Discrete modelling of time-dependent rockfill behaviour

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 665-685

  Silvani, Claire ^a,b   Désoyer, Thierry ^b,c   Bonelli, Stéphane ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE ET D ACOUSTIQUE   (France)

^c Ecole Centrale Marseille   (France)

Author keywords

Creep; Dam; Damage; Discrete modelling; Fracture; Granular media; Rockfill; Rupture

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; DISCRETE MODELLING; GRANULAR MEDIA; ROCKFILL; RUPTURE;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP; DAMS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; ROCK MECHANICS;

ROCKS;

CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRANULAR MEDIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; ROCK BLOCK; ROCKFILL; RUPTURE; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67649908881     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.743     Document Type: Article

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