Asperity degradation and damage in the direct shear test: A hybrid FEM/DEM approach

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-266

  Karami, A ^a   Stead, D ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asperity degradation; Damage; Dilation; ELFEN; FEM DEM hybrid; Joints

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

ASPERITY DEGRADATION; DILATION; SHEAR TESTS; SURFACE DAMAGE;

ROCKS;

ASPERITY; DAMAGE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DILATION; DISPLACEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE; NUMERICAL METHOD; ROCK PROPERTY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR TEST;

EID: 42949155177     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-007-0139-6     Document Type: Article

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