A validated discrete element modeling approach for studying geogrid-aggregate reinforcement mechanisms

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 211 GSP, 2011, Pages 4653-4662

  Qian, Yu ^a   Tutumluer, Erol ^a   Huang, Hai ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Discrete elements; Geogrids

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; APERTURE SIZES; BIAXIAL GEOGRIDS; COMPACTIVE EFFORT; CYCLIC LOADINGS; DIFFERENT SIZES; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GEOGRIDS; INTER-LOCK MECHANISM; LOADING CONDITION; LOCAL EFFECTS; REINFORCEMENT MECHANISMS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS;

AGGREGATES; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; REINFORCEMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 79956361385     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41165(397)476     Document Type: Conference Paper

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