A higher gradient formulation and meshfree-based computations for elastic rock

Geomechanics and Geoengineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-15

  Sansour, C ^a   Skatulla, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Generalized continua; Meshfree methods; Micro continuum; Scale effects

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DISPLACEMENT; EXCAVATION; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODELING; ROCK MECHANICS; SCALE EFFECT; STRAIN; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 34248387338     PISSN: 17486025     EISSN: 17486033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17486020601173185     Document Type: Article

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