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Three -Dimensional Discrete Element Simulation for Granular Materials

Zhao, Dawei

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Title
Three -Dimensional Discrete Element Simulation for Granular Materials
Author(s)
Zhao, Dawei
Issue Date
2006
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
  • Ghaboussi, Jamshid
  • Hashash, Youssef
Department of Study
Civil Engineering
Discipline
Civil Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Engineering, Mining
Language
eng
Abstract
BLOKS3D is parallelized with OpenMP on NCSA supercomputers to seek higher computational speed, and a speed up ratio of 3∼5 has been achieved. The largest size simulations involve more than 97,000 particles.
Graduation Semester
2006
Type of Resource
text
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