Discrete element modeling of sand behavior in a biaxial shear test

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1176-1183

  Huang, Zhi Yi ^a   Yang, Zhong Xuan ^a,b   Wang, Zhen Yu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Critical state; Discrete element method (DEM); Granular soil behavior; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); ELASTICITY; FOUNDATIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; ROCK PRESSURE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SPEED; SURVEYING; TRACKING RADAR;

CONFINING PRESSURES; CRITICAL STATE; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD (DEM); GRANULAR SOIL BEHAVIOR; MICROSTRUCTURE;

TESTING;

EID: 50849125728     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A0720059     Document Type: Article

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