Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics via Particle Methods - 2004

Proceedings of the 2nd International PFC Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, 28-29 October 2004

Y. Shimizu, R. Hart, Peter Cundall

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2004
• eBook ISBN: 9781040076385
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The variety of applications of PFC has continued to increase in the ten years since the first release of these programs. This volume contains a collection of fifty-two papers selected for presentation at the 2nd PFC Symposium, held 27-29 October 2004, in Kyoto, Japan. These contributions cover a wide range of engineering applications and theoretica

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Organization
• Soil/structural support
• Use of Dem to model the interlocking effect of geogrids under static and cyclic loading
• DEM modeling of soil geocomposite material for rockfall impact
• Microstructure modeling of granular media and interactions between pile and granular ground by DEM
• Slope and wall stability
• Application of PFC3D for determination of soil properties and simulation of the excavation process in front of sheet pile wall constructions
• Finite element and discrete element modeling for the solution of spatial active earth pressure problems
• Numerical study on the cause of a slope failure at a gravel pit using PFC and FLAC
• Evaluation of castle stone wall stability with the particle flow code
• Rock fractures
• Simulation of rock cutting using distinct element method -PFC2D
• Evaluation of behavior of EDZ around rock cavern by AE measurements and PFC simulation
• Numerical simulation of the mechanical behavior of discontinuous rock masses
• Industrial
• Introduction of research and development on electromechanics of electromagnetic particles for imaging technology
• DEM simulation of bulk material flow in a feeding system of blast furnace
• Using particle flow code to investigate energy dissipation in a rotary grinding mill
• The modeling of the separation process in a ferrohydrostatic separator using discrete element method
• A discrete particle contact model for sintering
• Discrete element modeling for dynamics of vibro-impact system
• Shear flow
• GEM simulation of shear flows in granular media
• PFC3D modeling of inter-particle percolation in caved rock under draw
• Flow behavior of cohesive and frictional fine powders
• Mixtures of rolling and non-rolling circular disks studied at high shear strains
• Geology
• Simulation of magmatic fabrics using PFC
• Simulation of a two-dimensional ‘thin-skinned’ orogenic wedge using PFC
• Simulation of accretionary prisms by distinct element method
• Numerical simulation of gas hydrate behavior in marine sediments using PFC2D
• The particle flow code, PFC2D, applied in planetary studies to model the tectonic evolution of chasma walls on Mars
• Theory & development
• On a new numerical analysis method for fracture problems
• A self-similar bond model for PFC2D
• A grid computing architecture for applications in distributed computation
• Ab initio emergent phenomena in PFC
• Discrete computational methods as the tools for studying behavior of materials, structures and complex media on different scales
• Application of an ellipsoid approximation to discrete/distinct element modeling
• Fluid coupling
• Fluid coupling in PFC3D using the measurement spheres
• Flow deformation of a river dike due to seismic liquefaction
• A study on the calculation of particle volumetric deformation in a fluid coupled PFC model
• Fluid coupling in PFC2Dand PFC3D
• Design of gas storage rock cavern by the hydro-mechanical coupled discrete model
• DEM-fluid model development for near-wellbore mechanics
• Lab/element tests
• Micromechanical modeling of granular materials under triaxial and oedometric loading
• Particle shape influence on the fracture behavior of concrete
• The use of particle flow code for investigating the stress memory effect in rocks
• Numerically modeling the strength of ice using discrete elements
• Effects of intergranular adhesive force on behavior of granular material
• Development of compressive failure analysis of concrete specimen by 3-dimensional Distinct Element Method
• Experimental validation of modeling irregular particle shapes using DEM
• Three-dimensional discrete element simulations of direct shear tests
• Calibration of a discrete element model for rock failure envelope and tensile strength
• Influence of stress history on in situ and core compaction
• Numerical modeling of weak sand behavior
• Macro-mechanical behavior for an assembly of grains modeled by bonding spheres
• Elasto-visco-plastic constitutive model of sea ice with strain rate dependent ice strength
• 3-D image-based discrete element modeling for irregularly-shaped grains
• Comparison between numerical and laboratory tests of rapidly sheared granular materials
• Author index