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Publication date: 2 May 2017

Guillermo Gonzalo Schiava D'Albano, Tomas Lukas, Fang Su, Theodosios Korakianitis and Ante Munjiza

Contact interaction and contact detection (CD) remain key components of any discontinua simulations. The methods of discontinua include combined finite-discrete element method…

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Purpose

Contact interaction and contact detection (CD) remain key components of any discontinua simulations. The methods of discontinua include combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM), discrete element method, molecular dynamics, etc. In recent years, a number of CD algorithms have been developed, such as Munjiza–Rougier (MR), Munjiza–Rougier–Schiava (MR-S), Munjiza-No Binary Search (NBS), Balanced Binary Tree Schiava (BBTS), 3D Discontinuous Deformation Analysis and many others. This work aims to conduct a numerical comparison of certain algorithms often used in FDEM for bodies of the same size. These include MR, MR-S, NBS and BBTS algorithms.

Design/methodology/approach

Computational simulations were used in this work.

Findings

In discrete element simulations where particles are introduced randomly or in which the relative position between particles is constantly changing, the MR and MR-S algorithms present an advantage in terms of CD times.

Originality/value

This paper presents a detailed comparison between CD algorithms. The comparisons are performed for problem cases with different lattices and distributions of particles in discrete element simulations. The comparison includes algorithms that have not been evaluated between them. Also, two new algorithms are presented in the paper, MR-S and BBTS.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 34 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Publication date: 5 March 2018

Ivana Uzelac, Hrvoje Smoljanovic, Milko Batinic, Bernardin Peroš and Ante Munjiza

This paper aims to present a new numerical model for geometric nonlinear analysis of thin-shell structures based on a combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM).

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Purpose

This paper aims to present a new numerical model for geometric nonlinear analysis of thin-shell structures based on a combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM).

Design/methodology/approach

The model uses rotation-free, three-node triangular finite elements with exact formulation for large rotations, large displacements in conjunction with small strains.

Findings

The presented numerical results related to behaviour of arbitrary shaped thin shell structures under large rotations and large displacement are in a good agreement with reference solutions.

Originality/value

This paper presents new computationally efficient numerical model for geometric nonlinear analysis and prediction of the behaviour of thin-shell structures based on combined FDEM. The model is implemented into the open source FDEM package “Yfdem”, and is tested on simple benchmark problems.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 35 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Publication date: 11 January 2022

Gang Liu, Fengshan Ma, Maosheng Zhang, Jie Guo and Jun Jia

Continua and discontinua coexist in natural rock materials. This paper aims to present an improved approach for addressing the mechanical response of rock masses based on the…

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Purpose

Continua and discontinua coexist in natural rock materials. This paper aims to present an improved approach for addressing the mechanical response of rock masses based on the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM) proposed by Munjiza.

Design/methodology/approach

Several algorithms have been programmed in the new approach. The algorithms include (1) a simpler and more efficient algorithm to calculate the contact force; (2) An algorithm for tangential contact force closer to the actual physical process; (3) a plastic yielding criterion (e.g. Mohr-Coulomb) to modify the elastic stress for fitting the mechanical behavior of elastoplastic materials; and (4) a complete code for the mechanical calculation to be implemented in Matrix Laboratory (MATLAB).

Findings

Three case studies, including two standard laboratory experiments (uniaxial compression and Brazilian split test) and one engineering-scale anti-dip slop model, are presented to illustrate the feasibility of the Y-Mat code and its ability to deal with multi-scale rock mechanics problems. The results, including the progressive failure process, failure mode and trajectory of each case, are acceptable compared to other corresponding studies. It is shown that, the code is capable of modeling geotechnical and geological engineering problems.

Originality/value

This article gives an improved FDEM-based numerical calculation code. And, feasibility of the code is verified through three cases. It can effectively solve the geotechnical and geological engineering problems.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 39 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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