2009/04/27 by Antonio Bobet, A. Fakhimi, S. M. Johnson +3 · 183 citations
Engineering · Mathematics · #Rock Mechanics and Modeling #Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics #Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions #Geomechanics #Geotechnical engineering #Rock mechanics #Finite element method #Discrete element method #Simple (philosophy) #Deformation (meteorology) #Field (mathematics) #Geology #Soil mechanics #Computational mechanics #Numerical analysis #Computer science #Engineering #Mechanics #Structural engineering #Mathematics #Physics #Mathematical analysis
paper · doi:10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0000133
published in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 135(11), 1547-1561 (American Society of Civil Engineers)
openalex publication_date 2009/04/27 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/21
The paper presents a description of the methods used to model rock as discontinuous media. The objective of the work is to bring to the geomechanics community recent advances in numerical modeling in the field of rock mechanics. The following methods are included: (1) the distinct element method; (2) the discontinuous deformation analysis method; and (3) the bonded particle method. A brief description of the fundamental algorithms that apply to each method is included, as well as a simple case to illustrate their use.