The book Particulate Discrete Element Modelling by Catherine O’Sullivan, translated into Persian by Dr. Mostafa Zamanian (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University), Dr. Meqdad Payan (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan), and Dr. Ahmadreza Mahboubi Ardakani (Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University), has been published by Shahid Beheshti University Press.
According to Shahid Beheshti University’s Public Relations Office, the book was published for the first time in 1404 (2025–2026) in 484 pages (octavo size) and is offered at a price of 4,400,000 rials.
Geotechnical engineering is continuously evolving, and the development of numerical methods for analyzing soil mechanics problems is considered one of the key research directions in this field. One effective approach is the Discrete Element Method (DEM), which has established itself as a powerful tool for simulating the behavior of granular materials and has gained a prominent position in both research and engineering practice. This method enables geotechnical engineers to analyze soil behavior at the particle scale and to gain deeper insight into the governing mechanisms.
This book serves as a comprehensive and practical reference for applying DEM in soil mechanics, covering fundamental concepts, numerical modeling, and real-world applications. It introduces readers to the theoretical foundations, various time-integration schemes, computation of contact forces, boundary conditions, and DEM applications in the analysis of soil systems and soil–fluid interaction. The final chapters focus on particle-system structure analysis, data post-processing methods, and a discussion of DEM challenges and future directions.
The purpose of translating this work is to provide a reliable scientific resource for Persian-speaking researchers and the geotechnical engineering community. Interested readers and students may purchase the printed edition from the Sales Office of the University’s Center for Publishing Scientific Works, located in the Information Technology (IT) Building, Ground Floor, or place an order through the Center’s website. The e-book version is also available via the Fidibo and Taghcheh platforms.