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GPU-based implementation of discrete element method for simulation of the geological fault geometry and position. / Lisitsa, Vadim V.; Tcheverda, Vladimir A.; Volianskaia, Victoria V.

In: Supercomputing Frontiers and Innovations, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2018, p. 46-50.

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Lisitsa, VV, Tcheverda, VA & Volianskaia, VV 2018, 'GPU-based implementation of discrete element method for simulation of the geological fault geometry and position', Supercomputing Frontiers and Innovations, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 46-50. https://doi.org/10.14529/jsfi180307

APA

Lisitsa, V. V., Tcheverda, V. A., & Volianskaia, V. V. (2018). GPU-based implementation of discrete element method for simulation of the geological fault geometry and position. Supercomputing Frontiers and Innovations, 5(3), 46-50. https://doi.org/10.14529/jsfi180307

Vancouver

Lisitsa VV, Tcheverda VA, Volianskaia VV. GPU-based implementation of discrete element method for simulation of the geological fault geometry and position. Supercomputing Frontiers and Innovations. 2018;5(3):46-50. doi: 10.14529/jsfi180307

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Lisitsa, Vadim V. ; Tcheverda, Vladimir A. ; Volianskaia, Victoria V. / GPU-based implementation of discrete element method for simulation of the geological fault geometry and position. In: Supercomputing Frontiers and Innovations. 2018 ; Vol. 5, No. 3. pp. 46-50.

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