Strain in Granular Media: Probabilistic Approach to Dirichlet Tessellation

AbstractDeformations in granular media are described by using a representation of the microkinematics of the underlying assembly through Dirichlet tessellation. Based on a probabilistic analysis of topological rearrangements induced by evolving microstructures in the assembly, homogenization is carried out within a multiscale approach—from deforming individual cells to cell network level—to eventually describe global strain in the granular ensemble. In contrast to other models in the literature, tessellation network properties are directly linked to physical microstructural characteristics of the granular assembly through local coordination number and fabric anisotropy. Because these microstructural variables dictate both strain and stress in a granular medium, this provides a route to establish a stress-strain relationship as an ultimate goal. In this paper, detailed attention is paid to the description of evolving fabric anisotropy and coordination number as a combination of dissipative microstructural ...

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