Ball-Zone Coupling Scheme

The Ball-Zone coupling method is derived from the Bridging Domains proposed by [Xiao2004] and adapted to coupling PFC and FLAC3D by [Frangin2007] and [Breugnot2015]. The reader is referred to the latter, which provides a clear and concise description of the method.

References

[Xiao2004]

Xiao, S. P., and T. Belytschko (2004). A bridging domain method for coupling continua with molecular dynamics. Comput Method Appl M.

[Frangin2007]

Frangin, E., Marin P., Daudeville L. (2007) Approche couplée élements discrets/finis pour la simulation d’un impact sur ouvrage. Revue Europénne de Mécanique Numérique.

[Breugnot2015]

Breugnot, A., Lambert, S., Villard, P. et al. Rock Mech Rock Eng (2016) 49: 1831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-015-0886-8