GPGPU-parallelised hybrid finite-discrete element modelling of rock chipping and fragmentation process in mechanical cutting

Evaluation of Disc Cutter Performance in Rock Cutting Process Using 3D Finite Element Method

Today, numerical simulation can be used as a suitable tool to measure large quantities that are very expensive and, in some cases, impossible to measure. One of the important issues in predicting rock mass boreability in excavation with full face tunnel boring machines is estimating the discchr('39')s forces for rock cutting. For this purpose, the linear cutting test is  employed. However, limi...

Discrete Element Modelling Using a Parallelised Physics Engine

Discrete Element Modelling (DEM) is a technique used widely throughout science and engineering. It offers a convenient method with which to numerically simulate a system prone to developing discontinuities within its structure. Often the technique gets overlooked as designing and implementing a model on a scale large enough to be worthwhile can be both time consuming and require specialist prog...

Physics Engine Based Parallelised Discrete Element Model

Recently software libraries known as physics engines have begun to gain interest within the computing communities. They are designed primarily for use within the computer game industry but also currently find credence within real-time animation and robotics simulation. The technical requirements of a Discrete Element Model (DEM) are markedly similar to that of a gaming rigid body problem. A DEM...

Modelling and Simulation of Metal Cutting by Finite Element Method

Chip Formation Process using Finite Element Simulation “Influence of Cutting Speed Variation”

The main aim of this paper is to study the material removal phenomenon using the finite element method (FEM) analysis for orthogonal cutting, and the impact of cutting speed variation on the chip formation, stress and plastic deformation. We have explored different constitutive models describing the tool-workpiece interaction. The Johnson-Cook constitutive model with damage initiation and damag...