3. B modeling#

3.1. Characteristics of modeling#

The modeling is 3D with a hydro-mechanical coupling in a semi-static non-linear fashion.

In loading phase \(1\), the sample is brought to consolidation pressure \({\sigma }_{\mathrm{xx}}^{0}={\sigma }_{\mathrm{yy}}^{0}={\sigma }_{\mathrm{zz}}^{0}={\sigma }_{0}=-200\mathrm{kPa}\). This state of confinement makes it possible to consider the sample as moderately dense sand.

We use Hujeux’s law cyclic.

3.2. Characteristics of the mesh#

Number of knots: \(20\)

Number of meshes and type: 1 HEXA20 and 6 QUAD8.

3.3. Tested sizes and results#

The solutions are calculated at point \(C\) and compared to references GEFDYN. They are given in terms of isotropic pressure, plastic volume deformation \({\varepsilon }_{v}^{p}\) and mobilization factors, and summarized in the following tables:

\(Q\mathrm{=}\sqrt{\frac{1}{2}{\sigma }_{\text{ij}}^{d}\mathrm{:}{\sigma }_{\text{ij}}^{d}}(\mathit{kPa})\)

\({\varepsilon }_{\text{zz}}\)

Reference type

GEFDYN (\(\mathit{kPa}\))

tolerance (%)

-1.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

1.015E+2

3.0

-2.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

1.343E+2

2.0

-5.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

1.808E+2

1.0

-1.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

2.139E+2

1.0

-2.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

2.495E+2

1.0

\(3\text{.}P\text{'}\mathrm{=}{\sigma }_{\text{ij}}\mathrm{\cdot }{\delta }_{\text{ij}}(\mathit{kPa})\)

\({\varepsilon }_{\text{zz}}\)

Reference type

GEFDYN (\(\mathit{kPa}\))

tolerance (%)

-1.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-5.889E+2

1.0

-2.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-5.823E+2

1.0

-5.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-5.638E+2

1.0

-1.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-5.439E+2

1.0

-2.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-5.442E+2

1.0

\({\varepsilon }_{v}^{p}\mathrm{=}\text{trace}({\varepsilon }^{p})\)

\({\varepsilon }_{\text{zz}}\)

Reference Type

GEFDYN

Tolerance (%)

-1.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-1.37E-5

8.0

-2.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-2.19E-5

6.0

-5.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-4.51E-5

3.0

-1.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-7.03E-5

2.0

-2.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

-7.00E-5

2.0

\(({r}_{\text{iso}}^{c}+{r}_{\text{ela}}^{s,c})\)

\({\varepsilon }_{\text{zz}}\)

Reference Type

GEFDYN

Tolerance (%)

-1.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

1.51E-3

1.0

-2.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

2.40E-3

1.0

-5.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

4.91E-3

1.0

-1.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

7.60E-3

1.0

-2.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

1.16E-3

2.0

\(({r}_{\text{dev}}^{m}+{r}_{\text{ela}}^{d,m})\)

\({\varepsilon }_{\text{zz}}\)

Reference Type

GEFDYN

Tolerance (%)

-1.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

0.334

3.0

-2.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

0.436

2.0

-5.E-3

SOURCE_EXTERNE

0.583

1.0

-1.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

0.693

1.0

-2.E-2

SOURCE_EXTERNE

0.790

1.0

3.4. notes#

The comparison between Code_Aster and GEFDYN solutions is relatively good, with generally less than \(1\text{\%}\) errors. Relative errors greater than \(1\text{\%}\) appear for levels of test values that are relatively low and close to the numerical precision applied during the calculation.