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the DEM's solutions for static mechanics seem strange

Submitted by xiashengxu on

My own DEM(Discrete Element Method) program's solution for static problem seems strange.

I use my program to calculate the displacement of a cantilever under static pressure:

1. it seems my program shows convergence for static problem as the mesh gets denser. As the mesh grows denser(that means the particle becomes smaller), the displacement(of y direction)  of the free tip becomes smaller.

Is there any computing module which can compute a heap of disk elements in DEM(discrete element method)?

Submitted by xiashengxu on

Is there any computing module which can compute a heap of disk elements in DEM(discrete element method)?it'd be better if it is written in matlab or C/C++. I'm doing research on the combined DEM-FEM. I need such module so as to save my time.

Thank you