Nanoindentation has become an increasingly popular method to determine the mechanical
properties of both homogeneous and heterogeneous materials. Rocks are inherently …

The mechanical behaviour of Eglin sand at the micro-scale was studied in this work.
Laboratory experiments using unconventional apparatuses were carried out in order to …

A calibration procedure, in which coupled effects of microscopic parameters are considered,
is proposed to determine the values of the microscopic parameters in the Discrete Element …

The success of computational materials science models for cement and concrete, at the
micrometer-to-millimeter scale, is based on careful characterization of the two main starting …

The mechanical behavior of granular materials such as sand is not well understood due to
its complex solid/fluid-like behavior. In this paper, Mason sand was investigated to …

Glass beads are often used to examine simulation models for granular materials. The
dynamic behavior of glass beads, however, has not been characterized accurately. In this …

The uniaxial compressive behavior of Colorado Mason sand at high strain rates was
investigated on a split Hopkinson pressure bar. The sand grains were placed inside a …

Colorado Mason sand has received increasing attention for use as a model granular
material for the investigation of the soil response under a blast. The grain-level mechanical …

Uniaxial compressive behavior of Mason sand, a poorly-graded local sand supplied by
Colorado Materials (Longmont, CO), was investigated on a long split Hopkinson pressure …

This study introduces an important development in the modeling of granular media. A
recently-developed real-time interface tracking algorithm for particle-based simulation …