Potential particles: a method for modelling non-circular particles in DEM

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 953-959

  Houlsby, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DEM; Non circular particles

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR PARTICLE; CONTACT DETECTION; DEM; NEW CONCEPT; NON-CIRCULAR; NON-CIRCULAR PARTICLES; NON-SPHERICAL; THREE DIMENSIONS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; TRACKING RADAR;

SURVEYING;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; MODELING; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 67349207458     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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