Use of stochastic XFEM in the investigation of heterogeneity effects on the tensile strength of intermediate geotechnical materials
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DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2018.03.003
Abstract: The numerical simulation of an Unconfined Expansion Test (UET) is presented with tensile strength fracture criteria assigned by stochastic methods to take into account material heterogeneity. Tests are performed by producing radial cavity expansion models… read more here.
Keywords: tensile strength; strength; investigation heterogeneity; heterogeneity effects ... See more keywords