IC MAGE Model 15 – Simple state-parameter dependent model with isotropic nonlinear stiffness extended with the high-cycle accumulation modelling framework for sands

IC MAGE M15 is a user-defined model for PLAXIS built using the IC MAGE UMIP framework. M15 is a standalone extension of M02 and adds the high-cycle accumulation framework for sand. M02 combines the state-parameter framework by Been & Jefferies (1985) with a Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion. The elastic response is given by the isotropic nonlinear stiffness model IC.G3S by Taborda et al. (2016). A reversal detection algorithm within a cyclic nonlinear elastic framework allows for the generation of hysteresis (and energy dissipation).