Discrete element modelling of cyclic behaviour of granular materials

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 297-329

  Sitharam, Thallak G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Liquefaction; Numerical modeling; Repeated loading; Sands

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LIQUEFACTION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SAND; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CYCLIC BEHAVIOR; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING (DEM);

CYCLIC LOADS;

CYCLIC LOADING; GRANULAR MEDIUM; LIQUEFACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAND; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 1642422771     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEGE.0000006036.00597.0b     Document Type: Article

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