Question #248341 on Yade changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/yade/+question/248341
Bruno Chareyre proposed the following answer: >When do we call a simulation "quasi-static" An evolution is quasi-static when every intermediate state is at static equilibrium. With this strict definition most DEM simulations are not QS since there are dynamical events on short timescales. A less demanding and widely used meaning of QS is that the result is independant on the loading rate, and it provides a clear criterion for judging if a simulation is QS (change the rate: do you have the same result?). This property is also correlated with unbalanced forces, or kinetic / elastic energy. >what are the factors that affect this in a simulation? If a particular simulation has a kind a "loading rate", then it is most likely the primary variable controlling quasi-staticity. QS property is also generally a decreasing function of damping (yes: decreasing). The lower the damping, the better the quasi-staticity. -- 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 : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yade-users More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
