Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0558808

Funded Activity Summary

Seeing the discrete in a continuum: an integrated numerical-rheological-experimental approach towards high resolution micromechanical continuum models of granular media. Processes involving granular materials are complex and rarely reach more than 60% of the design capacity, due to inadequate understanding of granular rheology. The short term benefits of the proposed project are: improved insights on the rheology of granular media; experimentally validated micromechanical constitutive models with unmatched predictive capabilities; modelling techniques in the analysis of multiscale processes, germane to the Science of Complex Materials. The long term benefits are models of the required reliability for computer-aided design, production and management of particulate systems. These simulation tools will enhance Australia's competitive edge in the multi-billion dollar particulate and geotechnical industries.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $178,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geomechanics | Geotechnical Engineering | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Industrial Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Coal | Grain mill products, starch and starch products (incl. sugar, bakery products) |

Other Keywords

Coal | Geomechanics | Geotechnical Engineering | Grain mill products, starch and starch products (incl. sugar, bakery products) | Industrial Engineering | Iron Ores (I.E. Ferrous Ores) | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

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