A rockfall is a typical dynamic problem of a discontinuous block system originating from a
dangerous rock mass and always presents serious geo-hazards along highway slopes in …

This paper contains a summary of the developments and applications of the two-
dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA2D) method regarding the modeling …

In this work, three extensions to the traditional discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA)
method are tested to simulate the entire process describing the behavior of landslides …

This paper demonstrates and evaluates an integrated system coupling 3-dimensional
binocular photogrammetry and discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) for stability …

In stability analysis of discontinuity-controlled slopes, the rationality of results is related to the
accuracy of three-dimensional (3D) slope morphology and the reliability of the discontinuity …

Within the framework of our discontinuous deformation analysis for rock failure algorithm,
this paper presents a two‐dimensional coupled hydromechanical discontinuum model for …

Continuum-based discrete element method (CDEM) is an explicit numerical method used for
simulation of progressive failure of geological body. To improve the efficiency of contact …

The most recently proposed three-dimensional (3D) contact potential-based discontinuous
deformation analysis (3D-CPDDA) method is further applied for wave propagation problems …

To analyze the movement of discrete rock block systems, a nodal-based three-dimensional
discontinuous deformation analysis method with contact potential (3D-NDDACP) is …

The three-dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis (3D-DDA) method was
developed for the deformation simulation of rock block system cut by the natural …