Polyarc discrete element for efficiently simulating arbitrarily shaped 2D particles

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 599-617

  Fu, Pengcheng ^a   Walton, Otis R ^b   Harvey, John T ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b Grainflow Dynamics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact law; Discrete element; Fabric anisotropy; Granular material; Strength anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMIC ASPECTS; BIAXIAL COMPRESSION; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DEM SIMULATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; ELEMENT TYPE; ELONGATED PARTICLES; FABRIC ANISOTROPY; NEIGHBOR SEARCH ALGORITHMS; OTHER DISCRETE; PARTICLE SHAPE; RESOLUTION ALGORITHMS; SHAPE PARAMETERS; STRENGTH ANISOTROPY;

ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSION TESTING; GRANULAR MATERIALS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84856362381     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.3254     Document Type: Article

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