48.4. Material Properties

The soil material is modeled using an ideally plastic Mohr-Coulomb material with weak dilatancy effects.

Soil Material Properties
Young's Modulus (MPa)30
Poisson's Ratio0.33
Density (Kgm-3)1500
Friction angle (°)30
Cohesion (kPa)0.05
Angle of dilatancy (°)5
Residual friction angle (°)30
Residual cohesion (kPa)0.05