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  • Computational physics
  • Materials science
  • Geomechanics

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  • Discrete element method (DEM) simulations often involve complex particle shapes.
  • Representing concave polyhedral particles efficiently is a computational challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a new method for representing concave polyhedral particles in DEM simulations.
  • To assess the computational efficiency and scalability of the proposed method.

Main Methods:

  • Representing concave polyhedra as unions of convex dilated polyhedra.
  • Integrating spheres, capsules, and dilated triangles within the same framework.
  • Testing computational efficiency across seven distinct particle types in varied simulation setups.

Main Results:

  • The method efficiently simulates systems with numerous concave polyhedral particles.
  • Computational efficiency degrades slowly with increasing particle complexity.
  • Robust distance computation ensures non-intersecting dilated particles.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method offers an efficient and scalable approach for DEM simulations involving complex particle geometries.
  • This technique enhances the simulation of granular materials and other systems with polyhedral particles.