Development of a strain softening constitutive model for rock
| dc.contributor.advisor | Cheatham, John B., Jr. | en_US |
| dc.creator | Claborn, Forrest Jay | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-04T00:06:35Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2009-06-04T00:06:35Z | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1988 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A plasticity based constitutive model with two yield surfaces is developed to model the nonlinear axial and volumetric behavior observed for rocks in triaxial compression. The failure surface is allowed to soften at low pressures to simulate fracturing. A method for treating the corner where the yield surfaces intersect is developed. In comparisons with experimental data, the model accurately predicts the axial response in triaxial tests. The model predicts too much dilation for low confining pressure triaxial tests. The constitutive model was used in conjunction with a finite element code to simulate axisymmetric indentation of rock. Because of the existence of the corner in the yield surface, the simulation was computationally too slow to be practical. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 175 p. | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.callno | THESIS M.E. 1988 CLABORN | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Claborn, Forrest Jay. "Development of a strain softening constitutive model for rock." (1988) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13279">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13279</a>. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13279 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mechanical engineering | en_US |
| dc.title | Development of a strain softening constitutive model for rock | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.type.material | Text | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Engineering | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Rice University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en_US |
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