Diffuse failure in geomaterials: Experiments and modelling

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Khoa, H D V ^a   Georgopoulos, I O ^b   Darve, F ^a   Laouafa, F ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Diffuse failure; Elasto plasticity; Instability; Sand; Undrained triaxial

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; SAND;

BIFURCATION DOMAIN; DIFFUSE FAILURE; UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

BIFURCATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; SAND; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 33846414753     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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