Insight into shear strength functions of unsaturated granulates by DEM analyses

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 473-489

  Jiang, M J ^a,b   Leroueil, S ^c   Konrad, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distinct element method; Generalized effective stress; Particle gradation; Shear strength functions; Unsaturated granulates; Water retention curve

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS;

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD (DEM); GENERALIZED EFFECTIVE STRESS (GEF); UNSATURATED SOILS; WATER-RETENTION CURVES;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GRANULAR MEDIUM; SHEAR STRENGTH; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 4644258210     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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