Finite Element-Discrete Element Coupling Strategies for the Modelling of Ballast-Soil Interaction

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Railway Technology

سال: 2015

ISSN: 2049-5358

DOI: 10.4203/ijrt.4.2.4