Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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286751 | Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering | 2014 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The goal of this review paper is to provide a summary of selected discrete element and hybrid finite–discrete element modeling techniques that have emerged in the field of rock mechanics as simulation tools for fracturing processes in rocks and rock masses. The fundamental principles of each computer code are illustrated with particular emphasis on the approach specifically adopted to simulate fracture nucleation and propagation and to account for the presence of rock mass discontinuities. This description is accompanied by a brief review of application studies focusing on laboratory-scale models of rock failure processes and on the simulation of damage development around underground excavations.
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Authors
A. Lisjak, G. Grasselli,