Impact of grain properties on the penetration of intruders near a wall into granular matter: a DEM study

2021/11/08 by M. Espinosa, E. Altshuler, Espinosa, M. +1
Engineering · Environmental Science · #FOS: Physical sciences #Granular flow and fluidized beds #Landslides and related hazards #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2111.04874

openalex publication_date 2021/11/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

DEM simulations were used to study the sensitivity of a granular system to the change of the mechanical properties of the grains, applied to the penetration of a cylindrical intruder near a vertical wall. The simulations reproduce a real experimental setup, changing the friction, the Young modulus and the restitution coefficient of the particles.

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