Analysis of failure occurrence from direct simulations

European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-201

  Sibille, Luc ^a   Nicot, François ^b   Donzé, Frédéric Victor ^c   Darve, Félix ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE EN GÉNIE CIVIL ET MÉCANIQUE GEM   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

Author keywords

Control parameter; Discrete element method; Failure; Flow rule; Second order work; Stress probes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016707447     PISSN: 19648189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2009.9693099     Document Type: Article

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