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Granular contact dynamics with particle elasticity

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A granular contact dynamics formulation for elastically deformable particles is detailed. The resulting scheme bears some similarity to traditional molecular dynamics schemes in that the consideration of a finite elastic contact stiffness implies the possibility for inter-particle penetration. However, in contrast to traditional molecular dynamics schemes, there are no algorithmic repercussions from operating with a large or, in the extreme case infinite, contact stiffness. Indeed, the algorithm used—a standard second-order cone programming solver—is independent of the particle scale model and is applicable to rigid as well as elastically deformable particles.

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  1. Centre for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia

    K. Krabbenhoft, J. Huang, M. Vicente da Silva & A. V. Lyamin

  2. Institute of Technology and Innovation, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

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  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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Krabbenhoft, K., Huang, J., da Silva, M.V. et al. Granular contact dynamics with particle elasticity. Granular Matter 14, 607–619 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-012-0360-1

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