes as “From theory to daily pr- tice”. I would like to extend my deep sense of appreciation as the editor and the Head of the organizing committee, to many persons who have contributed either directly or indirectly to organize the International conference and to finalize these proceedings.

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  • Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Germany

    Tom Schanz

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