Table 1.

Hardening Soil parameters

Model in Plaxis 2D
Clay
Layer 1&4 Layer 2
Parameter Unit
Dr=65% Dr=45%
ref 3000
E ( pref =100 kPa) kN/m
50
2
33000 23000
ref 9000
E ( pref =100 kPa) kN/m2
ur 104000 72000
ref 3000
E ( pref =100 kPa) kN/m2
oed 33000 23000
2
c’ kN/m 0 0 10
' 27
φ ° 36 33
ψ ° 7 3 1
ur - 0.2 0.2 0.2
m - 0.5 0.5 1
K0nc - 0.41 0.46 0.55
R f [-] - 0.9 0.9 0.9

Table 2. HSsmall soil model parameters for sands

Equation Layer 1&4 Layer 2 Clay

Dr=65% Dr=45%

Eref 2
50 =60000 Dr /100 [kN/m ]
36000 25000 3000
(adopted)
Eref 2
oed =60000 Dr /100 [kN/m ]
36000 25000 3000
(adopted)
ref 108000 75000 9000
E =180000 Dr /100 [kN/m 2]
ur
(adopted)
ref 100000 90000 64000
G =60000+ 68000 Dr /100 [kN/
0

m 2]
(adopted)
m=0.7−Dr /320 [-] 0.5 0.56 1
γ 0.7 =( 2−Dr /100 ) ∙ 10−4 [-] 1.35E-4 1.55E-4 5.00E-4

φ ' =28+12.5 Dr / 100 [°] 36 33 27

(adopted)
ψ=−2+12.5 Dr /100 [°] 7 3 1
(adopted)
R f =1−Dr /800 [-] 0.92 0.94 0.90
g sat (pcf) 120
gW (pcf) 62.4
Dw (ft) 3

Layer H (ft) M.L.D (ft) s v (psf) U0 (psf) sv ' (psf) sv ' (kPa) K 0 sH' (psf) sH ' (kPa)
1 11.5 5.75 690.0 171.6 518.4 24.9 0.41 213.7 10.3
2 19.5 21.25 2550.0 1138.8 1411.2 67.7 0.46 642.6 30.8
3 21 41.5 4980.0 2402.4 2577.6 123.7 0.55 1417.7 68.0
4 13 58.5 7020.0 3463.2 3556.8 170.7 0.41 1466.2 70.4