Discrete element modelling of one-dimensional compression of cemented sand

Granular Matter

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-90

  De Bono, J P ^a   McDowell, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cemented sand; Compression; DEM; Particle crushing

Indexed keywords

CEMENTED SANDS; COMPRESSION CURVES; DEM; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING; ONE-DIMENSIONAL COMPRESSIONS; PARTICLE CRUSHING; STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COMPACTION; CRUSHING; TEXTILES;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 84893730540     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: 14347636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-013-0466-0     Document Type: Article

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