Modeling triaxial test on intact rock using discrete element method with membrane boundary

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1029-1037

  Wang, Yuannian ^a   Tonon, Fulvio ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundaries; Discrete elements; Membranes; Rocks; Triaxial tests

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FORCES; BOUNDARIES; CONFINING PRESSURES; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; INTACT ROCKS; MATERIAL RESPONSE; MATERIAL STRENGTH; NEW APPROACHES; SIMULATED RESULTS; TRIAXIAL TEST; TRIAXIAL TESTS;

MEMBRANES; ROCK PRESSURE; ROCKS; TESTING;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFINING PRESSURE; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE EFFECT; RIGIDITY; ROCK MECHANICS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 69249133453     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000017     Document Type: Article

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