A computational procedure for the prediction of settlement in granular materials under cyclic loading

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 80-94

  Karrech, A ^a   Duhamel, D ^a   Bonnet, G ^b   Roux, J N ^c   Chevoir, F ^c   Canou, J ^c   Dupla, J C ^c   Sab, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Granular materials; Molecular dynamics; Relaxation; Settlement; Time averaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

RELAXATION METHOD; TIME AVERAGING TECHNIQUE;

SOIL MECHANICS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 35349002899     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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