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stranskyjan / dem-fem-coupling

Open source codes for coupling of Finite Element Method and Discrete Element Method using YADE, and OOFEM softwares.
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Contact coupling is only possible with polyhedrons? #26

Open kgiannis3 opened 2 years ago

kgiannis3 commented 2 years ago

Hey Jan, I have a quick question,

Is contact coupling only possible with polyhedrons or it also includes spheres?

If not, how simple is the implementation?

stranskyjan commented 2 years ago

It depends on what you want to simulate.

The point of polyhedrons here is that you model deformations of the bodies with tetrahedral (or some solid in general) elements. You then solve deformations in Oofem and contacts in Yade.

If you want to simulate deformations of spheres as spheres, probably there would be some solution (there is none implemented at the moment), but I do not dare to estimate its simplicity.

In case of rigid spheres, you can use directly Yade only, without any coupling.

Cheers Jan

kgiannis3 commented 2 years ago

I want to do this 'eformations of spheres as spheres'. Since have no experience with yade only with liggghts till know can you please let me know which IDE are you using to debug the FEMDEM (yade and oofem) coupling. Is the same like the one here: https://yade-dem.org/wiki/Using_kdevelop4

stranskyjan commented 2 years ago

I want to do this 'eformations of spheres as spheres'.

here I will not be of much help, sorry..

can you please let me know which IDE are you using to debug the FEMDEM (yade and oofem) coupling.

I personally have been using vim :-), I have no experience with kdevelop

Cheers Jan