Discrete element modeling of aggregate behavior in fouled railroad ballast

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 192, 2009, Pages 33-41

  Huang, Hai ^a   Tutumluer, Erol ^a   Hashash, Youssef M A ^a   Ghaboussi, Jamshid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE BEHAVIOR; CONTACT FRICTION; DEM SIMULATION; DIRECT SHEAR; DIRECT SHEAR BOX TEST; DIRECT SHEAR TEST; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELS;

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; FOULING; FRICTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PILE FOUNDATIONS; PILES; RAILROADS; SIMULATORS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); WIND TUNNELS;

COAL DUST;

EID: 71649096423     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41044(351)6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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