Effective simulation of flexible lateral boundaries in two- and three-dimensional DEM simulations

Particuology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 483-500

  Cheung, Geraldine ^a   O'Sullivan, Catherine ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; Discrete element simulations; Triaxial testing

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; FOUNDATIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LATEXES; MECHANICS; MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS; SURVEYING; THEOREM PROVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRACKING RADAR;

BIAXIAL TESTS; DEM SIMULATIONS; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHODS; DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; ELEMENT TESTS; LATERAL BOUNDARIES; LATERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATERIAL BEHAVIOURS; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; PHYSICAL TESTS; STRESS CONDITIONS; TEST SPECIMENS; TRIAXIAL TESTING; TRIAXIAL TESTS; TWO DIMENSIONS;

TESTING;

EID: 57049178323     PISSN: 16742001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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