A thermomicromechanical approach to multiscale continuum modeling of dense granular materials

Acta Geotechnica

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-240

  Tordesillas, A ^a   Muthuswamy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MICROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFTENING; STRAIN RATE; THERMOMECHANICS;

EID: 51749103075     PISSN: 18611125     EISSN: 18611133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-008-0080-1     Document Type: Article

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