Diffuse failure in geomaterials: Experiments, theory and modelling

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1731-1773

  Daouadji, A ^a   Darve, F ^b   Al Gali, H ^a   Hicher, P Y ^c   Laouafa, F ^d   Lignon, S ^e   Nicot, F ^f   Nova, R ^g   Pinheiro, M ^h   Prunier, F ^b   Sibille, L ^c   Wan, R ^h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^e Groupe de Recherche En Sciences Pour l'Ingénieur   (France)

^f Cemagref   (France)

^g POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Diffuse failure; Failure; Instability; Kinetic energy; Loss of uniqueness; Nonassociative elastoplasticity; Second order work

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE FAILURE; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING; DYNAMIC REGIMES; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GEOMATERIALS; GEOMECHANICS; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MODES OF FAILURE; NONASSOCIATIVE ELASTOPLASTICITY; PREFAILURE; SECOND ORDERS; STRESS SPACE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; KINETIC ENERGY;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; ELASTOPLASTICITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INSTABILITY; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 78751535967     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.975     Document Type: Article

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