A simulation study of microstructure evolution inside the shear band in biaxial compression test

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 652-667

  Mahmood, Zafar ^a   Iwashita, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Dilatancy; Granular material; Micromechanics; Shear band

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL COMPRESSION; DILATANCY; ELLIPTICAL PARTICLES; EVOLUTION OF THE MICROSTRUCTURE; GRANULAR MEDIA; MAJOR PRINCIPAL STRESS; MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTIONS; NATURAL SOILS; PARTICLE ROTATIONS; PLANE STRAINS; SHAPED PARTICLES; SIMULATION STUDIES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD;

ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSION TESTING; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROMECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; ROTATION; SHEAR BANDS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ANISOTROPY; BIAXIAL TEST; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DILATANCY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MICROMECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR BAND;

EID: 79953742351     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.917     Document Type: Article

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