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Computers and Geotechnics 80 (2016) 1–15 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Computers and Geotechnics journal homepage: /locate/compgeo Research Paper A new algorithm to identify contact types between arbitrarily shaped polyhedral blocks for three-dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis Hong Zhang a, Shu-guang Liu a, Zheng Han b,?, Lu Zheng c, Ying-bin Zhang d,e, Yan-qiang Wu f, Yan-ge Li b, Wei Wang g a College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China b School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China c Sichuan University – The