Micro-mechanical analysis of caisson foundation in sand using DEM: Particle breakage effect

P Wang, ZY Yin - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
… In this study, the effect of particle breakage on the behavior of caisson foundation is investigated
with discrete element … In this study, the effect of particle breakage on the behavior of …

Micro-mechanical analysis of caisson foundation in sand using DEM: particle shape effect

YIN Zhen-Yu, W Pei - Applied Ocean Research, 2021 - Elsevier
… In this paper, the caisson foundation is analyzed with DEM and the effect of particle shape
is … However, particle breakage is a complex problem which is beyond the scope of this …

Micromechanical analysis of the particle corner breakage effect on pile load performance in coral sand

Y Peng, ZY Yin, X Ding - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
… capacity of the foundation soil through interlocking, but can … of both DEM and FDM, the pile
in this study was modeled using a finite … using clusters in the DEM part. Numerical tests in this …

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
… Numerical tests in this study were performed using two-dimensional (2D) DEM method …
bearing performance of pile foundations in coral sand – a hidden danger to engineering safety. …

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
… in coral sand to remain unclear. This study investigates the particle corner-breakage effect
on … : although the corner can improve the bearing capacity of the foundation soil via particle

A systematic framework for DEM study of realistic gravel-sand mixture from particle recognition to macro-and micro-mechanical analysis

R Li, X Hu, F Chen, X Wang, H Xiong, H Wu - Transportation Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
… , which are widely used foundation soils in civil engineering. … control its meso-damage
mechanism and macroscopic mechanical … sand content to investigate the effects of coarse particle

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
sand has a fractal distribution of particle size with a fractal dimension of 2.61. The particle
size of the silty sand … of plates (from the local shear damage stage to the overall failure stage), …

Analysis of the effect of breakable particle corners on uplift pile–soil interaction behaviors in calcareous sand

Y Peng, ZY Yin, F Yang, L Qu, X Ding - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
… , while the particle breakage effect in calcareous sand has … calcareous sand foundation can
be high owing to particle … The mechanical analysis capabilities of the DEM-based simulations …

Micromechanical analysis of suction pile-granular soil interaction under inclined pulling load of mooring line: Mooring depth effect

Y Peng, ZY Yin - Marine Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
… as a suction anchor, suction caisson or suction bucket) is a … pile-sandy soil interaction has
been established using the … DEM and FEM was employed for the simulations in this study

Microscopic insights into suction bucket installation in sand: Coupled coarse-grained CFD-DEM simulations

P Zhang, L Mu, Y Lu, M Huang, J Sun - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
foundation installation in the sand under different installation methods (ie, jacked and
suction-assisted installation) is investigated from a microscopic perspective (ie, particleeffects. A …