Computer methods are in the forefront of the procedures for analysis and design for geotechnical problems. Constitutive models that characterize the behavior of geologic materials and interfaces / joints play a vital role in the solutions obtained by using ...

<p>The influence of the natural ~or artificially induced! structure of a geomaterial on its compression behavior is investigated. An approach for modeling this influence for various structured geomaterials is proposed by using the disturbed state concept. ...