Experimental examination of the arching mechanism on the micro level

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 117, 2002, Pages 222-228

  Paikowsky, Samuel G ^a   Tien, Hsienjen S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b Geotech Engineering and Testing   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOELASTICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ARCHING MECHANISM;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 0036902368     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40647(259)40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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