Discrete element analysis of the response of granular materials during cyclic loading

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 511-530

  O'sullivan, Catherine ^a   Cui, Liang ^b   O'neill, Stuart C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cyclic triaxial test; Discrete element method; Fabric; Validation (IGC: e8 e13 e14)

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; FABRICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SOILS;

COORDINATION NUMBER; CYCLIC TRI-AXIAL TESTS; DISCRETE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS; FABRIC ANISOTROPY; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; VALIDATION (IGC: E8/E13/E14); VARIOUS STRAIN AMPLITUDES;

LOADS (FORCES);

EID: 70450189337     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.48.511     Document Type: Article

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