Computer simulation of three dimensional shearing of granular materials: Formation of shear bands

Powders and Grains 2005 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 223-226

  Fazekas, S ^a   Torok J ^b   Kertesz J ^b   Wolf, D E ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b BUTE   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; DENSE SPECIMENS; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORMATION MECHANISM; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; SPHERICAL GRAINS; SPONTANEOUS STRAIN; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS; STRESS STRAIN RELATION; SYMMETRY-BREAKING; TRIAXIAL SHEAR TESTS;

MICROMECHANICS; POWDERS; SHEAR BANDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 84857592026     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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