Analysis of crushing of granular material under isotropic and biaxial stress conditions

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 79-87

  Lobo Guerrero, Sebastian ^a   Vallejo, Luis E ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial compression; Discrete element method; Micro mechanics; Particle crushing; Strength

Indexed keywords

CRUSHING; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS;

BIAXIAL COMPRESSION; FRACTAL DISTRIBUTION; INTERNAL FRICTION ANGLE; PARTICLE BREAKAGE; PARTICLE CRUSHING; PAVEMENT STRUCTURES; STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOADS; STRENGTH;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746181990     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.45.4_79     Document Type: Article

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