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Numerical Simulations of Topologically Interlocked Materials Coupling DEM Methods and FEM Calculations: Comparison with Indentation Experiments

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Planar assemblies of interlocked cubic blocs have been tested in indentation. Experiments are performed on blocs made of plaster. Influence of key parameters such as the surface roughness, the compression stress and the number of blocs are investigated. A numerical modeling is then proposed based on discrete element method. Each bloc is represented by its centre coordinates. Constitutive equations obtained by finite element simulations are introduced to model the contact between the blocs. The numerical tool is then applied to the case of indentation loading. It is found that the model reproduces all the experimental tendencies.

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The authors would like to thank Prof. Y.Estrin for triggering our interest in these new materials, via many stimulating discussions.

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  1. Charles Brugger

    Present address: Institute of mechanics, materials and civil engineering (iMMC), Université catholique de Louvain, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

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  1. SIMaP-GPM2, INP Grenoble/CNRS, 101 Rue de la Physique, BP46, 38402, St Martin d'Hères cedex, France

    Charles Brugger, Marc C. Fivel & Yves Brechet

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Brugger, C., Fivel, M.C. & Brechet, Y. Numerical Simulations of Topologically Interlocked Materials Coupling DEM Methods and FEM Calculations: Comparison with Indentation Experiments. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1188, 106–111 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1188-LL05-05

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