State of the art of coupled thermo–hydro-mechanical–chemical modelling for frozen soils

KQ Li, ZY Yin - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Numerous studies have investigated the coupled multi-field processes in frozen soils,
focusing on the variation in frozen soils and addressing the influences of climate change …

Permeability and porosity of light-weight concrete with plastic waste aggregate: Experimental study and machine learning modelling

Z Chao, H Wang, S Hu, M Wang, S Xu… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The plastic waste has huge potential being used as the aggregate of concrete but the
premise requires to have a sound understanding about the seepage mechanical properties …

A mortar segment-to-segment frictional contact approach in material point method

W Liang, H Fang, ZY Yin, J Zhao - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Handling contact problems in the Material Point Method (MPM) has long been a challenge.
Traditional grid-based contact approaches often face issues with mesh dependency, while …

Experimental research on temperature–Dependent dynamic interface interaction between marine coral sand and polymer layer

Z Chao, D Shi, J Zheng - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The high-temperature climate, dynamic stress loading and soil particle dimension have non-
negligible influence on the interface interaction between marine coral sand and polymer …

Fractional order viscoplastic modeling of anisotropically overconsolidated clays with modified isotach viscosity

W Cheng, ZY Yin - International Journal of Plasticity, 2024 - Elsevier
Current overstress typed elastic viscoplastic models fall short in describing some time-
dependent mechanical behaviors of anisotropically overconsolidated clays …

A DEM-based Generic Modeling Framework for Hydrate-Bearing Sediments

P Wang, C Xu, ZY Yin, S Song, C Xu, S Dai - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural hydrate-bearing sediments attract broad attention due to their important role in
natural gas extraction and climate change. Their mechanical behavior, governed by hydrate …

[HTML][HTML] Micromechanical modeling of hollow cylinder torsional shear test on sand using discrete element method

S Song, P Wang, Z Yin, YP Cheng - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous studies on the hollow cylinder torsional shear test (HCTST) have mainly focused
on the macroscopic behavior, while the micromechanical responses in soil specimens with …

Evaluating uncertainty in particle roughness of coated sand and its implication to coating abrasion

DY Liu, MZ Lyu - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Coated soils have recently been spotlighted for their prospective applications in
geotechnical engineering. Prior studies have shown that Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) …

Hydro-mechanical analysis of particle migration in fractures with CFD-DEM

T Wang, P Wang, Z Yin, F Laouafa, PY Hicher - Engineering Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Particle migration driven by fluid flow is presented in many geological and geotechnical
contexts, such as sand production in oil exploitation, internal erosion in dikes or dams, and …

Modeling the Swelling Behavior of Clayey Geomaterials Across Scales: Advances and Challenges

H Mhamdi Alaoui, C Zhao, W Niu… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Most soils and rocks contain varying fractions of clay minerals within their solid matrix. These
geomaterials can exhibit a significant swelling potential toward chemo‐thermo …