Standard penetration testing in a virtual calibration chamber

N Zhang, M Arroyo, MO Ciantia, A Gens… - Computers and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The virtual calibration chamber technique, based on the discrete element method, is here
applied to study the standard penetration test (SPT). A macro-element approach is used to …

Numerical techniques for fast generation of large discrete-element models

MO Ciantia, K Boschi, T Shire… - Proceedings of the …, 2018‏ - icevirtuallibrary.com
In recent years, civil engineers have started to use discrete-element modelling to simulate
large-scale soil volumes thanks to technological improvements in both hardware and …

DEM investigation of particle crushing effects on static and dynamic penetration tests

N Zhang, M Arroyo, M Ciantia, A Gens - Proceedings of China-Europe …, 2018‏ - Springer
A 3-dimensional discrete element method model has been developed to simulate static and
dynamic rod penetration test in a calibration chamber. The chamber has been filled with a …

A micromechanical study of the Standard Penetration Test

N Zhang - 2020‏ - upcommons.upc.edu
This thesis explores the potential of models based on the discrete element method (DEM) to
study dynamic probing of granular materials, considering realistic particle-scale properties …