Fluid coupled-DEM modelling of undrained behavior of granular media

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 673-685

  Shafipour, R ^a   Soroush, A ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coupled fluid flow; DEM; Saturated granular media; Undrained behavior

Indexed keywords

COUPLED FLUID FLOW; DEM; SATURATED GRANULAR MEDIA; UNDRAINED BEHAVIOR;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

BIAXIAL TEST; BULK MODULUS; DARCY LAW; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PORE PRESSURE; SATURATED MEDIUM; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; UNDRAINED TEST;

EID: 51249115840     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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