Example DEM – Angle of repose

je rencontre com gratuit Piles of granular material built by gradually adding material at the top of the pile typically form a symmetrical cone shape. The slope angle of the side of the pile with respect to the horizontal is known as the angle of repose.

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or the slowly rotating mill test:

However, when modelling the discharge of granular material from hoppers (silos, bins) or rail wagons where the material has been allowed to consolidate for a period of time, bonding of the material to itself or the walls must be considered. In this case it is essential for the DEM to be able reproduce shear cell (Jenike or box) tests – i.e. reproduce the material shear strength as a function of consolidation pressure. This is normally achieved through the use of contact bonding in the DEM model, but achieving a reasonable calibration requires is not trivial.