Specimen size effect in discrete element simulations of granular assemblies

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 485-492

  Kuhn, Matthew R ^a   Bagi, Katalin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Discrete elements; Granular media; Localization; Particles; Simulation; Size effect

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ELEMENTS; GRANULAR MEDIA; LOCALIZATION; PARTICLES; SIMULATION; SIZE EFFECT;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SIZE DETERMINATION; STIFFNESS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

BIAXIAL TEST; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SIZE EFFECT; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 66349103062     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2009)135:6(485)     Document Type: Article

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