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 …

A review of the response of sand under high strain rate (HSR) loading is presented. The
response observed in HSR uniaxial compression tests, split-hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) …

Different measures have been suggested for quantifying the amount of fragmentation in
randomly compacted crushable aggregates. A most effective and popular measure is to …

Ballast plays a vital role in transmitting and distributing the train wheel loads to the
underlying track substructure. The load-bearing capacity, safe train speed, and the levels of …

The relationship between critical state and particle shape corresponds to the most
fundamental aspect of the mechanics of granular materials. This paper presents an …

Particle breakage is of fundamental importance for understanding the mechanical behaviour
of sands and is relevant to many geotechnical engineering problems. In order to gain new …

Computer simulations of crushable agglomerates were performed using the PFC3D
computer code, which adopts the distinct element method (DEM). Agglomerates were made …

Strength and deformation behaviors of rockfill materials, key factors for determining the
stability of dams, pertain strongly to the grain crushing characteristics. In this study, single …

Single-particle crushing tests have been carried out on the component minerals of a sand
and the results have been compared statistically with those obtained for individually marked …

Examples of situations are presented where the grading of a soil changes during its lifetime
either by crushing of particles leading to an increase of fine material or by slow transport of …