Davis R.O., Selvadurai A.P.S. Plasticity and Geomechanics

Cambridge University Press, 2002. - 287 р.
Plasticity theory is widely used to describe the behaviour of soil and rock in many engineering situations. Plasticity and Geomechanics presents a concise introduction to the general subject of plasticity with a particular emphasis on applications in geomechanics. Metal plasticity is described and elementary theories are discussed before attention is focused specifically on geomaterials.
The greater part of the book is devoted to the classical aspects of plasticity, particularly the use of upper and lower bound theorems and slip line theory. Critical state theory is introduced and Cam Clay is described in detail.