THERMOPOROELASTIC COUPLING WITH APPLICATION TO CONSOLIDATION

Abstract

Based on a fully coupled thermoporoelastic formulation, this paper discusses the general conditions where the coupling should be maintained, and where a partial or full decoupling technique may be applied. This exercise is aimed at providing practical solutions for the coupled thermoporoelastic analyses where excessive manipulations and unreasonable simplifications are minimized. The necessity for full coupling and the justification for decoupling are illustrated in a thermoporoelastic application of a one-dimensional consolidation scenario. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.