Shear strength of assemblies of ellipsoidal particles

Geotechnique

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 659-669

  Ng, T T ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical modelling and analysis; Shear strength; Stress path

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESSES;

ELLIPSOIDAL PARTICLES; PLANE STRAIN; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

DRAINED TEST; GRANULAR MEDIUM; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 11044227470     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2004.54.10.659     Document Type: Article

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