A new strategy for discrete element numerical models: 2. Sandbox applications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Egholm, David Lundbek ^a   Sandiford, Mike ^b   Clausen, Ole Rønø ^a   Nielsen, Søren Bom ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DEFORMATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; ELASTOPLASTICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 65349141198     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004558     Document Type: Article

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