Hardness and modulus of individual sand particles using nanoindentation

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 173, 2007, Pages 34-

  Dutta, A K ^a   Penumadu, D ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; HARDNESS; NANOINDENTATION; SAND;

DISCONTINUOUS MODELING; FINITE SIZE PARTICLES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 34548628521     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40917(236)34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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