A finite element model of localized deformation in frictional materials taking a strong discontinuity approach

Abstract A finite element model of localized deformation in frictional materials taking a strong discontinuity approach is presented. A rate-independent, non-associated, strain-softening Drucker–Prager plasticity model is formulated in the context of strong discontinuities and implemented along with an enhanced quadrilateral element within the framework of an assumed enhanced strain finite element method. For simple model problems such as uniform compression, the strong discontinuity approach has been shown to lead to mesh-independent finite element solutions when localized deformation is present. In this paper, a finite element analysis of localized deformation occurring in a more complex model problem of slope stability is conducted in a nearly mesh-independent manner. The effect of dilatancy on the orientation of slip lines is demonstrated for the slope stability problem.

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