Micromechanical investigation of soil plasticity using a discrete model of polygonal particles

The mechanical behavior of soils has been traditionally described using continuum-mechanics-based models. These are empirical relations based on laboratory tests of soil specimens. The investigation of the soils at the grain scale using discrete element models has become possible in recent years. Th...

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Main Authors: Alonso-Marroquin Fernando, Muhlhaus Hans B., Herrmann Hans J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Society of Mechanics & Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade 2008-01-01
Series:Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-5584/2008/1450-55840803011A.pdf