Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics via Particle Methods - 2004 : Proceedings of the 2nd International PFC Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, 28-29 October 2004.

Front Cover
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 Organization
 Soil/structural support
 Use of DEM to model the interlocking effect of geogrids understatic and cyclic loading
 DEM modeling of soil geocomposite material for rockfall impact
 Microstructure modeling of granular media and interactions between pile and granular ground by DEM
 Slope and wall stability
 Application of PFC3D for determination of soil properties and simulation of the excavation process in front of sheet pile wall constructions. Finite element and discrete element modeling for the solution of spatial active earth pressure problemsNumerical study on the cause of a slope failure at a gravel pit using PFC and FLAC
 Evaluation of castle stone wall stability with the particle flow code
 Rock fractures
 Simulation of rock cutting using distinct element method --
PFC2D
 Evaluation of behavior of EDZ around rock cavern by AE measurements and PFC simulation
 Numerical simulation of the mechanical behavior of discontinuous rock masses
 Industrial. Introduction of research and development on electromechanics of electromagnetic particles for imaging technologyDEM simulation of bulk material flow in a feeding system of blast furnace
 Using particle flow code to investigate energy dissipation in a rotary grinding mill
 The modeling of the separation process in a ferrohydrostatic separator using discrete element method
 A discrete particle contact model for sintering
 Discrete element modeling for dynamics of vibro-impact system
 Shear flow
 GEM simulation of shear flows in granular media. PFC3D modeling of inter-particle percolation in caved rock under drawFlow behavior of cohesive and frictional fine powders
 Mixtures of rolling and non-rolling circular disks studied at high shear strains
 Geology
 Simulation of magmatic fabrics using PFC
 Simulation of a two-dimensional 'thin-skinned' orogenic wedge using PFC
 Simulation of accretionary prisms by distinct element method
 Numerical simulation of gas hydrate behavior in marine sediments using PFC2D
 The particle flow code, PFC2D, applied in planetary studies to model the tectonic evolution of chasma walls on Mars. Theory & developmentOn a new numerical analysis method for fracture problems
 A self-similar bond model for PFC2D
 A grid computing architecture for applications in distributed computation
 Ab initio emergent phenomena in PFC
 Discrete computational methods as the tools for studying behavior of materials, structures and complex media on different scales
 Application of an ellipsoid approximation to discrete/distinct element modeling
 Fluid coupling
 Fluid coupling in PFC3D using the measurement spheres
 Flow deformation of a river dike due to seismic liquefaction.