Finite Element simulation of a slow moving natural slope in the Upper-Austrian Alps using a visco-hypoplastic constitutive model
Van Den Ham G, Rohn J, Meier T, Czurda K (2009)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2009
Journal
Publisher: Elsevier
Book Volume: 103
Pages Range: 136-142
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.10.019
Abstract
A large-size creeping natural slope was simulated with the Finite Element (FE) method, using a visco-hypoplastic material model, which describes the mechanical behaviour of cohesive soils, allowing for viscous effects (i.e. creep, relaxation and rate-dependence of stiffness). First, the required material parameters were determined by means of standard geotechnical laboratory tests using representative soil samples taken from the slope. Then a FE mesh of a slope section was constructed and boundary conditions were established. The slope movements were simulated and compared with inclinometer measurements, which were available for a period of 16 years. The calculation results are in good agreement with the observed velocities. A parameter study was carried out in order to assess the influence of slope angle, initial void ratio, material parameters as well as their spatial distribution. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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APA:
Van Den Ham, G., Rohn, J., Meier, T., & Czurda, K. (2009). Finite Element simulation of a slow moving natural slope in the Upper-Austrian Alps using a visco-hypoplastic constitutive model. Geomorphology, 103(1), 136-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.10.019
MLA:
Van Den Ham, Geeralt, et al. "Finite Element simulation of a slow moving natural slope in the Upper-Austrian Alps using a visco-hypoplastic constitutive model." Geomorphology 103.1 (2009): 136-142.
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