A clustered overlapping sphere algorithm to represent real particles in discrete element modelling

Geotechnique

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 779-784

  Garcia, X ^a   Latham, J P ^a   Xiang, J ^a   Harrison, J P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

DEM SIMULATION; DESKTOP COMPUTER; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING; GEOMETRIC DATA; IRREGULAR PARTICLE; MOMENT OF INERTIA; NUMERICAL MODELLING;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SPHERES;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; INERTIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILE; SIMULATION; VOLUME;

EID: 77949702642     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.8.T.037     Document Type: Article

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