Discrete element method and its application to the analysis of penetration into granular media

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Balevičius, Robertas ^a   Džiugys, Algis ^a   Kačianauskas, Rimantas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Penetration; Visco elastic granular media

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEARS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HEAT TRANSFER; KINEMATICS; OSCILLATIONS; VISCOELASTICITY;

GRANULAR MEDIA; SPHERICAL PARTICLES; TIME INTEGRATION;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 2942560872     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13923730.2004.9636280     Document Type: Article

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