A model of edge-to-edge contact for three-dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 175-186

  Yeung, M R ^a   Jiang, Q H ^b   Sun, N ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Edge to edge contact; Numerical model; Three dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; VECTORS;

DISCONTINUOUS DEFORMATION ANALYSIS; EDGE-TO-EDGE CONTACT;

EDGE DETECTION;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFTWARE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VECTOR;

EID: 33947121214     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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