Based on X-ray micro-computed tomography images of natural sand particles, a set of
spherical harmonic descriptors and an associated fractal dimension were introduced to …

The importance of particle rotation to the mechanical behavior of granular materials subject
to quasi-static shearing has been well recognized in the literature. Although the physical …

Triaxial tests on three types of soil–rock mixture (S-RM) samples with the same rock block
content, but different grain size distributions, were performed in this study. To better …

The micro-and macroscale mechanical behaviors of granular materials strongly depend on
the morphological features of the grains. Imaging techniques, such as X-ray computed …

This paper investigates shear strength of granular materials with inherent fabric anisotropy.
Most previous studies have described strength of these materials in the principal stress …

Mechanical behavior of granular soils is a classic research realm but still yet not completely
understood as it can be influenced by a large number of factors, including confining …

This paper presents a discrete element method (DEM) numerical model to elucidate
mechanical behavior, particle crushing, and anisotropy evolution within a pressurized sand …

This paper investigates the mechanical behavior of inherently-anisotropic granular materials
from macroscopic and microscopic points of view. The study is achieved by simulating …

The majority of granular soil is anisotropic material and it exhibits stress–strain variations
depending on principal stress directions. Such directions acting on granular deposits vary …

Particle morphology is an essential characteristic in determining the mechanical properties
of natural sands. Based on micro x-ray computed tomography data, this paper introduces a …