Mohr-Coulomb Model

Short Course on Computational Geotechnics + Dynamics

Boulder, Colorado
January 5-8, 2004
Stein Sture
Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado at Boulder

Contents
Idealized and Real Stress-Strain Behavior of Soils
Basic Concepts of Mohr-Coulomb Model
Mohr-Coulomb Model Modeling
Friction Angle
Influence of Intermediate Principal Stress on
Friction Angle
Drained Simple Shear Test
How to Understand
Drained Triaxial Test
Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Idealized and Real Stress-Strain

Behavior of Soils

Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Basic Concepts of MohrCoulomb Model

Bilinear approximation of triaxial test

Basic law:

p
e
p

0 for f 0

i
i x, y,etc.
i i i

f f ( x , y , z , xy , yz , zx )
ie reversibleelasticstrain
f=yieldfunction

ip irreversibleplasticstrain

Mohr-Coulomb Model
Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Soil Modeling

Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Mohr-Coulomb Soil Modeling

g
Flow rule for plastic strain:
i

g
g
p
p
This means: x
, y
, etc.
x
y

p
i

Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Mohr-Coulomb Soil Modeling

a multiplier that determines the

magnitude of plastic strains

g
i determines the direction of plastic

strains

Classical associated plasticity: g = f

General non-associated plasticity: g f
M-C model: f r s sin c cos : yield function
g r s sin c cos : plastic potential function
Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Mohr-Coulomb Soil Modeling

Computational Geotechnics

NonlinearFailureEnvelopeRepresentation

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Mohr-Coulomb Soil Modeling

Computational Geotechnics

FrictionAngleDefinitions

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Mohr-Coulomb Soil Modeling

StrengthEnvelopesforaRangeofSoilTypes

Mohr-Coulomb Model
Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Soil Modeling

Computational Geotechnics

tc VersusRelativeDensityandUnitWeight

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Friction Angle

Computational Geotechnics

DilatancyAngleRelationships

Mohr-Coulomb Model

 tc 36 o 1 2 3 4 5
inwhich:
1

Correctionforparticleshape
Forhighsphericityandsubroundedshape
1=6o
Forlowsphericityandangularshape
1=+2o
Correctionforparticlesize(effectivesize,d10)
Ford10>2.0mm(gravel)
2=11o
o
For2.0>d10>0.6mm(coarsesand)
2=9
o
For0.6>d10>0.2mm(mediumsand)
2=4
For0.2>d10>0.06mm(finesand)
2=0
Correctionforgraduation(uniformitycoefficient,Cu)
ForCu>2.0(wellgraded)
3=2o
o
ForCu=2.0(mediumgraded)
3=1
ForCu<2.0(poorlygraded)
3=0
Correctionforrelativedensity(Dr)
For0<Dr<0.5(loose)
4=1o
For0.5<Dr<0.75(intermediate)
4=0
o
For0.75<Dr<1.00(dense)
4=+4
Correctionfortypeofmineral
Forquartz
5=0
o
Forfeldspar,calcite,chlorite
5=+4
o
Formuscovitemica
5=+6

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Mohr-Coulomb Model

 cv forNCClaysvs.PI

max cv 0.8
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Mohr-Coulomb Model

Influence of Intermediate Principal Stress on

Friction Angle

Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Influence of Intermediate Principal Stress on

Friction Angle

Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Drained Simple Shear Test

Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Model

How to Understand

=+ior=i
i=interparticleangleoffriction
quartzsand:30o
Computational Geotechnics

Mohr-Coulomb Model

Drained Triaxial Test

v x y z 2x y
2sin
tan
1 sin
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(identicaltobiaxialtest)

Mohr-Coulomb Model