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In the last decade of the 20th century, the Discrete Element Method has been coupled with the Finite Element Method. The new method is termed the ‘Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method’. Thanks to the relatively inexpensive high performance hardware rapidly becoming available, it is possible to consider combined finite-discrete element systems comprising millions of particles, and most recently even billions of particles. These, coupled with recent algorithmic developments, have resulted in the combined finite-discrete
element method being applied to a diversity of engineering and scientific problems,ranging from powder technology, ceramics, composite materials, rock blasting, mining,demolition, blasts and impacts in a defence context, through to geological and environmental
applications.

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