A note on the generation of periodic granular microstructures based on grain size distributions

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 509-522

  Meier, H A ^a   Kuhl, E ^b   Steinmann, P ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete; Grain size distribution; Periodic microstructure; Quartz; Representative volume element

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SAND; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VOLUME FRACTION;

MULTI-DISPERSE MICROSTRUCTURE; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SAND; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VOLUME FRACTION;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; GRAIN SIZE; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; QUARTZ; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 42049100941     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.635     Document Type: Article

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