Question #222363 on Yade changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/yade/+question/222363
Status: Open => Answered Luc Scholtès proposed the following answer: Hi Henry, The use of Young and Poisson in YADE can be confusing. Actually, those two parameters define the normal and shear stiffnesses as you mentioned. Their names come from the fact that they influence the value of the Young modulus and of the Poisson's ratio of the assembly. Of course, the relationship between micro-parameters and macro-properties is not direct and it depends on the assembly you use (orthogonal, hexagonal, random,...). For the basic laws in YADE, the stiffnesses are defined according to those equations: Kn=2.*E*R1*E*R2/(E*R1+E*R2) (1) Ks/Kn=P (2) with E the "Young" parameter and P the "Poisson" parameter. In the paper you mentioned, I gave values of kn and ks computed according to (1) and (2) for the average radius of the assembly I used. Hope it helps Luc -- You received this question notification because you are a member of yade-users, which is an answer contact for Yade. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~yade-users Post to : yade-users@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yade-users More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp