Research Article

Unified Description of the Mechanical Properties of Typical Marine Soil and Its Application

Table 1

Material parameters of the soil.

ParameterSoil

Compression index 0.026
Swelling index 0.005
Critical state constant 2.890
Void ratio ( kPa on the N.C.L.)0.980
Poisson’s ratio 0.320

Degradation parameter of overconsolidation 2.200
Degradation parameter of structure 0.100
Evolution parameter of anisotropy 0.500
Parameter of suction 0.500
Void ratio ( kPa on the N.C.L.S.)1.120