It is well known that most particle technology studies attempting to predict secondary
properties based on primary properties such as size and shape begin with particle …

Automated building processes that enable efficient in situ resource utilization can facilitate
construction in remote locations while simultaneously offering a carbon-reducing alternative …

With the rapid development of human lunar exploration projects, the lunar base
establishment and resource utilization are on the way, and hence it is urgent and significant …

Loess structure plays a vital role in the evolution of loess landforms, which mainly involves
water erosion and slope collapse processes. The existing literature on loess structure lacks …

ABSTRACT The Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) has been developed to estimate the strength
distributions of heterogeneous materials influenced by different factors. The method …

Particle morphological features at different scale levels hold the key to understanding the
geological origin and mechanical behaviour of natural sands. In this context, it is necessary …

Shape is a property studied for many kinds of particles. Among shape parameters, sphericity
and roundness indices had been largely studied to understand several processes. Some of …

Shelly carbonate sands proliferate in regions of the world where construction of offshore
structures is in high demand. These structurally weak sands have high intra-granular voids …

The physical and mechanical performance of concrete is inherently dependent on
aggregate morphology including the general shape at coarse-scale, the local roundness at …

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 …