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5.4 Visualization of DEM simulation

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steps (Figure 15).

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Visualization of the penetration process using DEM (Zhou et al., 2009).

After creating the target and projectile models, it is convenient to assign different striking velocities to the projectile and perform penetration simulation. Through PFC3D coding, the entire penetration process can be simulated at selected time

Penetration depth and speed reduction of projectiles with different masses. (a) projectile penetration depth increases as its mass increases whereas (b) the penetration speed decreases at smaller rates for larger mass projectiles.

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