Simulation of geomembrane response to settlement in landfills by using the material point method

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1977-1994

  Zhou, Shijian ^a   Stormont, John ^b   Chen, Zhen ^c  

^a GM Advanced Technology Vehicles   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomembrane; Landfill; Large deformations; Material point; Simulation; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DISSIMILAR MATERIALS; GEOMEMBRANES; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SUBSIDENCE;

MATERIAL POINT METHOD;

LAND FILL;

DEFORMATION; GEOSYNTHETICS; LANDFILL CAPPING; SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 0033604805     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(19991225)23:15<1977::AID-NAG45>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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