Particle morphology is an essential characteristic that plays a crucial role in determining the
mechanical responses of granular materials. A series of discrete element method (DEM) …

The mechanical behaviors of granular soils at different initial densities and confining
pressures in the drained and undrained triaxial tests are investigated micromechanically by …

Three dimensional discrete element modeling is employed to investigate micromechanical
behavior of internally unstable/stable gap-graded soils under isotropic compression. Two …

Both linear-spring–dashpot (LSD) and non-linear Hertzian-spring–dashpot (HSD) contact
models are commonly used for the calculation of contact forces in Discrete Element Method …

In this paper, a description of inherent anisotropy of soil, based on micromechanics
framework, is presented. The problem is formulated by assuming that sliding of two contact …

Discrete element modelling (DEM) is a numerical method for examining the dynamic
behaviour of granular media. Soil is a nonuniform, discontinuity, elastic-plastic complicated …

For the purpose of improving computer simulation of granular materials, a three-dimensional
discrete element model using random arrays of elastic ellipsoidal particles is developed …

Perceiving granular material as a collection of particles, a constitutive law for granular
material is derived based on micromechanics approach, taking into account the …

Particle size strongly influences the shear strength of granular materials. However, previous
studies of the particle size effect have focused mainly on the macroscopic behavior of …

A succinct 3D discrete element model, with clumps to resemble the real shapes of granular
materials, is developed. The quaternion method is introduced to transform the motion and …