Table 1.

Summary of model parameters for Cowden till

ComponentParameters
Strength
(Van Eekelen, 1980), equation (3)
X=0548,Y=0698,Z=0100
Non-linear Hvorslev surface – shape
(Tsiampousi et al., 2013), equation (1)
α=025,n=040
Non-linear Hvorslev surface – plastic potential
(Tsiampousi et al., 2013), equation (2)
β=020,m=100
Virgin consolidation lineν1=220,λ=0115
Non-linear elasticity – swelling behaviourκ=0021
Non-linear elasticity – small-strain shear modulus
(Taborda et al., 2016), equation (4)
G0=110MPa,pref=1000kPa
Non-linear elasticity – shear stiffness degradation
(Taborda et al., 2016), equation (4)
a=978×105, b=0987, RG,min=005

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