Three-dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis (3-D DDA) using a new contact resolution algorithm

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 346-356

  Beyabanaki, S Amir Reza ^a   Mikola, Roozbeh Geraili ^b   Hatami, Kianoosh ^b  

^a Haraz Rah Consulting Engineers Group   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact resolution algorithm; Numerical methods; Three dimensional contacts; Three dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

CONTACT RESOLUTION ALGORITHM; DISCONTINUOUS DEFORMATION ANALYSIS;

DEFORMATION;

ALGORITHM; DEFORMATION; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOFTWARE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 42949160714     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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