Mechanical modeling of MX-80 – Quick tools for BBM parameter analysis

The purpose of this work is to develop fast and user-friendly numerical tools, able to model simple experimental setups, which are suitable when evaluating the parameters of the Barcelona Basic Model. The work focuses on mechanical modeling of MX-80 bentonite clay in different laboratory experiments. The developed tools are found to meet the requirements. This is proven by the shown examples where the BBM parameters are evaluated using the developed tools.