In a previous article [1], the eigenvalues of the elasto-plastic material m
atrix of a Drucker-Prager nonassociated soil model were analyzed with speci
al attention to the occurrence of complex eigenvalues. The link between thi
s analysis on material level to stress states which arise in a numerical co
mputation is made in this article. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All right
s reserved.