ตฤณ เดชคง. Numerical Analysis of Geotechnical Works in Bangkok Soft Clay using Hypoplastic Model. Master's Degree(Civil Engineering). King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. KMUTT Library. : King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 2011.
Numerical Analysis of Geotechnical Works in Bangkok Soft Clay using Hypoplastic Model
Abstract:
Numerical methods, such as finite element method, have become more popular for
geotechnical analyses due to their abilities to solve complicated problems. However,
accuracy and reliability of the results strongly depend on various factors. The soil
constitutive model is one of the prime factors. The appropriate soil model should be
able to reflect all dominant behaviors. In this study, the hypoplastic model for clay
(Masin, 2005) was selected due to its ability to appropriately simulate soil deformations
in various applied stress paths to be used with FE program to analyze geotechnical
works in Bangkok Soft Clay. The analysis results were compared to the measured data
of actual construction and analytical ones from Mohr-Coulomb and Hardening Soil with
small strain models. The comparison indicated that the geotechnical analysis results can
be much improved by using the hypoplastic model. In addition, this study presents an
improved analysis method which multiple soft clay layers were considered by adjusting
the void ratio in the model parameters. The method was validated with resu1ts of
unconfined compression test considering soil suction from sampling effect. The
analytical results by the improved method revealed that the simulation capability for
geotechnical works mainly controlled by compression loading stress path can be much
improved by considering layer in two or more soil layers. However, for deep excavation
work, which is mainly controlled by compression unloading stress path, noticeable
improvement cannot be obtained.