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 …

Abstract 3D imaging has become popular for analyzing material microstructures. When time
lapse series of 3D pictures are acquired during a single experiment, it is possible to …

Particle breakage occurs when the stresses imposed on soil particles exceed their strength.
To quantify the amount of breakage, many particle breakage factors have been proposed …

The objective of this work was to observe and quantify the onset and evolution of localised
deformation processes in sand with grain-scale resolution. The key element of the proposed …

This textbook compiles reports written by about 35 internationally recognized authorities,
and covers a range of interests for geotechnical engineers. Topics include: fundamentals for …

The time-dependent behavior of soils has been investigated extensively through one-
dimensional and triaxial test conditions. Most of the observations in literature have focused …

Triaxial Testing of Soils explains how to carry out triaxial tests to demonstrate the effects of
soil behaviour on engineering designs. An authoritative and comprehensive manual, it …

Scale effects of shallow foundation bearing capacity on granular materials were investigated
to further evaluate the trend of decreasing bearing capacity factor, N γ, with increasing …

Particle crushing, shear banding, interface abrasion and migration of crushing products all
have the potential to influence the behaviour of displacement piles in sands. This paper …

Granular materials reach critical states upon shearing. The position and shape of a critical
state line (CSL) in the compression plane are important for constitutive models …