Simulation of triaxial compression tests with polyhedral discrete elements

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 92-100

  Lee, Seung Jae ^a   Hashash, Youssef M A ^a   Nezami, Erfan G ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b MICROSOFT   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Polyhedral particles; Sand behavior; Triaxial compression test

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INPUTS; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; CONFINING PRESSURES; CONSOLIDATED DRAINED; CONTACT STIFFNESS; DEM SIMULATION; DEVIATORIC STRESS; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FRICTION ANGLES; GRANULAR SOILS; ISOTROPICALLY CONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS; LABORATORY TEST; LARGER PARTICLE SIZES; MATERIAL RESPONSE; MICRO-MECHANICAL; POLYHEDRAL PARTICLES; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; STRESS PATHS; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS; TRIAXIAL SHEAR; UNDRAINED; VOID RATIOS; VOLUMETRIC STRAIN;

COMPRESSION TESTING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SAND;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COMPRESSION; CONFINING PRESSURE; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR MEDIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SHEAR STRAIN; SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNDRAINED TEST;

EID: 84862209719     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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