| Title | The Virtual Geoscience Workbench, VGW: Open Source tools for discontinuous systems |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Munjiza A., XIANG J., Garcia X., Latham J.P., D’Albano G.G.Schiava, John N.W.M. |
| Journal | Particuology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Pagination | 100–105 |
| Date Published | apr |
| ISSN | 16742001 |
| Keywords | Combined finite-discrete element, Geoscience, Modelling, Workbench |
| Abstract | In 1989 work began on merging finite and discrete elements. During 1990 algorithmic solutions for the new combined method were developed, together with a C-based implementation known as the Y code. In 2004 these developments and implementations were published as a textbook. Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Imperial College are currently engaged in a research project to make Y codes in both 2D and 3D available in Open Source format and with mainly geoscience problems in mind. The result is a set of Open Source tools for Geoscience (VGW), key components of which are summarised in this paper, together with illustrative range of simulation results. © 2009 Chinese Society of Particuology and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. |
| URL | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77949485463&partnerID=tZOtx3y1 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.partic.2009.04.008 |
