A Conference and Educational Workshop on Discrete Element Technology

这笔赠款将为会议和讲习班提供部分资金 关于离散元方法的主题。 该方法允许 多体相互作用动力学问题解 可变形体，并允许元件断裂。 应用程序处理这样的问题，如变形在节理岩石 质量，海上结构物的冰荷载，地下爆炸， 射弹穿透物体和地下废物隔离。 这项技术相对较新。 本次会议提供了一个 为工程， 机器人、计算机技术和应用数学， 发展这项新兴技术。

This grant will provide partial funding for a conference and workshop on the topic of discrete element methods. This method allows for the solution of dynamics problems involving multiply interacting deformable bodies, and allows for fracture of the elements. Applications deal with such problems as deformations in jointed rock masses, ice loading of offshore structures, underground explosions, projectile penetration of objects, and underground waste isolation. The technology is relatively new. This meeting provides an opportunity for persons in such related fields as engineering, robotics, computer technology, and applied mathematics, to interact in developing this emerging technology.