Simulation of a soil loosening process by means of the modified distinct element method

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 207-220

  Momozu, M ^a   Oida, A ^a   Yamazaki, M ^b   Koolen, A J ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Contact force; Distinct Element Method (DEM); Pendulum type cutting tool

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUTTING TOOLS; DEFORMATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CONTACT FORCES;

SOILS;

EID: 0038035953     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4898(03)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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