Maximum entropy methods in the mechanics of quasi-static deformation of granular materials

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 329-336

  Kruyt, N P ^a   Rothenburg, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Granular materials; Maximum entropy method; Micromechanics; Probability density function

Indexed keywords

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DEFORMATION; ENTROPY; FORECASTING; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MICROMECHANICS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CONTACT FORCES; DILUTE GAS; DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATION; ELASTIC BEHAVIOUR; FRICTIONAL CONTACT; HYDROSTATIC STRESS; MACROSCOPIC QUANTITIES; MAXIMUM ENTROPY; MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHODS; MICROSCOPIC LEVELS; PROBABILITY DENSITIES; QUASI-STATIC DEFORMATION; SEMI-RIGID; STATISTICAL PHYSICS; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ASSEMBLIES;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 78249234201     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-32494     Document Type: Conference Paper

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