An evaluation on the degradation evolutions in three constitutive models for bonded geomaterials by DEM analyses

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-16

  Jiang, Mingjing ^a,b,c   Zhang, Fuguang ^a,b   Sun, Yugang ^a,b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tongji University   (China)

^c Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

Bonded geomaterials; Constitutive models; Degradation; Distinct Element Method; Numerical simulations

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL COMPRESSION; CONSTANT STRESS RATIO; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS; EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; GEOMATERIALS; MICROSCOPIC INTERPRETATION; YIELD SURFACE MODEL;

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; MATERIALS;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS;

BIAXIAL TEST; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRESS FIELD; THEORETICAL STUDY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84892531328     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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