[HTML][HTML] Generation of 3D representative volume elements for heterogeneous materials: A review

S Bargmann, B Klusemann, J Markmann… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work reviews state of the art representative volume element (RVE) generation
techniques for heterogeneous materials. To this end, we present a systematic classification …

Calibration of the discrete element method

CJ Coetzee - Powder Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The discrete element method (DEM) is used to model granular materials and analyse a wide
range of related applications. However, accurate predictions can only be made if the input …

Numerical investigation of brittleness effect on strength and microcracking behavior of crystalline rock

J Peng, C Xu, B Dai, L Sun, J Feng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Brittleness has a significant influence on rock failure under compression; however, the
mechanism is rarely comprehensively discussed. This study numerically investigates the …

FDEM numerical study on the mechanical characteristics and failure behavior of heterogeneous rock based on the Weibull distribution of mechanical parameters

P Deng, Q Liu, H Lu - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Rock materials are typically heterogeneous. Traditional digital image processing (DIP)
technology and the grain-based model (GBM) method are difficult to apply to engineering …

Quantitative relationships between the mineral composition and macro mechanical behaviors of granite under different temperatures: Insights from mesostructure …

M Li, Z Wu, L Weng, Q Liu, Z Chu - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the nuclear waste releases heat during the decay process, the mechanical behaviors
of granites adjacent to the nuclear waste repository are inevitably impacted by the …

Transgranular fracturing of crystalline rocks and its influence on rock strengths: Insights from a grain-scale continuum–discontinuum approach

XF Li, HB Li, J Zhao - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to understand the effects of micro-heterogeneity, such as grain size,
morphology and mineralogy, on the initiation, propagation and coalescence of microcracks …

Grain based modelling of rocks using the combined finite-discrete element method

A Abdelaziz, Q Zhao, G Grasselli - Computers and Geotechnics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper describes the implementation and advantages of grain based modelling (GBM)
in the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM) to study the mechanical behaviour …

Mesoscopic damage and fracturing of heterogeneous brittle rocks based on three-dimensional polycrystalline discrete element method

T Xu, TF Fu, MJ Heap, PG Meredith, TM Mitchell… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2020 - Springer
Rock heterogeneities often control microcracking on the grain scale and therefore the
mechanical behavior of the rock on the macroscale. We therefore studied the fracture …

Modeling of brittle rock failure considering inter-and intra-grain contact failures

X Wang, M Cai - Computers and Geotechnics, 2018 - Elsevier
Based on a two-scale tessellation technique in Neper, a 3DEC-GBM modeling approach
considering inter-and intra-grain contact failures is proposed to study brittle rock failure …

Modeling damage evolution in heterogeneous granite using digital image-based grain-based model

X Hu, N **e, Q Zhu, L Chen, PC Li - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2020 - Springer
A particle-based discrete element model combined with digital image processing to take into
account the grain geometry and size distribution is used to investigate the mechanical and …