A discrete particle model and numerical modeling of the failure modes of granular materials

Engineering Computations (Swansea, Wales)

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 894-920

  Li, Xikui ^a   Chu, Xihua ^a   Feng, Y T ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mathematical modelling; Numerical analysis; Particle physics; Physical properties of materials

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRICTION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROLLING;

ANGULAR VELOCITIES; FAILURE MODES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS; SLIDING MOTION;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 27844528817     PISSN: 02644401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02644400510626479     Document Type: Article

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