A novel consolidation-based representative volume element for granular materials and its application for the characterization of the mechanical response of sand during impact loading
A new procedure for the determination of the smallest Representative Volume Element (RVE) of granular media is proposed in the present investigation. The procedure is based on the simulation of consolidated granular assemblies using the Discrete Element Method (DEM). The existence of a lower limit f...
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Elsevier
2016
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