Quantitative X-ray tomography

E Maire, PJ Withers - International materials reviews, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
X-ray computer tomography (CT) is fast becoming an accepted tool within the materials
science community for the acquisition of 3D images. Here the authors review the current …

A state-of-the-art review of experimental and computational studies of granular materials: properties, advances, challenges, and future directions

P Tahmasebi - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide class of phenomena and systems, ranging from condensed matter physics, soft …

DEM/CFD-DEM modelling of non-spherical particulate systems: theoretical developments and applications

W Zhong, A Yu, X Liu, Z Tong, H Zhang - Powder technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Particles encountered in nature and engineering practice are normally not spherical but of
irregular shapes. Particle shape plays a key role in determining the behaviour of bulk solids …

Discrete element models for non-spherical particle systems: From theoretical developments to applications

G Lu, JR Third, CR Müller - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
A fundamental understanding of the underlying physics of granular (particulate) systems is
not only of academic interest, but is also highly relevant for industrial applications …

Grain-scale experimental investigation of localised deformation in sand: a discrete particle tracking approach

E Andò, SA Hall, G Viggiani, J Desrues, P Bésuelle - Acta Geotechnica, 2012 - Springer
Recent developments in the application of x-ray micro-tomography in laboratory
geomechanics have allowed all the individual grains of sand in a test sample to be seen and …

A method to model realistic particle shape and inertia in DEM

JF Ferellec, GR McDowell - Granular Matter, 2010 - Springer
A simple and fast original method to create irregular particle shapes for the discrete element
method using overlap** spheres is described. The effects of its parameters on the …

Calibration for discrete element modelling of railway ballast: A review

Y Guo, C Zhao, V Markine, G **g, W Zhai - Transportation Geotechnics, 2020 - Elsevier
The discrete element method (DEM) has been confirmed as an effective numerical method
for modelling railway ballast, and successfully used to analyse a wide range of ballast …

Plastic viscosity of cement mortar with manufactured sand as influenced by geometric features and particle size

Q Ren, Y Tao, D Jiao, Z Jiang, G Ye… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the plastic viscosity of cement mortar with manufactured sand (MS)
concerning the influences of geometric features and particle size of MS. The geometric …

Thirty years of developments in contact modelling of non-spherical particles in DEM: a selective review

YT Feng - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2023 - Springer
The discrete element method has advanced significantly since it originated in 1979. This
paper aims to provide a selective overview of some major developments on contact …

DEM modelling of mini-triaxial test based on one-to-one map** of sand particles

M Wu, J Wang, A Russell, Z Cheng - Géotechnique, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This paper presents a discrete-element method simulation of mini-triaxial tests on a sand
with realistically shaped grains. It compares the results with physical experiments at multiple …