Textural and Mineralogical Controls on Rock Strength Elucidated Using a Discrete Element Method Numerical Laboratory

Textural and Mineralogical Controls on Rock Strength Elucidated Using a Discrete Element Method Numerical Laboratory

Numerical modelling techniques such as the discrete element method are now well established and extensively used in many applications including solid earth geoscience, materials science, geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics. The potential for this technique in understanding comminution mechan...

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Main Authors: Temitope Oladele, Lawrence Bbosa, Dion Weatherley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
discrete element method
bonded particle model
prediction
single rock specimen
impact breakage
synthetic rock
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/9/1015

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