AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE CONE PENETRATION TEST IN CLAY

This paper describes an analysis of the quasi-static penetration of a cone penetrometer into clay. The clay is idealized as a homogeneous elastic-perfectly plastic material obeying the von Mises yield criterion. The analysis is based on the strain path method, with an additional equilibrium correcti...

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Main Authors: Teh, C, Houlsby, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1991