An accurate elasto-plastic frictional tangential force-displacement model for granular-flow simulations: displacement-driven formulation (Q2381171)

The authors give an example of an elasto-plastic frictional tangential force-displacement model for two colliding spheres. The model accounts for both elastic and plastic deformation. An additive decomposition of the contact radius as strain in the continuum theory of elastoplasticity is given. A correction of the radius of curvature is done for the effect of permanent indentation after impact. Also a correction of elastic moduli is done. Numerical examples show that the present elasto-plastic frictional model produces accurate results on both the tangential force and energy dissipation for a wide range of loading cases.