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Longitudinal Shock Waves in Soil

Author : Vladimir A. Osinov

Published in: Recent Developments of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics in Theory and Practice

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The stiffness of soils in compression increases with increasing pressure. This property makes the strain-stress relation nonlinear and strongly influences the propagation of compression waves: a smooth wave front steepens and turns into a shock front. This paper discusses some theoretical questions related to the formation and propagation of longitudinal shock waves in soil within the pressure range typical of geotechnical engineering problems (up to a few megapascals). In particular, the topics discussed in the paper are the critical distance for dry and saturated soils (the distance covered by a smooth front before it becomes discontinuous), the jump conditions on a discontinuity, and smooth viscous shocks.

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Title
Longitudinal Shock Waves in Soil
Author
Vladimir A. Osinov
Copyright Year
2020
Book
Recent Developments of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics in Theory and Practice

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-28515-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-28516-6

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28516-6_11

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