Analysis of micro-properties for triaxial behaviour on coarse aggregates using dem

Particle-Based Methods II - Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 550-561

  Tapias, Mauricio A ^a   Alonso, Eduardo E ^a   Gili, Josep A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DEM; Granular materials

Indexed keywords

COARSE AGGREGATES; COMPUTER CODES; DEM; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; GEOTECHNICAL; GRANULAR AGGREGATES; INITIAL DEFECTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; PARTICLE BREAKAGE; PARTICLE SHAPE; ROCK FILLS; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; STRESS INTENSITY; TRIAXIAL TEST; VALIDATION CRITERIA; WORK IN PROGRESS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRAVEL;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84860254522     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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