Micromechanical Role of Friction: 3D Granular System DEM Simulations

Comprising processed results from Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations investigating unjamming transitions in 3D granular systems. Created by Gustavo Castillo and published in Philosophical Transactions A, the data explores the relationship between inter-particle friction and mechanical stability. The records provide a quantitative look at force distributions and rheological properties within a simulated physics environment.

Use Cases

• Analyzing force distributions in 3D granular packs to validate micromechanical models
• Studying the impact of friction coefficients on rheological properties during unjamming transitions
• Benchmarking new DEM simulation algorithms against established peer-reviewed results

Strengths

• Derived from peer-reviewed research published in Philosophical Transactions A
• Focuses on 3D granular systems providing higher dimensionality than 2D models
• Includes processed rheological properties and force distribution metrics

Limitations

• Data is synthetic, generated via DEM simulations rather than physical laboratory experiments
• Specific column headers and units are not documented in the primary metadata
• Scope is limited to the specific unjamming parameters defined in the source study

Provenance

Source

Gustavo Castillo, Harvard Dataverse

Collection Method

Synthetic data generated via Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations

Freshness

Last updated March 2026 according to source metadata.