A 4D soil-structure interaction model testing apparatus

T Riccio, T Romero, M Previtali… - Geotechnical …, 2024‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A new three-axis loading frame has been developed to enable real-time visualization of in-
situ soil and rock structure interactions via X-ray tomography during small-scale model …

Updated Lagrangian unsaturated periporomechanics for extreme large deformation in unsaturated porous media

S Menon, X Song - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Unsaturated periporomechanics is a strong nonlocal poromechanics based on peridynamic
state and effective force state concept. In the previous periporomechnics the total …

Hybrid continuum–discrete simulation of granular impact dynamics

Y Jiang, Y Zhao, CE Choi, J Choo - Acta Geotechnica, 2022‏ - Springer
Granular impact—the dynamic intrusion of solid objects into granular media—is widespread
across scientific and engineering applications including geotechnics. Existing approaches to …

Coupled hydromechanical modelling of cone penetration in layered liquefiable soils

K Boschi, M Arroyo, L Monforte, JM Carbonell… - …, 2024‏ - icevirtuallibrary.com
Soil layering modifies cone penetration measurements when the cone is close to layer
boundaries. Transition zone and thin-layer effects appear, complicating interpretation. To …

[HTML][HTML] Localization patterns emerging in CPTu tests in a saturated natural clay soil

K Oliynyk, MO Ciantia, C Tamagnini - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In this work, the mechanics of cone penetration during CPTu tests in Osaka clay, a natural
structured silty clay, was investigated with the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM). To …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of excavation size, rate, orientation, and depth on the hydromechanical response of argillaceous rocks

DY Cherati, J Vaunat, AG Solé, MN Vu… - Computers and …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
In this study, a sensitivity analysis is performed to investigate the effects of excavation size,
rate, orientation, and depth on the hydromechanical response of Callovo-Oxfordian (COx) …

[HTML][HTML] Large deformation numerical assessment of rock anchor response under axial loading for offshore renewable energy applications

A Genco, MO Ciantia, M Previtali, M Brown… - Computers and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The study presented in this paper aims to advance the current understanding of Rock
Anchor (RA) performance under axial loading through large deformation numerical …

Data-driven modeling of granular matter's elastic nonlinearity by volume constraint

EC Bryant, NA Miller, KC Bennett - Computers and geotechnics, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Traditional analytic homogenization methods of granular micromechanics limit the maximum
predicted effective Poisson's ratio to at most 1/4 for strain-driven constitutive models …

[HTML][HTML] A dynamic large-deformation particle finite element method for geotechnical applications based on Abaqus

W Yuan, J Zhu, N Wang, W Zhang, B Dai… - Journal of Rock …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, the application of Abaqus-based particle finite element method (PFEM) is
extended from static to dynamic large deformation. The PFEM is based on periodic mesh …

An Efficient Damage-Plasticity DEM Contact Model for Highly Porous Rocks

J Zheng, MO Ciantia - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2025‏ - Springer
A novel discrete element method (DEM) model is proposed to better reproduce the
behaviour of porous soft rocks. With the final goal of simulating pile penetration problems …