The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method Applied to the Study of Rock Fracturing Behavior in 3D. PDF Download

Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method Applied to the Study of Rock Fracturing Behavior in 3D. PDF full book. Access full book title The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method Applied to the Study of Rock Fracturing Behavior in 3D. by . Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.

The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method Applied to the Study of Rock Fracturing Behavior in 3D.

The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method Applied to the Study of Rock Fracturing Behavior in 3D. PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Get Book Here

Book Description
Since its introduction the combined finite-discrete element method (FEM/DEM), has become an excellent tool to address a wide range of problems involving fracturing and fragmentation of solids. Within the context of rock mechanics, the FEM/DEM method has been applied to many complex industrial problems such as block caving, deep mining techniques, rock blasting, seismic waves, packing problems, rock crushing problems, etc. In the real world most of the problems involving fracture and fragmentation of solids are three dimensional problems. With the aim of addressing these problems an improved 2D/3D FEM/DEM capability has been developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). These capabilities include state of the art 3D contact detection, contact interaction, constitutive material models, and fracture models. In this paper, Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) Brazilian experiments are simulated using this improved 2D/3D FEM/DEM approach which is implemented in LANL's MUNROU (Munjiza-Rougier) code. The results presented in this work show excellent agreement with both the SHPB experiments and previous 2D numerical simulations performed by other FEM/DEM research groups.