Material instability in granular assemblies from fundamentally different models

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 457-481

  Sibille, Luc ^a   Nicot, F ^b   Donze F V ^a   Darve, F ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Distinct Element Method; Material instability; Multi scale model; Phenomenological constitutive relation; Second order work; Stress probe

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROMECHANICS; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; STRESSES;

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; MATERIAL INSTABILITY; PLASTIC LIMIT CONDITION; STRESS PROBE;

PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROMECHANICS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; STRESSES;

COULOMB CRITERION; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MOHR THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASTICITY; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 33847763958     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.591     Document Type: Article

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