Understanding the Discrete Element Method

The Finite Element Analysis (FEA) has been developed into a key indispensable technology in the modeling and simulation of various engineering systems. Highlighting the vitality and potential of the discrete elements for the future development of more efficient numerical techniques, new areas of application, and Discrete Element Method’s important role in practical engineering. This book is recommended for researchers and graduate students who deal with particle models in areas such as fluid dynamics, multi-body engineering, finite-element methods, the geosciences, and multi-scale physics.