..., as accomplished in this study. Mahmoud Yazdani can be contacted at: mahyaz@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Parallelization Distinct element method Bounding box Contact detection DESS algorithm ISU algorithm The distinct element method (DEM) is a modeling...

...Mingjing Jiang; Fang Liu; Huaning Wang; Xinxin Wang Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an investigation of the effect of different gravity conditions on the penetration mechanism using the two-dimensional Distinct Element Method (DEM), which ranges from high gravity used...

... media in an alternative way. Ignacio G. Tejada can be contacted at: igtejada@caminos.upm.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Physical properties of materials Thermodynamic properties Mathematics Statistical mechanics Granular media Distinct element method Simulation...

...S.K. CHOI Some aspects of the distinct element method (DEM) are reviewed. A model for fully grouted reinforcement subjected to axial and/or shear force(s) is proposed. The modelling of some rock mechanics problems, by incorporating the reinforcement model into the DEM is presented. A general...