Monte Carlo simulations of deformation behaviour of unbound granular materials based on a real aggregate library

J Li, J Zhang, X Yang, A Zhang, M Yu - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) has been developed to estimate the strength
distributions of heterogeneous materials influenced by different factors. The method …

[HTML][HTML] Review of visualization technique and its application of road aggregates based on morphological features

L Wang, Y Yao, J Li, Y Tao, K Liu - Applied Sciences, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The sustainable performance of asphalt pavement depends on the quality and mix design of
road aggregates. Identifying aggregate morphology and size is a prerequisite step for …

Investigation of morphological effects on crushing characteristics of calcareous sand particle by 3D image analysis with spherical harmonics

Z Li, Z Zhang, P Tai, P Shen, J Li - Powder Technology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Morphological effects on crushing characteristics of single calcareous sand particle were
investigated experimentally. Before test, 3D images of 287 bulky particles with size range of …

Analysis of particle corner-breakage effect on pile penetration in coral sand: model tests and DEM simulations

Y Peng, ZY Yin, X Ding - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2022‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
Although particle corner breakage has been proved to be the primary mode of particle
breakage for coral sand, current studies of pile penetration have continued to present the …

Framework for incorporating multi-level morphology of particles in DEM simulations: independent control of polydisperse distributions of roundness and roughness …

M Fan, D Su, X Chen - Acta Geotechnica, 2024‏ - Springer
Particle shape in granular materials exhibits both polydisperse and multi-level
characteristics, which are intrinsically linked to the mechanical behaviours of granular …

DEM analysis of small and small-to-medium strain shear modulus of sands

NSC Reddy, H He, K Senetakis - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Despite the significant progresses in discrete-based numerical studies of granular materials,
most efforts have been placed in the study of large deformation problems and there are …

Micromechanical analysis of capillary suction effect on bearing capacity of unsaturated fine granular foundation soil using coupled CFD-DEM method

Y Peng, ZY Yin, C Zhou, X Ding - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The micro-to macro-scale bearing capacity characteristics of unsaturated fine granular soil
have remained unclear. This study is the first to investigate the capillary suction effect on the …

Micromechanical analysis of the particle corner breakage effect on pile penetration resistance and formation of breakage zones in coral sand

Y Peng, X Ding, ZY Yin, P Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Although particle corner breakage has proven to be the major breakage mode of irregular
grains, most pile–soil interaction analysis has focused on particle fracture breakage, thus the …

Data-driven constitutive modelling of granular soils considering multiscale particle morphology

W **ong, J Wang, M Wu - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper adopts a micro-tomography (μCT)-based discrete element method (DEM)
technique to generate a database for the constitutive modelling of granular soils. A large …

Numerical investigation of morphological effects on crushing characteristics of single calcareous sand particle by finite-discrete element method

Z Li, Y Zhang, R Chen, P Tai, Z Zhang - Powder Technology, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Morphological effects on crushing characteristics of single calcareous sand particle were
investigated using finite-discrete element method. Numerical particles were generated by …