Unstable creeping in geomaterials

Claudio di Prisco*, Federico Pisanò

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Abstract

Time plays a dominant role in many areas of geomechanics, such as in the assessment of landslide hazard and territorial vulnerability. In this context, the reliable description of the temporal evolution of both soil mass movements and their dependence on loading rate effects is deemed crucial. From a theoretical standpoint, the time-dependent behaviour of geomaterials can be described by means of viscoplastic constitutive theories, also beneficial to foster the objectivity of numerical results from strain localisation simulations. However, not all the aspects of viscoplastic modelling have been so far clearly acknowledged in the literature. For this reason, in this paper the authors focus on creeping strain localization phenomena under simple shear conditions, discussing, from a theoretical point of view, the mechanical condition to be satisfied for tertiary creep to occur.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials dedicated to Hans Muhlhaus, Limassol, Cyprus, 21-25 May 2017
EditorsE. Papamichos, P. Papanastasiou, E. Pasternak, A. Dyskin
PublisherSpringer
Pages139-145
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-56397-8
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-56396-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event11th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials: dedicated to Hans Muhlhaus - Limassol, Cyprus
Duration: 21 May 201725 May 2017
Conference number: 11

Publication series

NameIWBDG: International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials
PublisherSpringer
ISSN (Print)1866-8755
ISSN (Electronic)1866-8763

Conference

Conference11th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials
Abbreviated titleIWBDG 2017
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityLimassol
Period21/05/1725/05/17

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