Solid Mechanics Material Properties: Geomechanics Material Model
These material property groups for material models in solid mechanics are used by the Geomechanics Module.
Table 9-27:
Geomechanics Models Materials.
Property Group and Property
Name/Variable
SI Unit
Drucker–Prager
Drucker–Prager alpha coefficient
alphaDrucker
1
Drucker–Prager k coefficient
kDrucker
Pa
Fracture parameters
Tensile fracture energy
Gft
J/m
2
Compressive fracture energy
Gfc
J/m
2
Hoek–Brown
Hoek–Brown m parameter
mHB
1
Hoek–Brown s parameter
sHB
1
Geological strength index
GSI
1
Disturbance factor
Dfactor
1
Intact rock parameter
miHB
1
Lade–Duncan
Lade–Duncan k coefficient
kLade
1
Matsuoka–Nakai
Matsuoka–Nakai mu coefficient
muMatsuoka
1
Mohr–Coulomb
Cohesion
cohesion
Pa
Angle of internal friction
internalphi
rad
Ottosen
Ottosen a parameter
aOttosen
1
Ottosen b parameter
bOttosen
1
Size factor
k1Ottosen
1
Shape factor
k2Ottosen
1
Soil material
Initial strength parameter
ksoil0
Pa
Hardening function, strength
ksoilh
Pa
Friction parameter
asoil
1
Dilatancy parameter
aqsoil
1
Initial cohesion
cohesion0
Pa
Hardening function, cohesion
cohesionh
Pa
Friction angle
phis
rad
Dilatation angle
psis
rad
Yield Stress Parameters
Uniaxial tensile strength
sigmaut
Pa
Uniaxial compressive strength
sigmauc
Pa
Biaxial compressive strength
sigmabc
Pa