Parameters
Soil model
Soil layer
Loose sand
Dense sand
Unsaturated weight (γunsat), kN/m3
All models
17
19
Saturated weight (γsat)
All models
20
21
Stiffness (
), kN/m2
HS [9]
20,000
60,000
Stiffness (
), kN/m2
HS [9]
20,000
60,000
Stiffness (
), kN/m2
All models
100,000
180,000
Rate of increase of E with depth (ΔE) kN/m2
MCI [18]
4720
31,470
Power (m)
HS
0.65
0.55
Poisson’s ratio (ν)
All models
0.2
0.2
Dilatancy (ψ), degree
All models
2
8
Friction angle (φ), degree
All models
32
38
Cohesion (cref), kN/m2
HS
0.1
0.1