Constitutive modelling of the behaviour of clays under cyclic loading

This research work involved the implementation of a constitutive model based on plasticity theory to model the behaviour of a clay under cyclic loading. The modelling must be based on an understanding of the soil response and the critical state theory provides a description of the soil response which then be formulated in terms of plasticity theory. A literature review showed that there is a shortage of information on the behaviour of soils under cyclic loading. Constitutive models for 'cyclic loading are discussed to compare the predictions and thus select a model.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Civil Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

1989

Author dc:creator

• Sellers, E J

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Scheele, F

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8317

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8317