[HTML][HTML] Grading scal** and sample size effects on critical shear strength of mine waste rock through laboratory and in-situ testing

G Girumugisha, C Ovalle, S Ouellet - International Journal of Rock …, 2024 - Elsevier
Geotechnical stability analyses of mine waste rock (WR) piles require the critical friction
angle (ϕ cr) of the coarse blasted rock. However, due to the presence of oversized rock …

A novel large-scale direct shear apparatus considering size effects on strength of frozen coarse-grained soils

J Zhao, L Peng, Z Hao, J Wang, D Wang, J Qi - Transportation Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
As engineering activities in cold regions expand and the application of artificial ground
freezing technology in constructions grows, understanding the strength of frozen coarse …

Rev assessment of granular materials with varied grading based on macro-and micro-mechanical statistical data

P Quiroz-Rojo, D Cantor, M Renouf, C Ovalle… - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
To assess the mechanical behavior of granular materials in triaxial tests, a mandatory
condition is to guarantee a representative elemental volume (REV) sample. This is achieved …

[HTML][HTML] Particle shape distribution effects on the critical strength of granular materials

S Carrasco, D Cantor, C Ovalle, F Dubois - Computers and Geotechnics, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates the influence of correlations between particle morphology and
gradation on the critical shear strength of three-dimensional granular assemblies via …

Investigation of compressibility of rockfill materials using DEM: Role of sample size and boundary condition

H Wu, X Gu, J Hu, G Deng, F Liu - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the in-situ behavior of rockfill materials through laboratory tests is
challenging due to the influence of sample size. In this study, the discrete element method …
G Girumugisha, C Ovalle, S Ouellet - Geo-Congress 2024, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Geotechnical designs of mine waste rock (WR) piles require the critical friction angle (ϕ cr)
of the coarse crushed rock. For this purpose, grading scal** techniques must be used to …

Size effects assessment of mine waste-rock shear strength combining numerical, laboratory and in situ approaches

C Ovalle, G Girumugisha, D Cantor… - SSIM 2023: Third …, 2023 - papers.acg.uwa.edu.au
With the aim of performing stability analyses of waste-rock (WR) piles, the critical shear
strength of loose WR material must be characterised. However, due to the presence of …

Particle size effects on critical strength of granular soils through numerical and laboratory testing

PQ Rojo, C Ovalle, G Girumugisha, D Cantor… - … Conference on Soil …, 2024 - hal.science
The critical shear strength characterization of waste rock (WR) is crucial for assessing the
stability of waste rock piles. However, laboratory testing is challenging due to the broad …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of grain size and shape distributions on the critical strength of granular materials: a DEM study.

S Carrasco, D Cantor, C Ovalle - 2024 - researchgate.net
The shear strength of coarse granular materials, such as rockfills or mine waste rocks, is
typically evaluated on small samples by adjusting the particle size distribution (PSD) of the …

[PDF][PDF] Implications of Adopting Up-scaled Particle Size Distribution in DEM for Simulating the Mechanical and Instability Response of Sand

MS Negi, M Mukherjee, DR SV - researchgate.net
The problems encountered in geomechanics are usually three-dimensional in nature, where
soil elements are subjected to principal stress rotations. The influence of such principal …