Stress-oftening is one of the significant features experienced by cohesive-frictional granular
materials subjected to deviatoric loading. This paper focuses on mesoscopic evolutions of …

The micro-structural fabric and topology play a key role in macroscopic responses of
granular materials. Generally, the contact network is formed by connecting centers of …

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

The shear-transformation-zone (STZ) theory is a mesoscale-based approach that attributes
material macroscopic plastic deformation to the flip**, creation, and annihilation of …

The shear band issue in frictional granular materials has attracted many concerns and
perspectives at the micro-and meso-scale have been involved to analyze this problem. At …

The aim of this paper is to offer a fresh perspective on the classic concept of critical state
(CS) in granular materials by suggesting that CS can be defined through the use of a single …

The shear behavior at the interface between the soil and a structure is investigated at the
macroscale and particle‐scale levels using a 3‐dimensional discrete element method …

Deformation of subglacial sediment during basal slip shapes the beds of many fast‐flowing
glaciers and ice streams. The resultant sediment flux impacts glacier dynamics and rates of …

Heterogeneity arises in soil subjected to interface shearing, with the strain gradually
localizing into a band area. How the strain localization accumulates and develops to form …

Granular materials demonstrate complex mechanical behaviors due to the irreversible
rearrangements at particle scale. The irreversible behaviors of granular materials can be …