ABSTRACT
The numerical simulations based on element tests, currently are useful when the researcher wants to have an initial approaching of the behavior of a sample, especially if it is reproduced through of the constitutive model selected for the stage of numerical modeling of a geotechnical structure in particular. Depending on the constitutive theory this kind of simulation is an additional tool when calibrating the parameters necessary for a subsequent phase of modeling (Moya, 2011).
