Micromechanical analysis of the behavior of stiff clay

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1013-1022

  Yin, Zhen Yu ^a   Chang, Ching S ^b   Hicher, Pierre Yves ^c   Wang, Jian Hua ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Destructuration; Induced anisotropy; Micromechanics; Plasticity; Stiff clay

Indexed keywords

APPLIED LOADS; CONVENTIONAL MODELS; DEBONDING PROCESS; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; DESTRUCTURATION; HIGHER YIELD; INDUCED ANISOTROPY; LOCAL STRAINS; LOCAL STRESS; MEASURED RESULTS; MECHANICAL LOADING; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MICRO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS-INDUCED ANISOTROPY; STRESS-STRAIN MODEL; TIME-SCALES;

ANISOTROPY; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); DEBONDING; ELASTICITY; MICROMECHANICS; PLASTICITY; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; YIELD STRESS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 84855658559     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-011-0507-z     Document Type: Article

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