Coupling finite elements and discrete elements methods, application to reinforced embankment by piles and geosynthetics

Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 843-848

  Le Hello, B ^a   Villard, P ^a   Nancey, A ^b   Delmas, Ph ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b Bidim Geosynthetics SAS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANALS; EMBANKMENTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; PILES; SOILS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHING EFFECTS; COMPRESSIBLE SOILS; CONTINUOUS MODELS; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; DISCRETE MODELS; EARTH STRUCTURES; FIBROUS STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENTS; FINITE ELEMENTS METHODS; GEOSYNTHETIC; GEOSYNTHETICS; MACROSCOPIC PARAMETERS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOURS; NEW MATERIALS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; NUMERICAL MODELS; REINFORCED EMBANKMENTS; TENSILE FORCES; TRANSFER OF LOADS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 56149125490     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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