Discrete element simulation for polyhedral granular particles

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Japan

Volumn 59, Issue , 2011, Pages 335-346

  Chen, Jian ^a   Schinner, Alexander ^b   Matuttis, Hans Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b T SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX BEHAVIOR; COMPUTATION ALGORITHM; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; CONVEX POLYHEDRAL; DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATION; ELASTIC FORCE; FORCE MODEL; GRANULAR PARTICLES; NONSPHERICAL PARTICLE; SHAPE EFFECT; SIMULATION ALGORITHMS; SIMULATION METHODS; SIMULATION RESULT; SPACE-FILLING; THREE DIMENSIONS; TWO-DIMENSION;

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 80054764368     PISSN: 13480693     EISSN: 13494244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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