Accuracy of the DDA method with respect to a single sliding block

DC Rocks 2001 - 38th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1429-1435

  Doolin, D M ^a   Sitar, N ^a  

^a 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCK MECHANICS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

DISCONTINUOUS DEFORMATION ANALYSIS; ILL-CONDITIONING; INCLINED PLANES; RELATIVE ERRORS; SLIDING BLOCKS; SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS; TIME STEP;

ROCKS;

EID: 0011124758     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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