Simulating a direct shear box test by DEM

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-168

  Liu, Si Hong ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angle of internal friction; Direct shear box test; Distinct element method; Friction; Granular material; Stress dilatancy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INTERNAL FRICTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS ANALYSIS;

DIRECT SHEAR BOX (DSB) TESTS; DISTINCT ELEMENT SIMULATION; INTERPARTICLE CONTACT FORCES; STRESS-DILATANCY EQUATION;

MATERIALS TESTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INTERNAL FRICTION; MATERIALS TESTING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS ANALYSIS;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR MEDIUM; SHEAR TEST; SIMULATION;

EID: 33744769386     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t05-097     Document Type: Article

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