Mesoscopic Damage and Fracturing of Heterogeneous Brittle Rocks Based on Three-dimensional Polycrystalline Discrete Element Method
Tao Xu, Tengfei Fu, Michael J. Heap, P. G. Meredith, T. M. Mitchell, Patrick Baud
Topics & Concepts
Mesoscopic physicsDiscrete element methodBrittlenessMaterials scienceGrain sizeUltimate tensile strengthPorosityFracture (geology)GeologyPetrophysicsGranular materialGeotechnical engineeringComposite materialMechanicsQuantum mechanicsPhysicsRock Mechanics and ModelingLandslides and related hazardsTunneling and Rock Mechanics