ABSTRACT
This study focuses on the application of the MPS (moving particle semi-implicit) - CAE (computer-aided engineering) method to simulate the unconfined compression test, from the planning and design stages, in an attempt to model the ground parameters under various influencing parameters. The best fitting ground model was designed for the primary parameters and is compared with the known soil data to justify the claim. Furthermore, the authors endeavored to find the secondary governing factors that will affect the accuracy of the ground modelling. The results show that the values of the primary parameters are influenced by the values of the secondary parameters, resulting in a different model. The influence of the secondary parameters is studied and the best fitting ground model is designed by incorporating both primary and secondary parameters. The resultant ground model is expected to provide more accurate results if firstly applied in various construction simulations.
