Micromechanics of creep of granular materials

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 915-916

  McDowell, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Constitutive relations; Creep; Particle crushing crushability; Sands

Indexed keywords

CREEP; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MICROMECHANICS; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0346670123     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.10.915     Document Type: Article

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