Modeling Clam-inspired Burrowing in Dry Sand using Cavity Expansion Theory and DEM

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• burrowing 100%
• discrete element method 98%
• cavity 72%
• penetration 68%
• sand 51%
• modeling 35%
• shaft 13%
• contraction 8%
• energy consumption 8%
• pressuremeter 6%
• cone penetration test 6%
• geomechanics 5%
• cost 4%
• energetics 4%
• kinematics 3%
• fabric 3%
• shell 3%
• test 1%
• parameter 1%
• effect 1%
• method 1%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Finite difference method 85%
• Sand 74%
• Cones 71%
• Analytical models 26%
• Geomechanics 10%
• Energy utilization 10%
• Kinematics 6%
• Costs 5%
• Robots 4%