Research Article

A Hypoelastic Dynamic Constitutive Model to Account for the Hysteretic Behaviour of Soil Subjected to Cyclic Loads

Table 1

The whole integration procedure.

StepDescription

1Given a dynamic stress amplitude , where

2Judge the loading or unloading stage according to the following condition:
 (1) Initial loading stage: ,
 (2) Unloading stage:
 (3) Reloading stage:

3Stress reversal judging stage:
 If , then go to Step 4
 Else, and go to Step 5

4Calculate
 (1) , where α can be i, u, or r
 (2) ,
 (3) Record
Go to Step 2

5Calculate the new strain :
(i) Initial loading stage:
 (1) Firstly, calculate
 (2) Then, , is the trial increment of the strain and given automatically by the program
(ii) Unloading stage:
 (1) Firstly, calculate
 (2) Then,
(iii) Reloading stage:
 (1) Firstly, calculate
 (2) Then,
Let , , where α can be i, u, or r
Go to Step 2