The elasticity, viscosity, and the relationships derived from rheology weakness properties are taken into account in mechanics. Comparing with the corresponding relationships derived from damage mechanics, we find the...The elasticity, viscosity, and the relationships derived from rheology weakness properties are taken into account in mechanics. Comparing with the corresponding relationships derived from damage mechanics, we find the weakness factor has the same significance as the damage factor. We simulate the wave field using a staggered-grid pseudospectral method to show the influence of the weakness factor qualitatively. Applying the analytical solution of plane waves, we give the velocity and attenuation coefficient of three body waves, which are affected by the wave frequency and the weakness factor of saturated discrete media. Our results show that velocity decreases with increasing weakness factor, the attenuation coefficient increases with an increase in the weakness factor, and that the influence of weakness depends on the mode of the body waves.展开更多
We consider the scattering of light in participating media composed of sparsely and randomly distributed discrete particles.The particle size is expected to range from the scale of the wavelength to several orders of ...We consider the scattering of light in participating media composed of sparsely and randomly distributed discrete particles.The particle size is expected to range from the scale of the wavelength to several orders of magnitude greater,resulting in an appearance with distinct graininess as opposed to the smooth appearance of continuous media.One fundamental issue in the physically-based synthesis of such appearance is to determine the necessary optical properties in every local region.Since these properties vary spatially,we resort to geometrical optics approximation(GOA),a highly efficient alternative to rigorous Lorenz–Mie theory,to quantitatively represent the scattering of a single particle.This enables us to quickly compute bulk optical properties for any particle size distribution.We then use a practical Monte Carlo rendering solution to solve energy transfer in the discrete participating media.Our proposed framework is the first to simulate a wide range of discrete participating media with different levels of graininess,converging to the continuous media case as the particle concentration increases.展开更多
The Discrete Element Method （DEM） was originally devised by Cundail and Strack （1979）, as a technique to examine the micromechanics of granular media with the anticipation that this would lead to more physically r...The Discrete Element Method （DEM） was originally devised by Cundail and Strack （1979）, as a technique to examine the micromechanics of granular media with the anticipation that this would lead to more physically reliable continuum theories to describe the quasi-static deformation of granular material such as sand. However, the methodology models the evolution of a system of particles as a dynamic process. Consequently there have been numerous publications of the application of DEM to an increasingly wider variety of problems in many areas of engineering and science. This paper, however, focuses on the orig- inal motivation for DEM and attempts to provide a state-of-the-art understanding of the quasi-static deformation of granular media. 2009 Chinese Society of Particuology and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.展开更多
基金0ur work is supported by the 0pen Fund of the CNPC Key Lab of Geophysical Exploration （GPKL0202）, the 0pen Fund of the State Key Laboratory of 0il and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation （PLC200304）, and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province （2002AB018）.
文摘The elasticity, viscosity, and the relationships derived from rheology weakness properties are taken into account in mechanics. Comparing with the corresponding relationships derived from damage mechanics, we find the weakness factor has the same significance as the damage factor. We simulate the wave field using a staggered-grid pseudospectral method to show the influence of the weakness factor qualitatively. Applying the analytical solution of plane waves, we give the velocity and attenuation coefficient of three body waves, which are affected by the wave frequency and the weakness factor of saturated discrete media. Our results show that velocity decreases with increasing weakness factor, the attenuation coefficient increases with an increase in the weakness factor, and that the influence of weakness depends on the mode of the body waves.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61972194 and 62032011)。
文摘We consider the scattering of light in participating media composed of sparsely and randomly distributed discrete particles.The particle size is expected to range from the scale of the wavelength to several orders of magnitude greater,resulting in an appearance with distinct graininess as opposed to the smooth appearance of continuous media.One fundamental issue in the physically-based synthesis of such appearance is to determine the necessary optical properties in every local region.Since these properties vary spatially,we resort to geometrical optics approximation(GOA),a highly efficient alternative to rigorous Lorenz–Mie theory,to quantitatively represent the scattering of a single particle.This enables us to quickly compute bulk optical properties for any particle size distribution.We then use a practical Monte Carlo rendering solution to solve energy transfer in the discrete participating media.Our proposed framework is the first to simulate a wide range of discrete participating media with different levels of graininess,converging to the continuous media case as the particle concentration increases.
基金the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Grants Nos. GR/H14427, GR/K05832and GR/R91588)
文摘The Discrete Element Method （DEM） was originally devised by Cundail and Strack （1979）, as a technique to examine the micromechanics of granular media with the anticipation that this would lead to more physically reliable continuum theories to describe the quasi-static deformation of granular material such as sand. However, the methodology models the evolution of a system of particles as a dynamic process. Consequently there have been numerous publications of the application of DEM to an increasingly wider variety of problems in many areas of engineering and science. This paper, however, focuses on the orig- inal motivation for DEM and attempts to provide a state-of-the-art understanding of the quasi-static deformation of granular media. 2009 Chinese Society of Particuology and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
