Published September 26, 2017 | Version v1

LONG-TERM CYCLIC TRIAXIAL TESTS WITH DEM SIMULATIONS

  • 1. GuD Geotechnik und Dynamik Consult GmbH
  • 2. Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering (ICEA) University of Padova
  • 3. Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Division, Technical University of Berlin

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The present paper presents the capability of Discrete Element Method (DEM) to simulate a long-term cyclic drained triaxial test (up to 100,000 cycles). The results regard the progressive accumulation of plastic strain as function of the number of particles and the initial particles rearrangement. The influence of densification and contact orientation (anisotropy) in the evolution of the strength of the soil during the cyclic loading history is investigated.

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European Commission
INFRASTAR - Innovation and Networking for Fatigue and Reliability Analysis of Structures - Training for Assessment of Risk 676139