LIGGGHTS will incorporate a beam lattice model (e.g. *,**) used to study fracture and fragmentation phenomena.
This is work by Jean-François Jerier (EPFL Lausanne), the example is a tensile test performed on a pre-notched cubical sample.
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(Note: This feature is under current development and not yet part of the public downloadable LIGGGHTS version)
* G. Lilliu, J.G.M. van Mier, 3D lattice type fracture model for concrete, Engrg. Fract. Mech. 70 (2003) 927–941.
**J.G.M. van Mier, E. Schlangen, A. Vervuurt, Lattice type fracture models for concrete, in: H.B. Mühlhaus (Ed.), Continuum Models for Materials with Microstructure, John Wiley & Sons, 1995, pp. 341–377.