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Discrete Element and Particle Methods

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Continuum-based simulations: Simulations based on the assumption of continuum wherein physical problems are described using differential or integral equations, which when solved via simulation produce quantitative results for state variables such as stress, strain, temperature, etc.

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  1. FGAG, University of Split & Croatian Academy of Science, Split, Croatia

    Antonio Munjiza

  2. Geophysics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    Esteban Rougier, Earl E. Knight & Zhou Lei

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  1. Institut für Mechanik, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Institut für Mechanik, Magdeburg, Germany

    Holm Altenbach

  2. Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus), Griffith School of Engineering Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus), Southport, Queensland, Australia

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    René de Borst

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Munjiza, A., Rougier, E., Knight, E.E., Lei, Z. (2018). Discrete Element and Particle Methods. In: Altenbach, H., Öchsner, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Continuum Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53605-6_16-1

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