Numerical method for consolidation analysis of lumpy clay fillings with meshless method

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-142

  Nogami, Toyoaki ^a   Wang, W ^a   Wang, J G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Double porosity medium; Lumpy clay; Meshless method; Radial point interpolation (IGC: E2 E7 E13)

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CENTRIFUGES; CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION; FUNCTIONS; INTERPOLATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROSITY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WATER;

DOUBLE POROSITY MEDIUM; LUMPY CLAY; MESHLESS METHOD; RADIAL POINT INTERPOLATION (IGC: E2/E7/E13);

CLAY;

EID: 24744438913     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.44.125     Document Type: Article

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