A model of capillary cohesion for numerical simulations of 3D polydisperse granular media

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1365-1383

  Richefeu, V ^a   El Youssoufi, M S ^a   Peyroux, R ^a   Radjai F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary cohesion; Compression strength; Discrete element approach; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; BRIDGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COMPRESSION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LAPLACE EQUATION; LIQUIDS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONING; CAPILLARY COHESION; CAPILLARY FORCES; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; COMPRESSION STRENGTHS; COULOMB FRICTIONS; DIRECT INTEGRATION; DIRECT SHEAR; DISCRETE-ELEMENT APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GRANULAR MEDIA; HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; LAPLACE-YOUNG EQUATION; LENGTH SCALING; LIQUID BRIDGES; LIQUID CONTENTS; NUMBER DENSITIES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PENDULAR STATE; POLYDISPERSE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SIMILAR MATERIAL; SPHERICAL PARTICLES; VOLUME CONTENTS;

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; COHESION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COULOMB CRITERION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR MEDIUM; LAPLACE TRANSFORM; SHEAR STRENGTH; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 49649117468     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.674     Document Type: Article

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