DEM simulation on soil creep and associated evolution of pore characteristics

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 98-106

  Kang, Dong Hun ^a   Yun, Tae Sup ^a   Lau, Yun Man ^b   Wang, Yu Hsing ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Creep; Creep rate; Discrete element method; Fabric; Pore directivity; Pore shape

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LOADING; CREEP BEHAVIORS; CREEP RATE; CREEP TESTS; DEM SIMULATION; DEVIATORIC STRESS; DIRECTIVITY; INITIAL DENSITY; LOADING DIRECTION; PARTICLE ARCHING; PARTICLE CONTACTS; PORE CHARACTERISTICS; PORE GEOMETRY; PORE SHAPE; PORE SPACE; REGION-BASED METHODS; SOIL CREEP; SOIL STRUCTURE; VERTICAL DIRECTION;

AXIAL LOADS; FABRICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LOADING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PORE STRUCTURE; SOILS;

CREEP;

BIAXIAL TEST; CREEP; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PORE SPACE; SOIL MECHANICS; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80053616023     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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