Abstract
CEM (Contact Element Method) is an effective numerical method for analyzing continuous and discontinuous behavior of the ground. In this paper, a packing method to assemble particle elements has been presented to reduce the time required for modeling the ground by CEM. An analytical compression test method has been proposed. The relationships between input parameters in CEM and output parameters in compression analysis such as strength and deformation parameters have been made clear. By using the above relationships, it becomes possible to determine values of the input parameters from experimental compression test results.
