The effect of microstructural fabric on dynamic load transfer in two dimensional assemblies of elliptical particles

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1283-1303

  Zhu, Yan ^a   Shukla, Arun ^a   Sadd, Martin H ^a  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Microstructures; B. Contact mechanics; B. Granular material; B. Stress wave; C. Optical interferometry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DYNAMIC LOADS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTERFEROMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTOELASTICITY;

CONTACT LOAD ATTENUATION; CONTACT MECHANICS; DYNAMIC LOAD TRANSFER; LOAD PULSE WAVELENGTH; MICROSTRUCTURAL FABRIC;

FABRICS;

EID: 0030212860     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-5096(96)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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