Cam Clay Constitutive Modelling - Report

Isotropic Consolidation
Original Cam Clay

Isotropic Consolidation Modified Cam Clay

Isotropic Consolidation Subloading Cam Clay

RESULT: Subloading Cam Clay

Isotropic Original Cam Clay

Isotropic Consolidation Modified Cam Clay

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Cam Clay Constitutive Modelling - Report

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Cam Clay Constitutive Modelling - Report

Orignial Cam Clay CD Constant Radial Stress

NC Soil: e = 0.78573;
Slightly OC Soil: e = 0.7;
Heavily OC Soil: e = 0.5

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Cam Clay Constitutive Modelling - Report

Orignial Cam Clay CU

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Cam Clay Constitutive Modelling - Report

Orignial Cam Clay CD p Const

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Cam Clay Constitutive Modelling - Report

Orignial Cam Clay / Modified Cam Clay- CD- p Const

Modified Cam Clay can solve the problem occurred with Original Cam Clay as seen in the below example:

However, both model have problem with extremely heavily consolidated soil as shown in the below example.
What is the reason for this problem?

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Cam Clay Constitutive Modelling - Report

Modified Cam Clay CD Constant Radial Stress

NC Soil: e = 0.78573;
Slightly OC Soil: e = 0.6;
Heavily OC Soil: e = 0.5

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Cam Clay Constitutive Modelling - Report

Modified Cam Clay CU

NC Soil: e = 0.78573;
Slightly OC Soil: e = 0.6;
Heavily OC Soil: e = 0.5

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Cam Clay Constitutive Modelling - Report

Modified Cam Clay CD Const p

NC Soil: e = 0.78573;
Slightly OC Soil: e = 0.7;
Heavily OC Soil: e = 0.65
Problem occurs with e <= 0.6

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