Experimental validation of a coupled hydro-mechanical model for vegetated soil

Journal article (2017)

Authors

B. M. SWITAŁA BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

A. Askarinejad

Wei Wu BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

Sarah Springman ETH Zürich

Laboratory tests Constitutive relations Finite-element modelling Reinforced soils

To reference this document use:

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:191ec97a-fc30-41e4-9b28-89fd3dadcf63

More Info

expand_more

Published Date

2017

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Abstract

A coupled hydro-mechanical model is presented to account for the influence of plants on the mechanical and hydrological behaviour of soil. A modified Cam-clay model is implemented in a finite element code to consider the combined effect of vegetation via root reinforcement and evapotranspiration. The model is calibrated and validated by laboratory tests on soil containing roots. A vegetated soil sample is subjected to cycles of wetting and drying. The pore pressure is measured by tensiometers installed at different depths. Numerous tests on rootreinforced and non-reinforced soil are carried out. The enhancement in soil strength is obtained by comparing the test results. The tests are simulated using the numerical model and the results are compared with the experimental data.

Files

Jgeot.16.p.233.pdf

(pdf | 1.42 Mb)

Download not available