This paper establishes a non-equilibrium thermodynamic constitutive model that can predict the undrained shear behavior of saturated sand. Starting from the basic laws of thermodynamics, the model does not require the classical concepts in elasto-plastic models, such as the yield function, the flow rule, and the hardening rule. It is also different from the existing thermodynamic constitutive models in soil mechanics literatures. The model does not use a complex nonlinear elastic potential as usually and introduces a coupling energy dissipative mechanism between the viscosity and elasticity relaxation, which is essential in granular materials. Then this model was used to simulate the undrained shear test of Toyoura sand. The model can predict the critical state, dilatancy-contraction and hardening-softening characteristics of sand during undrained triaxial shearing.
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