Numerical simulations of deviatoric shear deformation of granular media

Geotechnique

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-53

  Thornton, C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Fabric structure of soils; Friction; Numerical modelling and analysis; Sands; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

DEVIATORIC SHEAR DEFORMATION; INTERPARTICLE FRICTIONS; STRESS-STRAIN DILATION PROCESSES;

SAND;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MICROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 0034002535     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2000.50.1.43     Document Type: Article

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