The impact of porosity and crack density on the elasticity, strength and friction of cohesive granular materials: Insights from DEM modelling

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-261

  Schöpfer, Martin P J ^a   Abe, Steffen ^a   Childs, Conrad ^a   Walsh, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crack density; Discrete Element Method; Failure envelope; Friction; Porosity

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRICTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POISSON RATIO; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRIBOLOGY;

CRACK DENSITY; DISCRETE ELEMENTS METHOD; FAILURE ENVELOPE; FRICTION ANGLES; METHOD MODEL; MODELING RESULTS; PARTICLES-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; POROSITY DENSITY; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

POROSITY;

COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POISSON RATIO; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRIAXIAL TEST; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 58349117903     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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