Evaluating the Influence of Particle Shape on Liquefaction Behavior Using Discrete Element Modeling

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1089-1096

  Ashmawy, Alaa K ^a   Sukumaran, Beena ^b   Vinh Hoang, V ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

^b Rowan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Angularity; Discrete element method; Grain morphology; Liquefaction; Numerical modeling; Particle shape

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORE PRESSURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYZER; GRAIN MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SHAPE;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 0942266617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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