3D DEM simulations of the variability of rock mechanical behaviour based on random rock microcracks
Yang Ye, Changdong Li, Yawu Zeng, Huiming Tang
Topics & Concepts
Fractal dimensionDiscrete element methodPower lawParametric statisticsFractalMaterials scienceUltimate tensile strengthPoisson distributionGrain sizeModulusElastic modulusGeologyGeotechnical engineeringStatistical physicsMathematicsMechanicsComposite materialStatisticsPhysicsMathematical analysisRock Mechanics and ModelingLandslides and related hazardsGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis