In this paper, we shall present a new micromechanical damage model for capturing the
mechanical behaviors of quasi-brittle geomaterials under a wide range of compressive …

Asphalt concrete is a composite heterogeneous material comprised of aggregates bonded
together by bitumen binder. The mechanical behaviour of this material shows great …

Establishing quantifiable links between individual-particle dynamics and macroscopic
response of granular materials has been a longstanding challenge, with implications in …

Earthquake-induced diffuse landslide can cause considerable harm. This study used
discrete element modeling (DEM) to investigate the diffuse failure of soil slopes triggered by …

Discrete element modeling (DEM) of polydisperse granular materials is significantly more
computationally expensive than modeling of monodisperse materials as a larger number of …

The forming limit of sheets usually corresponds to the strain accumulation before localized
necking and is closely related to the loading state. In the viscous pressure forming (VPF) …

Localised failures in the form of shear band induce localised deformation and saturation
within partially saturated soils. Inelastic responses mainly take place inside the shear band …

Internal erosion is the transportation of soil particles from within or beneath geotechnical
structures, caused by seepage flow, that impacts the subsequent mechanical and hydraulic …

Cohesionless binary mixtures are commonly encountered in nature and frequently used as
filling materials in geotechnical engineering. It is known that coarse grains have a …

To evaluate the effect of stabilisation by using a colloidal silica aqueous gel on the
subsequent behaviour of sand, the dilatancy and peak and ultimate strength characteristics …