Description
The article discusses how the Distinct Element Method is being used to model geoengineering procedures. The method is used to account for non-linear behavior, which is not typically accounted for in other branches of engineering.
Linear mathematical assumptions for procedures in other branches of engineering have little relevance for geoengineering, which must accommodate non-linear behaviors. Contributors to eight papers apply the breakthrough numerical modeling Distinct Element Method (Cundall, late 1960s).