Numerical simulation of granular materials by an improved discrete element method

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 639-663

  Fortin, Jerome ^a   Millet, O ^b   de Saxce G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Contact dynamics; Coulomb's dry friction; Discrete element method; Granular materials

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRICTION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; VECTORS;

BI-POTENTIAL CONCEPT; ERROR ESTIMATORS; ORTHOGONAL PROJECTION;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

CONTACT; COULOMB FRICTION; DRY SLIDING; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 13244294116     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1209     Document Type: Article

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