DEM analysis of bonded granular geomaterials

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1997-2031

  Utili, S ^a,b   Nova, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bonded geomaterials; Cohesive frictional materials; Distinct element method; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; BIAXIAL TESTS; BOND MODELS; BOND STRENGTH; COHESIVE BONDS; COHESIVE-FRICTIONAL MATERIALS; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS; FRICTION ANGLES; GEOMATERIALS; INTERGRANULAR; LIMIT ANALYSIS; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MOHR-COULOMB FAILURE CRITERION; NONUNIFORM; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; STRENGTH PARAMETERS;

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); FRICTION; LANDFORMS; SOIL MECHANICS; WEATHERING;

SLOPE STABILITY;

BIAXIAL TEST; COHESION; COULOMB CRITERION; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; FAILURE MECHANISM; GEOMECHANICS; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MICROMECHANICS; MODEL VALIDATION; MOHR THEORY; PARAMETERIZATION; SLOPE STABILITY; WEATHERING RATE;

EID: 77953122301     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.728     Document Type: Article

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