Hydro-mechanical numerical modelling of geotechnical problems using local second gradient models

The paper presents some applications of a local second gradient theory used to describe the mechanical behavior of a continua. This theory has been developed in order to avoid some well
known drawbacks of classical theories, when softening and/or localization occur in a computation. This theory is extended and then applied in a hydromechanical coupled problem, in the case of fully saturated geomaterials. The corresponding finite element method taking into account the geometrical non linearities is detailed. Preliminary results using the finite element code developed in this context are then discussed and allow to study post localization behavior.