Manual, DLL, and Example Drivers for PM4SiltR

  • The following section provides links for the manual, dynamic link library (DLL), and example driver files.

Version 1

  • Boulanger, R. W., Ziotopoulou, K., and Oathes, T. J. (2022). "PM4SiltR (Version 1): A silt plasticity model with rate effects for slope stability applications." Report No. UCD/CGM-22/04, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA. [PDF available here]
  • Code: modelpm4scrp005_64.dll (compiled 5/29/2022). This code was compiled using Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 for use with the creep analysis option in FLAC 8. It will not work with earlier versions of FLAC. Place the dll in the Program Files\Itasca\FLAC810\Exe64\plugins\models directory. The dll can be downloaded here (zip file).
  • A set of single-element simulation drivers are provided for assisting with model calibration.
    • Example driver #1: Creep response in direct simple shear (drained or undrained)
    • Example driver #2: Monotonic shearing of ACU direct simple shear (DSS) specimens at different strain rates
    • Example driver #3: Monotonic shearing of ACU plane strain compression (PSC) specimens at different strain rates
  • The example drivers (project files and corresponding fish files) can be downloaded here (zip file).