Multiscale modeling of swelling clays: A computational and experimental approach

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 243-255

  Katti, Dinesh R ^a   Matar, Mohamed I ^a   Katti, Kalpana S ^a   Amarasinghe, Priyanthi M ^a  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Molecular dynamics; Montmorillonite; Scanning electron microscopy; Steered molecular dynamics; Swelling

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DRILLING MUD; EXPANSIVE CLAYS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; EXTERNAL STRESS; INTERLAYER WATERS; LANDFILL LINER; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; LENGTH SCALE; MODIFIED DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; MOLECULAR CHANGES; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; MONTMORILLONITE; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; NA-MONTMORILLONITE; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PARTICULATE LEVELS; POLYMER-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; SIMULATION RESULT; STEERED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STRESS DEFORMATIONS; SWELLING CLAY; SWELLING PRESSURES; WATER MOLECULE;

DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; DYNAMICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINING ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PHOTORESISTS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SIMULATORS; SODIUM; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; SWELLING;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 67650257405     PISSN: 12267988     EISSN: 19763808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12205-009-0243-0     Document Type: Article

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