Influence of relative density on granular materials behavior: DEM simulations of triaxial tests

Granular Matter

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 221-236

  Salot, Christophe ^a   Gotteland, Philippe ^a   Villard, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Discrete element model; Granular materials; Porosity; Shape of elements; Triaxial tests

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION COST; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; COMPUTATION COSTS; DEM SIMULATION; DIFFERENT CONFINING PRESSURES; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODEL; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; GEOMETRICAL FEATURES; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MACROSCOPIC MODELING; NON-CONVEX GEOMETRY; NONCOHESIVE SOIL; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RELATIVE DENSITY; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; SHAPE OF ELEMENTS; TRIAXIAL TEST; TRIAXIAL TESTS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROSITY; RHEOLOGY; SIMULATORS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; TESTING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 67650260795     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-009-0138-2     Document Type: Article

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