Particle morphology is an inherent characteristic that has a significant influence on breakage
behaviors of natural sands. Based on X-ray micro-computed tomographic scanning and …

Plato envisioned Earth's building blocks as cubes, a shape rarely found in nature. The solar
system is littered, however, with distorted polyhedra—shards of rock and ice produced by …

The micro-structural fabric and topology play a key role in macroscopic responses of
granular materials. Generally, the contact network is formed by connecting centers of …

Aiming to understand the dynamic disintegration and transport behavior of an earthquake-
induced landslide, a dynamic discrete element method has been employed to analyze the …

We add the recent advances in particle shape representation, particle breakage modeling,
and fragmental particle size and shape acquisition to the combined finite and discrete …

In the present work, the distribution of fragments that result from a normal impact of a
temperature-controlled ice particle onto a dry, heated and rigid wall is investigated. For the …

With the development of experimental measurement technology and high-fidelity numerical
simulations of granular materials, empirical-based classical constitutive models may not be …

To explore the fractal dimension, particle shape, and particle breakage of calcareous sand
(CS) under multi-level ending pressure, a series of one-dimensional compression …

Grain morphology has significant impacts on the mechanical behaviors of granular
materials. However, its influences on grain breakage are still poorly understood due to the …

As we transition into an era of data generation and collection, empirical summaries in the
classical continuum modeling of granular materials cannot take full advantage of the …