Numerical evaluation of particle shape effect on small strain properties of granular soils

JY Nie, XS Shi, YF Cui, ZY Yang - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical investigation about the effect of particle shape on small
strain properties (eg, shear stiffness and Poisson's ratio) of granular soils through 3D …

Influence of loading history and soil type on the normal contact behavior of natural sand grain-elastomer composite interfaces

Y Tian, SS Kasyap, K Senetakis - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recycled rubber in granulated form is a promising geosynthetic material to be used in
geotechnical/geo-environmental engineering and infrastructure projects, and it is typically …

Impact of bedding plane direction and type of plastic microparticles on stiffness of inherently anisotropic gap-graded soils: Index, wave propagation and …

M Zamanian, M Payan, S Memarian… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sand-clay mixtures are often encountered in natural deposits and compacted soils in earth
structures in the form of gap-graded soils. They commonly display anisotropic fabric which …

Analysis of the stiffness and dam** characteristics of compacted sand-in-fines granular composites: a multiscale investigation

A Shafiee, A Hassanipour, M Payan, S Bahmani Tajani… - Granular Matter, 2022 - Springer
Compacted clay-aggregate composites are extensively utilized or found in various
geotechnical engineering projects such as the core of earth embankment dams, the pile …

A study on the failure behavior of sand grain contacts with Hertz modeling, image processing, and statistical analysis

S Li, SS Kasyap, K Senetakis - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The crushing behavior of particles is encountered in a large number of natural and
engineering systems, and it is important for it to be examined in problems related to …

Experimental and analytical studies on the influence of weathering degree and ground-environment analog conditions on the tribological behavior of granite

CS Sandeep, H He, K Senetakis - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Weathering is a geological/geo-environmental process that degrades and transforms rocks,
contributing to landslides and instability of geo-systems and infrastructures. The effects of …

Mechanical and microstructural properties of iron tailings

IA Okewale, H Grobler - Environmental Geotechnics, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Due to the importance of their handling and the consequent negative impacts on humans
and the environment as well as limited understanding of their mechanics, detailed …

An experimental investigation into the evolving instability of a subaqueous mild silty slope under progressive waves

X Liu, F Zhu, H Zhao, J Zhou, H Liu, S Han - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The silty sediments that are widely distributed in estuaries and deltas are susceptible to
slope instability due to ocean storms. Flume experiments were carried out in this study to …

Influence of iron oxide coating on the tribological behavior of sand grain contacts

J Ren, H He, KC Lau, K Senetakis - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
Granular materials are often subjected to certain degrees of coating in natural conditions
due to weathering and soil–environment interactions and the current literature has …

Effect of ocean environmental particles on compressibility, electrical resistivity, and stiffness characteristics of mixtures

SY Kim, JS Lee, QN Hoang, J Park - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
The influence of diatoms, which have distinct physico-chemical characteristics, is a key
factor in the investigation of deep-sea sediments. The objective of this study was to …