Investigation into macroscopic and microscopic behaviors of bonded sands using distinct element method

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 804-819

  Jiang, Ming Jing ^a,b   Liu, Jingde ^b   Sun, Yugang ^b   Yin, Zhenyu ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bonded contact model; Bonded sands; Distinct element method; Macroscopic mechanical behavior; Microscopic mechanism

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; DEBONDING; END EFFECTORS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SAND;

CONTACT MODELING; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS; INTER-PARTICLE CEMENTATION; INTERPARTICLE BONDING; MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISMS; MICROSCOPIC RESPONSE;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84900172849     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sandf.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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