NSCD discrete element method for modelling masonry structures

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-94

  Chetouane, Brahim ^a,b   Dubois, F ^c   Vinches, M ^a   Bohatier, C ^c  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Masonry; NSCD; Strain tensor; Stress tensor

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESSES; TENSORS;

NON-SMOOTH CONTACT DYNAMICS (NSCD); STRAIN TENSOR; STRESS TENSOR;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

MODELING;

EID: 24944585234     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1358     Document Type: Article

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