UID:
almahu_9949697578802882
Format:
1 online resource (492 p.)
ISBN:
0-444-59835-9
Series Statement:
Developments in geotechnical engineering ; 52
Content:
During the last ten years, our understanding of the perfect plasticity and the associated flow rule assumption on which limit analysis is based has increased considerably. Many extensions and advances have been made in applications of limit analysis to the area of soil dynamics, in particular, to earthquake-induced slope failure and landslide problems and to earthquake-induced lateral earth pressures on rigid retaining structures. The purpose of the book therefore is in part to discuss the validity of the upper bound work (or energy) method of limit analysis in a form that can be appreciated
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Limit Analysis in Soil Mechanics; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A short historical review of soil plasticity; 1.3 Idealized stress-strain relations for soil; 1.4 Limit analysis for collapse load; 1.5 Finite-element analysis for progressive failure behavior of soil mass; Chapter 2. BASIC CONCEPTS OF LIMIT ANALYSIS; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Index notation; 2.3 The perfectly plastic assumption and yield criterion; 2.4 The kinematic assumption on soil deformations and flow rule; 2.5 The stability postulate of Drucker
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2.6 Restrictions imposed by Drucker's stability postulate - convexity and normality2.7 The assumption of small change in geometry and the equation of virual work; 2.8 Theorems of limit analysis; 2.9 Limit theorems for materials with non-associated flow rules; 2.10 The upper-bound method; 2.11 The lower-bound method; References; Chapter 3. VALIDITY OF LIMIT ANALYSIS IN APPLICATION TO SOILS; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Soil - a multiphase material; 3.3 Mechanical behaviour of soils; 3.4 Soil failure surfaces; 3.5 Validity of limit analysis in application to soils
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3.6 Friction-dalatation and related energy in cohesionless soils3.7 Effect of friction on the applicability of limit analysis to soils; 3.8 Some aspects of retaining wall problems and the associated phenomena at failure; References; Chapter 4. LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE PROBLEMS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Failure mechanism; 4.3 Energy dissipation; 4.4 Passive earth pressure analysis; 4.5 Active earth pressure analysis; 4.6 Comparisons and discussions; 4.7 Some practical aspects; References; Chapter 5. RIGID RETAINING WALLS SUBJECTED TO EARTHQUAKE FORCES; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 General considerations
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5.3 Seismic passive earth pressure analysis5.4 Seismic active earth pressure analysis; 5.5 Numerical results and discussions; 5.6 Earth pressure tables for practical use; References; Appendix A: Seismic earth pressure tables for KA and KP; Appendix B: Earth pressure tables for NAc and NPc; Chapter 6. SOME PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGN OF RIGID RETAINING STRUCTURES; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Theoretical considerations of the modified Dubrova method; 6.3 Some numerical results and discussions of the modified Dubrova method; 6.4 Evaluation of the modified Dubrova method
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6.5 Effects of wall movement on lateral earth pressures6.6 Earth pressure theories for design applications in seismic environments; 6.7 Design recommendations; References; Chapter 7. BEARING CAPACITY OF STRIP FOOTING ON ANISOTROPIC AND NONHOMOGENEOUS SOILS; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Analysis; 7.3 Results and discussions; References; Chapter 8. EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED SLOPE FAILURE AND LANDSLIDES; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Failure surface; 8.3 Determination of the critical height for seismic stability; 8.4 Special spiral-slope configurations; 8.5 Calculated results and discussions; 8.6 Concluding remarks
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References
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-43042-3
Language:
English
