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| Concept | Elasticity (Wrong for soil) | Plasticity (Right for soil) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Reversible | Permanent | | Stress-Strain | Linear | Non-linear | | Key Parameter | Young's Modulus (E) | Yield Surface, Cohesion (c), Friction Angle (φ) | | Failure | Doesn't fail (just stretches) | Reaches failure criterion (Mohr-Coulomb) | | Analogy | Rubber band | Clay or wet sand | fundamentals of plasticity in geomechanics pdf
⚠️ Ensure you respect copyright — many older classic texts are legally available as scanned copies.
| Concept | Elasticity (Wrong for soil) | Plasticity (Right for soil) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Reversible | Permanent | | Stress-Strain | Linear | Non-linear | | Key Parameter | Young's Modulus (E) | Yield Surface, Cohesion (c), Friction Angle (φ) | | Failure | Doesn't fail (just stretches) | Reaches failure criterion (Mohr-Coulomb) | | Analogy | Rubber band | Clay or wet sand |