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Notation

Description

Symbol

Unit GEO 5

Displacement d_Z

Displacement in the Z direction

d_z

[mm]

Displacement d_X

Displacement in the X direction

d_x

[mm]

Displacement resultant |d|

Displacement resultant

|d|

[mm]

Effective stress σ_{x, eff}

Effective normal stress in the X direction

σ_{x, eff}

[kPa]

Effective stress σ_{xz eff}

Effective normal stress in the Z direction

σ_{z, eff}

[kPa]

Effective hoop stress σ_{θ, eff}

Effective hoop stress in the θ direction

σ_{θ, eff}

[kPa]

Total stress σ_{x, tot}

Total normal stress in the X direction

σ_{x, tot}

[kPa]

Total stress σ_{z, tot}

Total normal stress in the Z direction

σ_{z, tot}

[kPa]

Total hoop stress σ_{θ, tot}

Total hoop stress in the θ direction

σ_{θ, tot}

[kPa]

Shear stress τ_xz

Shear stress in the XZ plane

τ_xz

[kPa]

Equivalent deviatoric stress J

Eqvivalent deviatoric stress

J

[kPa]

Total pore pressure u_tot

Total pore presure

u_tot

[kPa]

Equivalent deviatoric strain E_d

Equivalent deviatoric strain

E_d

[%]

Plastic equivalent deviatoric strain E_{d, pl}

Plastic equivalent deviatoric strain

E_{d, pl}

[%]

Pore presure u

Pore presure

u

[kPa]

Water flow velocity v_{w, x}

Water flow velocity in the X direction

v_{w, x}

[m/day]

Water flow velocity v_{w, z}

Water flow velocity in the Z direction

v_{w, z}

[m/day]

Water flow velocity resultant |v_w|

Water flow velocity resultant

|v_w|

[m/day]

Degree of saturation S

Degree of saturation

S

[%]

Notation

Description

Symbol

Unit GEO 5

Effective mean stress σ_{m, eff}

Effective mean stress

σ_{m, eff}

[kPa]

Total mean stress σ_{m, tot}

Total mean stress

σ_{m, tot}

[kPa]

Steady-state pore pressure u_ss

Steady-state pore pressure

u_ss

[kPa]

Excess pore pressure u_exc

Excess pore pressure

u_exc

[kPa]

Volumetric strain ε_v

Volumetric strain

ε_v

[%]

Plastic volumetric strain ε_{v, pl}

Plastic volumetric strain

ε_{v, pl}

[%]

Total head h

Total head

h

[m]

Total head gradient

Total head gradient in the X direction

[-]

Total head gradient

Total head gradient in the Z direction

[-]

Total head gradient resultant

Total head gradient resultant

[-]

Seepage force p_{w, x}

Seepage force in the X direction

p_{w, x}

[kN/m³]

Seepage force p_{w, z}

Seepage force in the Z direction

p_{w, z}

[kN/m³]

Seepage force resultant |p_w|

Seepage force resultant

|p_w|

[kN/m³]

Relative permeability K_r

Relative permeability

K_r

[%]

Suction u_succ

Sucction

u_succ

[kPa]

Effective principal stress σ_{1, eff}

Effective principal stress in the 1 direction

σ_{1, eff}

[kPa]

Effective principal stress σ_{2, eff}

Effective principal stress in the 2 direction

σ_{2, eff}

[kPa]

Effective principal stress σ_{3, eff}

Effective principal stress in the 3 direction

σ_{3, eff}

[kPa]

Total principal stress σ_{1, tot}

Total principal stress in the 1 direction

σ_{1, tot}

[kPa]

Total principal stress σ_{2, tot}

Total principal stress in the 2 direction

σ_{2, tot}

[kPa]

Total principal stress σ_{3, tot}

Total principal stress in the 3 direction

σ_{3, tot}

[kPa]

Strain ε_x

Strain in the X direction

ε_x

[%]

Strain ε_z

Strain in the Z direction

ε_z

[%]

Hoop strain ε_θ

Hoop strain

ε_θ

[%]

Shear strain γ_xz

Shear strain in the XZ plane

γ_xz

[%]

Plastic strain ε_{x, pl}

Plastic strain in the X direction

ε_{x, pl}

[%]

Plastic strain ε_{z, pl}

Plastic strain in the Z direction

ε_{z, pl}

[%]

Plastic hoop strain ε_{θ, pl}

Plastic hoop strain

ε_{θ, pl}

[%]

Plastic shear γ_{xz, pl}

Plastic shear in the XZ plane

γ_{xz, pl}

[%]

Principal strain ε₁

Principal strain in the 1 direction

ε₁

[%]

Principal strain ε₂

Principal strain in the 2 direction

ε₂

[%]

Principal strain ε₂

Principal strain in the 3 direction

ε₂

[%]

Plastic principal strain ε_{1, pl}

Plastic principal strain in the 1 direction

ε_{1, pl}

[%]

Plastic principal strain ε_{2, pl}

Plastic principal strain in the 2 direction

ε_{2, pl}

[%]

Plastic principal strain ε_{3, pl}

Plastic principal strain in the 3 direction

ε_{3, pl}

[%]

Void ratio e

Void ratio

e

[-]

Mobilized strength R_mob

Mobilized strength

R_mob

[%]