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LEAP-2017 Simulation Exercise: Calibration of Constitutive Models and Simulation of the Element Tests

  • Majid T. Manzari
  • , Mohamed El Ghoraiby
  • , Mourad Zeghal
  • , Bruce L. Kutter
  • , Pedro Arduino
  • , Andres R. Barrero
  • , Emilio Bilotta
  • , Long Chen
  • , Renren Chen
  • , Anna Chiaradonna
  • , Ahmed Elgamal
  • , Gianluca Fasano
  • , Kiyoshi Fukutake
  • , William Fuentes
  • , Alborz Ghofrani
  • , Koji Ichii
  • , Takatoshi Kiriyama
  • , Carlos Lascarro
  • , Vicente Mercado
  • , Jack Montgomery
  • Osamu Ozutsumi, Zhijian Qiu, Mahdi Taiebat, Thaleia Travasarou, Dimitra Tsiaousi, Kyohei Ueda, Jose Ugalde, Toma Wada, Rui Wang, Ming Yang, Jian Min Zhang, Katerina Ziotopoulou

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Abstract

This paper presents a summary of the element test simulations (calibration simulations) submitted by 11 numerical simulation (prediction) teams that participated in the LEAP-2017 prediction exercise. A significant number of monotonic and cyclic triaxial (Vasko, An investigation into the behavior of Ottawa sand through monotonic and cyclic shear tests. Masters Thesis, The George Washington University, 2015; Vasko et al., LEAP-GWU-2015 Laboratory Tests. DesignSafe-CI, Dataset, 2018; El Ghoraiby et al., LEAP 2017: Soil characterization and element tests for Ottawa F65 sand. The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2017; El Ghoraiby et al., LEAP-2017 GWU Laboratory Tests. DesignSafe-CI, Dataset, 2018; El Ghoraiby et al., Physical and mechanical properties of Ottawa F65 Sand. In B. Kutter et al. (Eds.), Model tests and numerical simulations of liquefaction and lateral spreading: LEAP-UCD-2017. New York: Springer, 2019) and direct simple shear tests (Bastidas, Ottawa F-65 Sand Characterization. PhD Dissertation, University of California, Davis, 2016) are available for Ottawa F-65 sand. The focus of this element test simulation exercise is to assess the performance of the constitutive models used by participating team in simulating the results of undrained stress-controlled cyclic triaxial tests on Ottawa F-65 sand for three different void ratios (El Ghoraiby et al., LEAP 2017: Soil characterization and element tests for Ottawa F65 sand. The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2017; El Ghoraiby et al., LEAP-2017 GWU Laboratory Tests. DesignSafe-CI, Dataset, 2018; El Ghoraiby et al., Physical and mechanical properties of Ottawa F65 Sand. In B. Kutter et al. (Eds.), Model tests and numerical simulations of liquefaction and lateral spreading: LEAP-UCD-2017. New York: Springer, 2019). The simulated stress paths, stress strain responses, and liquefaction strength curves show that majority of the models used in this exercise are able to provide a reasonably good match to liquefaction strength curves for the highest void ratio (0.585) but the differences between the simulations and experiments become larger for the lower void ratios (0.542 and 0.515).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationModel Tests and Numerical Simulations of Liquefaction and Lateral Spreading - LEAP-UCD-2017
EditorsBruce L. Kutter, Majid T. Manzari, Mourad Zeghal
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages165-185
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9783030228170
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
EventWorkshop on Liquefaction Experiments and Analysis Projects, LEAP-UCD 2017 - Davis, United States
Duration: Dec 14 2017 → …

Publication series

NameModel Tests and Numerical Simulations of Liquefaction and Lateral Spreading - LEAP-UCD-2017

Conference

ConferenceWorkshop on Liquefaction Experiments and Analysis Projects, LEAP-UCD 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDavis
Period12/14/17 → …

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