Finite element analysis of the contact forces between a viscoelastic sphere and rigid plane

Powder Technology

Volumn 226, Issue , 2012, Pages 130-142

  Zheng, Q J ^a   Zhu, H P ^b   Yu, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact laws; Contact mechanics; Discrete element method; Granular dynamics simulation; Viscoelastic spheres

Indexed keywords

CONTACT FORCES; CONTACT LAWS; CONTACT MECHANICS; CONTACT PATCH; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FEM; FORCE-DISPLACEMENT; GRANULAR DYNAMICS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NEW MODEL; NORMAL FORCES; OBLIQUE COLLISION; RIGID PLANES; SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL; TANGENTIAL FORCE; VISCOELASTIC SPHERES; VISCOUS STRESS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SPHERES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTACT STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROCESS MODEL; RIGIDITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84861906233     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.04.032     Document Type: Article

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