Numerical study of rockfalls on covered galleries by the Discrete Element Method

Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 11 D, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Shiu, Wen Ji ^a   Donze, Frederic Victor ^a   Magnier, Sophie Adélaïde ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

^b GEONUM ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Discrete Elements Method; Dynamic loading; Numerical modeling; Rockfall; Rockshed

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; DYNAMIC LOADS; ELASTICITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTERNAL FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK ABSORBERS; STIFFNESS;

ELASTIC FRICTIONAL BEHAVIOR; IMPACT FORCE; ROCKFALL; ROCKSHED; SOIL-COVERED CONCRETE SHEDS;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCKFALL;

EID: 33750957687     PISSN: 10893032     EISSN: 10893032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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