Simulation of Stress Paths Derived from FEM Analysis in Triaxial Tests

Abstract

Reliable estimation of geotechnical parameters is often based on reconstruction of a complete loading process of subsoil on a specimen in laboratory tests. Unfortunately laboratory equipment available in many laboratories is sometimes limited to just a triaxial apparatus - the use of which generates difficulties whenever a non-axisymmetric problem is analysed.

Keywords

• Laboratory tests
• numerical modelling
• stress path
• triaxial test