DEM simulation of granular media-structure interface: Effects of surface roughness and particle shape

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 531-547

  Jensen, Richard P ^a   Bosscher, Peter J ^b   Plesha, Michael E ^a   Edil, Tuncer B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster; Discrete element; Interface; Particle roughness; Particle shape; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD (DEM); GRANULAR MEDIA-STRUCTURE INTERFACE SHEAR TEST SIMULATIONS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

DEFORMATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR MEDIUM; SHAPE ANALYSIS; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 0032781907     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(199905)23:6<531::AID-NAG980>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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