The discrete element method has advanced significantly since it originated in 1979. This
paper aims to provide a selective overview of some major developments on contact …

We present a systematic numerical investigation of the shear strength and structure of
granular packings composed of irregular polyhedral particles. The angularity of the particles …

We present an algorithm for contact detection between polygonal (2-D) or polyhedral (3-D)
convex particles in the Discrete Element Method (DEM). Noting that the space occupied by a …

We present a novel method for discrete element modeling of non-spherical particles. The
method is based on orientation discretization and pre-calculated databases and can be …

In this work, a resolved CFD–DEM coupling model for gas–liquid-solid three-phase flows
with non-spherical particles is developed where the shape of the particle is implicitly …

This paper presents a novel algorithm for contact detection for the three-dimensional
combined finite-discrete element method (3D FDEM). The contact detection consists of two …

A new contact detection algorithm between three-dimensional non-spherical particles in the
discrete element method (DEM) is proposed. Houlsby previously proposed the concept of …

A coupled smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) and discrete element method (DEM)
scheme is presented herein to investigate liquefaction of saturated granular deposits during …

In this work, the validity of the Scaled-Up Particle (SUP) model, which is a novel coarse grain
model for Discrete Element Method (DEM), is examined to simulate a flow of non-spherical …

Clumps and rigid blocks are two established models in the discrete element method (DEM)
for representing digitized shapes of granules. However, few studies compared their shape …