MODEL GALLERY
Flexible and Smooth Strip Footing on a Stratum of Clay
A common verification model for geotechnical problems is of a shallow stratum layer of clay.In this model, a vertical load is applied to the clay strata top surface and the static response and collapse load are studied.
The clay is modeled as an elastic-perfectly plastic material and the Mohr-Coulomb yield condition under plane strain conditions is used. The response is studied using an associated as well as a non-associated flow rule.
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Surface plot of the effective plastic strain. |
Engineering Fields
- Nonlinear Analysis
Application Areas
- Geophysics
- Structural Mechanics