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We do a disservice in engineering education if we fail to convey an appreciation of the limits of applicability of the models that permeate our teaching. A proper understanding of the potential for constitutive modelling of soils can provide engineers with an ability to select an appropriate level of complexity of modelling for the intended application. A hierarchical development of models can aid this selection of appropriate complexity. A classification of models is described and examples of hierarchical development are given. The need for development of models to be integrated with experimental studies is emphasised.
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Wood, D.M. (2000). The role of models in civil engineering. In: Kolymbas, D. (eds) Constitutive Modelling of Granular Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57018-6_3
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