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List of Variables

The following variables can be displayed (values in the soil/rock body):

List of variables displayed by the program - basic variables

Notation

Description

Symbol

Unit GEO 5

Displacement dZ

Displacement in the Z direction

dz

[mm]

Displacement dX

Displacement in the X direction

dx

[mm]

Displacement resultant |d|

Displacement resultant

|d|

[mm]

Effective stress σx, eff

Effective normal stress in the X direction

σx, eff

[kPa]

Effective stress σxz eff

Effective normal stress in the Z direction

σz, eff

[kPa]

Effective hoop stress σθ, eff

Effective hoop stress in the θ direction

σθ, eff

[kPa]

Total stress σx, tot

Total normal stress in the X direction

σx, tot

[kPa]

Total stress σz, tot

Total normal stress in the Z direction

σz, tot

[kPa]

Total hoop stress σθ, tot

Total hoop stress in the θ direction

σθ, tot

[kPa]

Shear stress τxz

Shear stress in the XZ plane

τxz

[kPa]

Equivalent deviatoric stress J

Eqvivalent deviatoric stress

J

[kPa]

Total pore pressure utot

Total pore presure

utot

[kPa]

Equivalent deviatoric strain Ed

Equivalent deviatoric strain

Ed

[%]

Plastic equivalent deviatoric strain Ed, pl

Plastic equivalent deviatoric strain

Ed, pl

[%]

Pore presure u

Pore presure

u

[kPa]

Water flow velocity vw, x

Water flow velocity in the X direction

vw, x

[m/day]

Water flow velocity vw, z

Water flow velocity in the Z direction

vw, z

[m/day]

Water flow velocity resultant |vw|

Water flow velocity resultant

|vw|

[m/day]

Degree of saturation S

Degree of saturation

S

[%]

List of variables displayed by the program - detailed variables (checkbox )

Notation

Description

Symbol

Unit GEO 5

Effective mean stress σm, eff

Effective mean stress

σm, eff

[kPa]

Total mean stress σm, tot

Total mean stress

σm, tot

[kPa]

Steady-state pore pressure uss

Steady-state pore pressure

uss

[kPa]

Excess pore pressure uexc

Excess pore pressure

uexc

[kPa]

Volumetric strain εv

Volumetric strain

εv

[%]

Plastic volumetric strain εv, pl

Plastic volumetric strain

εv, 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 pw, x

Seepage force in the X direction

pw, x

[kN/m3]

Seepage force pw, z

Seepage force in the Z direction

pw, z

[kN/m3]

Seepage force resultant |pw|

Seepage force resultant

|pw|

[kN/m3]

Relative permeability Kr

Relative permeability

Kr

[%]

Suction usucc

Sucction

usucc

[kPa]

Effective principal stress σ1, eff

Effective principal stress in the 1 direction

σ1, eff

[kPa]

Effective principal stress σ2, eff

Effective principal stress in the 2 direction

σ2, eff

[kPa]

Effective principal stress σ3, eff

Effective principal stress in the 3 direction

σ3, eff

[kPa]

Total principal stress σ1, tot

Total principal stress in the 1 direction

σ1, tot

[kPa]

Total principal stress σ2, tot

Total principal stress in the 2 direction

σ2, tot

[kPa]

Total principal stress σ3, tot

Total principal stress in the 3 direction

σ3, tot

[kPa]

Strain εx

Strain in the X direction

εx

[%]

Strain εz

Strain in the Z direction

εz

[%]

Hoop strain εθ

Hoop strain

εθ

[%]

Shear strain γxz

Shear strain in the XZ plane

γxz

[%]

Plastic strain εx, pl

Plastic strain in the X direction

εx, pl

[%]

Plastic strain εz, pl

Plastic strain in the Z direction

εz, pl

[%]

Plastic hoop strain εθ, pl

Plastic hoop strain

εθ, pl

[%]

Plastic shear γxz, pl

Plastic shear in the XZ plane

γxz, 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 ε1, pl

Plastic principal strain in the 1 direction

ε1, pl

[%]

Plastic principal strain ε2, pl

Plastic principal strain in the 2 direction

ε2, pl

[%]

Plastic principal strain ε3, pl

Plastic principal strain in the 3 direction

ε3, pl

[%]

Void ratio e

Void ratio

e

[-]

Mobilized strength Rmob

Mobilized strength

Rmob

[%]

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