From discrete element simulations to a continuum model

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 191, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 21-28

  Luding, S ^a   Latzel M ^a   Volk, W ^a   Diebels, S ^a   Herrmann, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Couette shear cell; DEM simulations anisotropic materials; Fabric tensor; Micro macro description; Shear bands; Stress and strain averaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS;

STRAIN TENSORS;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0035834548     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(01)00242-0     Document Type: Article

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