A Study on the Influence of the Conglomerate Mesostructure on Fracture Failure Behavior Based on Discrete Element Method

Table 2

Gravel simulation parameters.

Structure	Parameter	Default	Explanation
Gravel		20 MPa	Effective modulus (force/area)
		1	Normal/Shear stiffness ratio (-)
		75 MPa	Effective modulus of bonding (stress)
		1	Normal/Shear stiffness ratio
		200 kPa	Tensile strength (stress)
		250 kPa	Cohesion (stresses)
		20	Friction angle (degrees)
		0.5	Normal critical damping ratio (-)
		0.577	Friction coefficient (-)