Did you initialize the cam clay mean effective stress by using the corresponding function? Read the constitutive models manual / Cam clay. There is also an example at the end, which shows that you need to initialize the mean effective stress by using the corresponding function.
I am trying to model a simple multiple layer rehabilitated embankment in Flac3D and I am new to this software. In my model, I use modified cam clay model for two consecutive layers, strain hardening/softening model for the soil replacement material, and linear elastic model for the overlaying pavement. Now, any time I ran the project, I faced two errors:
1- *** Cam-clay: Bulk modulus bound must be increased for stability.
once I increase the Bulk modulus, I encounter another error:
2- *** Cam-clay: Yield envelope cannot be reached
I saw you faced this problem before. I will appreciate if you please let me know the possible reasons for these errors.
I don't known whether you have solved this problem, i also face the same problem when use modified cam clay model in FlAC3D. Maybe I can share some suggestions for you.
1—make sure the [ a] (zone face apply stress-xx [a] ) has the same order of magnitude with [b] ([global pre_pres =[b]])
After i modified it, it not show the error:Cam-clay: Yield envelope cannot be reached, hope it will help you.