Abstract (may include machine translation)
In this paper we review the simulation method of the non-smooth contact dynamics. This technique was designed to solve the unilateral and frictional contact problem for a large number of rigid bodies and has proved to be especially valuable in research of dense granular materials during the last decade. We present here the basic principles compared to other methods and the detailed description of a 3D algorithm. We point out an artifact manifesting itself in spurious sound waves and discuss the applicability of the method.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 116-138 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | AIP Conference Proceedings |
| Volume | 661 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 7 Apr 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 7th Granada Lectures on Modeling of Complex Systems - Granada, Spain Duration: 2 Sep 2002 → 7 Sep 2002 |