Three dimensional discrete element modeling of granular media under cyclic constant volume loading: A micromechanical perspective

Powder Technology

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Soroush, Abbas ^a   Ferdowsi, Behrooz ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Contact force network; Discrete element method; Fabric tensor; Force distribution; Granular media; Strong contacts

Indexed keywords

CONTACT FORCES; FABRIC TENSOR; FORCE DISTRIBUTIONS; GRANULAR MEDIA; STRONG CONTACTS;

ANISOTROPY; CYCLIC LOADS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LOADING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; SOILS; TENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LOADS (FORCES);

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCE; LIQUEFACTION; LOADING TEST; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROBABILITY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL PROPERTY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 80955180601     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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