Nearly all solids are compised of grains. However most studies treat materials as a continious solid. The book applies analysis used on loose granular materials
This proceedings volume contains papers from researchers in Japan, the United States and England who have made fundamental contributions to the micromechanics o
The 45 papers presented in this volume all share the common goal of constructing continuum models based on the micro behaviours of granular materials. Computer
The first single work on DEM providing the information to get started with this powerful numerical modelling approach. Provides the basic details of the numeric
The book helps to answer the following questions: How far have the understanding and mesoscale modeling advanced in recent decades, what are the key open questi