Influence of surface roughness and particle characteristics on soil–structure interactions: A state-of-the-art review
The study of soil–structure interface behavior contributes to the fundamental understanding
of engineering performance and foundation design optimization. Previous research studies …
of engineering performance and foundation design optimization. Previous research studies …
A strategic review on enhanced DEM simulation and advanced 3-D particle printing techniques to improve pipe-jacking force prediction
Urbanization has increased the demand of tunnels for various infrastructure. Micro-
tunnelling with pipe-jacking method has been widely adopted for the construction of …
tunnelling with pipe-jacking method has been widely adopted for the construction of …
Synthesizing controlled microstructures of porous media using generative adversarial networks and reinforcement learning
For material modeling and discovery, synthetic microstructures play a critical role as digital
twins. They provide stochastic samples upon which direct numerical simulations can be …
twins. They provide stochastic samples upon which direct numerical simulations can be …
Mechanical MNIST: A benchmark dataset for mechanical metamodels
E Lejeune - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Metamodels, or models of models, map defined model inputs to defined model outputs.
Typically, metamodels are constructed by generating a dataset through sampling a direct …
Typically, metamodels are constructed by generating a dataset through sampling a direct …
An updated Lagrangian LBM–DEM–FEM coupling model for dual-permeability fissured porous media with embedded discontinuities
Many engineering applications and geological processes involve embedded discontinuities
in porous media across multiple length scales (eg rock joints, grain boundaries, deformation …
in porous media across multiple length scales (eg rock joints, grain boundaries, deformation …
Study on the mechanical behavior of sands using 3D discrete element method with realistic particle models
WJ Xu, GY Liu, H Yang - Acta Geotechnica, 2020 - Springer
Presented is a study on the geometrical characteristics of sand particles and the mechanical
behavior of sand material under external loading. Based on computed tomography …
behavior of sand material under external loading. Based on computed tomography …
Permeability of uniformly graded 3D printed granular media
The present work explores water permeability of uniformly graded irregular grains using 3D
printing with controlled shapes and fractal morphological features at low Reynold's number …
printing with controlled shapes and fractal morphological features at low Reynold's number …
DP-MPM: Domain partitioning material point method for evolving multi-body thermal–mechanical contacts during dynamic fracture and fragmentation
We propose a material point method (MPM) to model the evolving multi-body contacts due to
crack growth and fragmentation of thermo-elastic bodies. By representing particle interface …
crack growth and fragmentation of thermo-elastic bodies. By representing particle interface …
ILS-MPM: An implicit level-set-based material point method for frictional particulate contact mechanics of deformable particles
Finite element simulations of frictional multi-body contact problems via conformal meshes
can be challenging and computationally demanding. To render geometrical features …
can be challenging and computationally demanding. To render geometrical features …
A non-cooperative meta-modeling game for automated third-party calibrating, validating and falsifying constitutive laws with parallelized adversarial attacks
The evaluation of constitutive models, especially for high-risk and high-regret engineering
applications, requires efficient and rigorous third-party calibration, validation and …
applications, requires efficient and rigorous third-party calibration, validation and …