Compaction of granular powders underpins many engineering and industrial processes.
The physics underlying the compaction process of highly deformable, cohesive granular …

The compaction behavior of deformable grain assemblies beyond jamming remains
bewildering, and existing models that seek to find the relationship between the confining …

In order to accelerate simulations of assemblies of highly deformable grains, a novel
numerical approach, called Soft Discrete Element Method (SDEM) is presented. It consists in …

Very soft grain assemblies have unique shape-changing capabilities that allow them to be
compressed far beyond the rigid jammed state by filling void spaces more effectively …

This paper analyzes the compaction behavior of assemblies composed of soft (elastic)
spherical particles beyond the jammed state, using three-dimensional non-smooth contact …

Softer than soft, squishy granular matter is composed of grains capable of significantly
changing their shape (typically a deformation larger than 10%) without tearing or breaking …

We introduce a novel numerical method for the simulation of soft granular materials, in which
the particles can undergo large strains under load without rupture. The proposed approach …

We analyze the isotropic compaction of assemblies composed of soft pentagons interacting
through classical Coulomb friction via numerical simulations. The effect of the initial particle …

A new discrete element-embedded finite element method (DEFEM) scheme is proposed
here, which solves the contact force and heat conduction of particles with embedded …

We analyze the isotropic compaction of mixtures composed of rigid and deformable
incompressible particles by the nonsmooth contact dynamics approach. The deformable …