A constitutive law for rock joints considering the effects of suction and roughness on strength parameters

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 333-344

  Zandarin, Maria Teresa ^a   Alonso, Eduardo ^a   Olivella, Sebastià ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Constitutive model; Degradation of surface roughness; Dilatancy; Laboratory testing; Rock joints; Softening; Strength; Suction

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; ROCKS; SHEAR FLOW;

CONSTITUTIVE LAW; DEGRADATION OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS; DILATANCY; LABORATORY TESTING; ROCK JOINT; SOFTENING; STRENGTH; STRENGTH PARAMETERS; SUCTION; SUCTION EFFECTS;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

CLAYSTONE; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; DILATANCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOFTENING; SUCTION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 84874564604     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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