Void fabric tensor and ultimate state surface of soils

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-180

  Muhunthan, B ^a,b   Chameau, J L ^a,c  

^a ASCE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOADS (FORCES); MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROSITY; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN; SURFACES; TENSORS;

LOADING PATHS; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTAL VOLUME; STRAIN SOFTENING; ULTIMATE STATE SURFACE; VOID FABRIC INDEX; VOID FABRIC TENSOR;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CRITICAL STATE; FABRIC; SOIL MECHANICS; VOID DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031080658     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)1090-0241(1997)123:2(173)     Document Type: Article

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