Shortest link method for contact detection in discrete element method

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 783-801

  Nezami, Erfan G ^a   Hashash, Youssef M A ^a   Zhao, Dawei ^a   Ghaboussi, Jamshid ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Common plane; Contact detection; Discrete element method; Polyhedral particles

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

COMMON PLANE METHODS; CONTACT DETECTION; POLYHEDRAL PARTICLES; SHORTEST LINK METHOD;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; SIMULATION;

EID: 33745912823     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.500     Document Type: Article

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