Wave dispersion in dry granular materials by the distinct element method

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 888-897

  Thomas, Constantine N ^a   Papargyri Beskou, Sophia ^b   Mylonakis, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anomalous dispersion; Distinct element method; Numerical analyses; Resonant column tests; Wave dispersion; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DISPERSION (WAVES); GRANULAR MATERIALS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ANOMALOUS DISPERSION; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSES; RESONANT COLUMN TESTS; WAVE DISPERSION;

DISPERSIONS;

COLUMN; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; ELASTODYNAMICS; GRANULAR MEDIUM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISCOELASTICITY; WAVE DISPERSION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 60349128357     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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