Journal
COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS
Volume 35, Issue 3, Pages 394-405Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2007.06.010
Keywords
homogenization; DEM; RVE
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A homogenization strategy for granular materials is presented and applied to a three-dimensional discrete element method (DEM), that uses superellipsoids as particles. Macroscopic quantities are derived from the microscopic quantities resulting from a DEM simulation by averaging over representative volume elements (RVEs). The implementation of an RVE is described in detail regarding the definition and discretization of the RVE boundary. The homogenization strategy is validated by DEM simulations of compression and shear tests of cohesionless granular assemblies. Finally, an elasto-plastic material model is fitted to the resulting stress-strain curves. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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