An analysis of geotechnical problems involving strain softening effects

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 13 SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 1427-1454

  Sterpi, Donatella ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Shear band analysis; Small scale model; Strain localization; Strain softening; Tunnelling

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SOFTENING; STRAIN ANALYSIS; TUNNELING;

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

SHEAR BAND ANALYSIS; STRAIN LOCALIZATION; STRAIN SOFTENING;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033237096     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(199911)23:13<1427::AID-NAG6>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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