The Soils Starter Pack

The Soils Starter Pack is included in the installation as a starter pack of soils models.

These soils models represent a range of different soils from hard gravel to compressible clay. You can run the simulation deck provided with each of the models to view the characteristic described by the name of the model.

The simulation decks can be found in the following installation directory:C:\Program Files\Altair\<EDEM version>\EDEM\examples\Soils Starter Pack.

To use these material models in a simulation, copy them into the Material library (see Material library) or modify the simulation deck provided.
Note: Contact models and their settings are defined in the Physics section are not transferred to the Material library. However, you must ensure that the behavior of the Material model is as expected.

The Soils Starter Pack models

Material behavior Angle of Repose Poisson's Ratio Density Shear Modulus Restitution Static Friction Rolling Friction Surface Energy
Non-compressible Dry Free-flowing, no plastic deformation Low 0.25 2.6 1.00E+07 0.55 0.2 0.1 0 (JKR)
Non-compressible Sticky Slightly cohesive, no plastic deformation Medium 0.25 2.6 1.00E+07 0.55 0.2 0.1 3.75 (JKR)
Non-compressible Very Sticky Very cohesive, no plastic deformation High 0.25 2.6 1.00E+07 0.55 0.2 0.1 15 (JKR)
Compressible Dry Free flowing, slightly plastic behavior Low 0.25 2.6 1.00E+07 0.35 0.2 0.05 0 (HS)
Compressible Sticky Slightly cohesive, slightly plastic behavior Medium 0.25 2.6 1.00E+07 0.55 0.2 0.1 50 (EEPA)
Compressible Very Sticky Very cohesive, slightly plastic behavior High 0.25 2.6 1.00E+07 0.55 0.5 0.55 100 (EEPA)
Very Compressible Dry Free flowing, highly deformable when under force Low 0.25 2.6 1.00E+07 0.35 0.2 0.05 0 (HS)
Very Compressible Very Sticky Very cohesive, highly deformable when under force High 0.25 2.6 1.00E+07 0.55 0.5 0.55 100 (EEPA)