I : Mechanics of Powder Compaction —Continuum Approach and Discrete Element Method—

Discrete Element Modeling of Dynamic Compaction with Different Tamping Condition

Dynamic Compaction (DC) is a common deep compaction method that is usually used for densification of coarse-grained soils. Although traditional continuum-based models such as the Finite Element Method can be successfully applied for assessment of stress distributions or deformations induced by DC, they are typically not adequate for capturing the grain scale mechanisms of soil behavior under im...

Discrete Modelling and Discrete Algorithms in Continuum Mechanics

Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics for Finite Element Analysis

An Arbitrary Lagrangian-eulerian Finite Element Method for Cone-cap Plasticity; Application to Powder Compaction Simulation

The compaction forming of metal powder is a process involving large deformations, large strain, non-linear material behavior and friction. Consequently, the numerical analysis of such a highly non-linear process is a formidable computational problem. In this paper, an ALE technique is presented based on a generalized cap plasticity model in simulation of powder forming processes. In ALE formula...

Analysis of tablet compaction. I. Characterization of mechanical behavior of powder and powder/tooling friction.

In this first of two articles on the modeling of tablet compaction, the experimental inputs related to the constitutive model of the powder and the powder/tooling friction are determined. The continuum-based analysis of tableting makes use of an elasto-plastic model, which incorporates the elements of yield, plastic flow potential, and hardening, to describe the mechanical behavior of microcrys...