Simple shear in 3D DEM polyhedral particles and in a simplified 2D continuum model

We develop a discrete element model (DEM) simulation of mixed regular rounded polyhedra and spheres in simple shear with walls and periodic boundaries in 3-dimensions. The results show reasonably realistic behaviour developing shear and dilation or compaction depending on whether the initial state i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Langston, Paul, Ai, Jun, Yu, Hai-Sui
Format: Article
Published: Springer Verlag 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2307/