Numerical modelling of plane strain tests on sands using a particulate approach

Geotechnique

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-306

  Powrie, W ^a   Ni, Q ^a,b   Harkness, R M ^a   Zhang, X ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c VIPS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Numerical modelling and analysis; Sands

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS;

NON-SPHERICAL PARTICLES; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; SHEAR BANDS; STRAIN TESTS;

STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANE STRAIN; SAND; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 18844411826     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2005.55.4.297     Document Type: Article

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