Structural changes in granular materials: The case of irregular polygonal particles

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 42, Issue 24-25, 2005, Pages 6356-6375

  Nouguier Lehon, C ^a   Vincens, E ^a   Cambou, B ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE TRIBOLOGIE ET DYNAMIQUE DES SYSTÈMES   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Aspect ratio; Biaxial test; Critical state; Granular material; Internal state; Polygonal particle

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ASPECT RATIO; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

BIAXIAL TESTS; CRITICAL STATES; INTERNAL STATES; POLYGONAL PARTICLES;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 24944589945     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.04.021     Document Type: Article

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