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Finite element analysis on instantaneous deformation and consolidation deformation of saturated soft clay foundation

  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute
  • Northeast Agricultural University

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Abstract

Deformation analysis of foundation is an important research field in geotechnical engineering, especially analysis on instantaneous deformation and consolidation deformation of saturated soft clay foundations. In this paper, a computation model of instantaneous deformation and consolidation deformation was built on the basis of Biot Consolidation Theory and consideration of mechanism of instantaneous deformation and consolidation deformation and consideration of interrelation of both deformations. A method was proposed to determine initial pore water pressure in soil. Nonlinearity of soil deformation under drainage conditions was considered by combining Duncan-Zhang model with compaction curve of soil, and failure soil elements were processed by Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criteria. By numerical simulation, a nonlinear axi-symmetric FEM program was complied to solve foundation deformation and applied in calculation of soft ground tank settlement. Results show that the method presented in this paper is efficient and suitable to analyze instantaneous deformation and consolidation deformation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Building Materials
Pages3198-3203
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event1st International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building Materials, CEABM 2011 - Haikou, China
Duration: 18 Jun 201120 Jun 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume250-253
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building Materials, CEABM 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHaikou
Period18/06/1120/06/11

Keywords

  • Biot Consolidation Theory
  • Consolidation deformation
  • Instantaneous deformation
  • Nonlinear numerical simulation
  • Pore water pressure

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