Micromechanical definition of an entropy for quasi-static deformation of granular materials

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 634-655

  Rothenburg, L ^a   Kruyt, N P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constitutive behaviour; Elastic material; Granular material; Maximum entropy method; Microstructures

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ENTROPY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INFORMATION THEORY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; RANDOM VARIABLES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOUR; ELASTIC MATERIAL; GRANULAR MATERIAL; MAXIMUM-ENTROPY METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURES;

MATERIALS;

EID: 59649125931     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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