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 …

Force chains and contact network topology in sheared packings of elongated particles

E Azéma, F Radjai - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2012 - APS
By means of contact dynamic simulations, we investigate the contact network topology and
force chains in two-dimensional packings of elongated particles subjected to biaxial …

Stress-strain behavior and geometrical properties of packings of elongated particles

E Azéma, F Radjaï - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2010 - APS
We present a numerical analysis of the effect of particle elongation on the quasistatic
behavior of sheared granular media by means of the contact dynamics method. The particle …

Capillary force and rupture of funicular liquid bridges between three spherical bodies

JP Wang, E Gallo, B François, F Gabrieli, P Lambert - Powder Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Capillarity in wet granular materials induces cohesion and increases the material strength
due to the attractive forces acting on capillary bridges. In the funicular state, water bridges …

Microstructure refinement-homogenization and flexural strength improvement of Al2O3 ceramics fabricated by DLP-stereolithography integrated with chemical …

G Nie, Y Li, P Sheng, F Zuo, H Wu, L Liu… - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - Springer
In this study, the chemical precipitation coating (CP) process was creatively integrated with
DLP-stereolithography based 3D printing for refining and homogenizing the microstructure …

Dynamic compaction of cohesive granular materials: scaling behavior and bonding structures

M Sonzogni, JM Vanson, K Ioannidou, Y Reynier… - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The compaction of cohesive granular materials is a common operation in powder-based
manufacture of many products. However, the influence of particle-scale parameters such as …

X-ray 3D imaging–based microunderstanding of granular mixtures: Stiffness enhancement by adding small fractions of soft particles

K Taghizadeh, M Ruf, S Luding, H Steeb - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - pnas.org
This research focuses on performing ultrasound propagation measurements and micro-X-
ray computed tomography (µXRCT) imaging on prestressed granular packings prepared …

Evolution of granular materials under isochoric cyclic simple shearing

M Yang, M Taiebat, P Mutabaruka, F Radjai - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
By means of 3D particle dynamics simulations, we analyze the microstructure of granular
materials subjected to isochoric (constant volume) cyclic shearing, which drives the system …

Effect of sample size on the behavior of granular materials

W Hu, C Dano, PY Hicher… - Geotechnical …, 2011 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Natural soils or coarse granular materials containing large particles such as rockfill or ballast
are often an issue for geotechnical projects. However, since it is usually complicated or …

Rheology of granular materials composed of nonconvex particles

B Saint-Cyr, JY Delenne, C Voivret, F Radjai… - Physical Review E …, 2011 - APS
By means of contact dynamics simulations, we investigate the shear strength and internal
structure of granular materials composed of two-dimensional nonconvex aggregates. We …