An attempt to use Discrete Element Method in solid mechanics

Tomasz Nowicki

t.nowicki@pollub.pl
Department of Structural Mechanics; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Lublin University of Technology; (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0752-2509

Abstract

The paper is devoted to Discrete Element Method. Currently the method is mainly used for mechanics of rock. The paper contains the description of the simplest version of the method. Computer simulation using Esys-Particle computer code is presented. The paper is an introduction to the study on the method applications to building engineering.


Keywords:

discrete element method, mezoscale, Esys-Particle

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Published
2016-12-01

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Nowicki, T. . (2016) “An attempt to use Discrete Element Method in solid mechanics”, Budownictwo i Architektura, 15(4), pp. 153–162. doi: 10.24358/Bud-Arch_16_154_15.

Authors

Tomasz Nowicki 
t.nowicki@pollub.pl
Department of Structural Mechanics; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Lublin University of Technology; Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0752-2509

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