Discrete element model for general polyhedra

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)353-380
Seitenumfang28
FachzeitschriftComputational Particle Mechanics
Jahrgang9
Ausgabenummer2
Frühes Online-Datum1 Juni 2021
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - März 2022

Abstract

We present a version of the Discrete Element Method considering the particles as rigid polyhedra. The Principle of Virtual Work is employed as basis for a multibody dynamics model. Each particle surface is split into sub-regions, which are tracked for contact with other sub-regions of neighboring particles. Contact interactions are modeled pointwise, considering vertex-face, edge-edge, vertex-edge and vertex-vertex interactions. General polyhedra with triangular faces are considered as particles, permitting multiple pointwise interactions which are automatically detected along the model evolution. We propose a combined interface law composed of a penalty and a barrier approach, to fulfill the contact constraints. Numerical examples demonstrate that the model can handle normal and frictional contact effects in a robust manner. These include simulations of convex and non-convex particles, showing the potential of applicability to materials with complex shaped particles such as sand and railway ballast.

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Discrete element model for general polyhedra. / Neto, Alfredo Gay; Wriggers, Peter.
in: Computational Particle Mechanics, Jahrgang 9, Nr. 2, 03.2022, S. 353-380.

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Neto, AG & Wriggers, P 2022, 'Discrete element model for general polyhedra', Computational Particle Mechanics, Jg. 9, Nr. 2, S. 353-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40571-021-00415-z
Neto, A. G., & Wriggers, P. (2022). Discrete element model for general polyhedra. Computational Particle Mechanics, 9(2), 353-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40571-021-00415-z
Neto AG, Wriggers P. Discrete element model for general polyhedra. Computational Particle Mechanics. 2022 Mär;9(2):353-380. Epub 2021 Jun 1. doi: 10.1007/s40571-021-00415-z
Neto, Alfredo Gay ; Wriggers, Peter. / Discrete element model for general polyhedra. in: Computational Particle Mechanics. 2022 ; Jahrgang 9, Nr. 2. S. 353-380.
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