Stages of introducing nonlinear soil model into design practice in Russia

Abstract

The paper describes more important stages of introducing nonlinear soil model into design practice in Russia. Results of laboratory and in-situ verification studies are analyzed. Some examples of objects which geotechnical parts were designed using a physically and geometrically nonlinear soil model are given and discussed. Since the soil is a natural media, the values of its mechanical characteristics (parameters) should be determined from in-situ static tests, for example, using pressuremeter devices, that allows to ensure the necessary accuracy in about 25% of the design geotechnical output data. © 2023 Author(s).