DEM investigation of particle anti-rotation effects on the micromechanical response of granular materials

Granular Matter

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 315-326

  Zhou, Bo ^a,b   Huang, Runqiu ^b   Wang, Huabin ^a   Wang, Jianfeng ^c  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Anti rotation; DEM; Energy input output; Material localization

Indexed keywords

ANTI-ROTATION; COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISONS; DEM; ENERGY INPUTS; MACROSCOPIC STRENGTH; MICROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICROMECHANICAL PROCESS; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS;

ANISOTROPY; ROLLING RESISTANCE; ROTATION;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 84878718427     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: 14347636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-013-0409-9     Document Type: Article

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