Shear strength and micro-descriptors of bidisperse ellipsoids under different loading paths

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 748-763

  Ng, Tang Tat ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LENGTHS; COMPRESSION TESTS; CONFINING PRESSURES; CONTACT NORMALS; CRITICAL STATE; CRITICAL STATE LINES; DESCRIPTORS; LOADING PATHS; MEAN STRESS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROSCOPIC BEHAVIORS; NORMAL CONTACT FORCES; PEAK SHEAR STRENGTHS; STRESS PATHS; TRIAXIAL EXTENSIONS; VOID RATIOS;

AXIAL COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

TESTING;

EID: 65049085234     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2009.01.031     Document Type: Article

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