Buoyancy and local friction effects on rockfill settlements: A discrete modelling

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-217

  Silvani, C ^a,b   Bonelli, S ^a   Philippe, P ^a   Desoyer, T ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE ET D ACOUSTIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Collapse; Discrete modelling; Friction; Granular medium; Rockfill; Wetting

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCKS; WETTING;

DISCRETE MODELING; GRANULAR MEDIUM; ROCKFILL; UPSTREAM SHELL;

DAMS;

EID: 37049011653     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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