Are granular materials simple? An experimental study of strain gradient effects and localization

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 607-627

  Kuhn, Matthew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Granular material; Inhomogeneous material; Localized deformation; Microstructures; Shear bands

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

INNHOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; LOCALIZED DEFORMATION; SHEAR BANDS; STRAIN GRADIENTS;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 12344252926     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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