Numerical Simulation of Particle Breakage of Granular Assemblies in Discrete Element Analyses

<div>Microcrack evolution of the sand agglomerate: (a) the original agglomerate; (b) the broken agglomerate with cracks around particle A; (c) the broken agglomerate with cracks around particles A and B.</div>

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Figure 13: Numerical Simulation of Particle Breakage of Granular Assemblies in Discrete Element Analyses 