An Elastic-Viscoplastic Model for Time-Dependent Behavior of Soft Clay and Its Application on Rheological Consolidation

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="587412.fig.007a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2014/587412/figures/587412.fig.007a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Specimen 1</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="587412.fig.007b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2014/587412/figures/587412.fig.007b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Specimen 2</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Development of computed viscous strain (VES: viscoelastic strain; VPS: viscoplastic strain).</table>

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Figure 7: An Elastic-Viscoplastic Model for Time-Dependent Behavior of Soft Clay and Its Application on Rheological Consolidation 