Combination of discrete element and finite element methods for dynamic analysis of geomechanics problems

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 193, Issue 27-29, 2004, Pages 3087-3128

  Onate, E ^a   Rojek, J ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING CIMNE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Discrete element methods; Dynamic analysis; Finite element methods; Geomechanics problems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DEFORMATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERPOLATION; ROCKS; SOILS;

DYNAMIC CODE; FINITE CALCULUS (FIC); GEOMECHANICS PROBLEMS; INCOMPRESSIBILITY CONSTRAINTS;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442503358     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2003.12.056     Document Type: Article

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