A fast contact detection algorithm for 3-D discrete element method

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 575-587

  Nezami, Erfan G ^a   Hashash, Youssef M A ^a   Zhao, Dawei ^a   Ghaboussi, Jamshid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS;

COMMON-PLANE (CP) ALGORITHM; FACT COMMON PLANE (FCP) METHOD; SEARCH METHODS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR MEDIUM; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 11344265763     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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