Abstract The Discrete Element Method (DEM) is one of the most common numerical
methods employed for the study of landslide disasters. Herein, this study proposes a method …

The mechanical behaviors of granular materials are greatly influenced by the geometric
shapes, which is widely investigated using the discrete element method (DEM). Accurate …

Large deformation near surface excavations and openings has been frequently simulated in
geotechnical problems. Mesh-based approaches for large-scale simulation have long been …

Landslide-induced tsunami is a complex fluid–solid coupling process that plays a crucial
role in the study of a disaster chain. To simulate the coupling behaviors between the fluid …

Neighbor searching is an essential and computationally heavy step in particle‐based
numerical methods such as discrete element method (DEM), molecular dynamics …

The mechanical properties of porous materials greatly depend on their microstructures, so
the generation of realistic microstructures is the premise for a sound numerical simulation …

During twin screw granulation (TSG), small particles, which generally have irregular shapes,
agglomerate together to form larger granules with improved properties. However, how …

A number of industrial applications require the control of granular material temperature
across individual grains. Particle level simulations using the DEM is thus critical for …

Abstract The Discrete Element Method (DEM) is one of the most common numerical
approach for modeling the physical and mechanical properties of granular materials …

Cohesionless binary mixtures are commonly encountered in nature and frequently used as
filling materials in geotechnical engineering. It is known that coarse grains have a …