The formation of cracks and emergence of shearing planes and other modes of rapid
macroscopic failure in geologic granular media involve numerous grain scale mechanical …

This article discusses relevant physical properties of the regolith at the Mars InSight landing
site as understood prior to landing of the spacecraft. InSight will land in the northern lowland …

Three-dimensional nanofibrous aerogels (NFAs) that are both highly compressible and
resilient would have broad technological implications for areas ranging from electrical …

Rock avalanche dynamics are always research hotspots and frontier issues in the field of
geological disasters over the world. Through a systematic review of the representative …

Sand, rice, sugar, snow, cement... Although ubiquitous in our daily lives, granular media still
challenge engineers and fascinate researchers. This book provides the state-of-the-art of the …

Silica aerogels are attractive for thermal insulation due to their low thermal conductivity and
good heat resistance performance. However, the fabrication of silica aerogels with …

In materials science, high performance is typically associated with regularity and order,
while disorder and the presence of defects are assumed to lead to sub-optimal outcomes …

Wave propagation in granular materials is one of the most fundamental problems in
mechanics and physics, with both scientific fascination and practical importance. Whether …

Sound velocity measurements in dense glass bead packs reveal significant softening effect
at large amplitudes, due to the frictional nonlinearity at the grain contacts. Beyond a certain …

Sudden and rapid mass movements associated with landslides and snow avalanches
present a hazard to life and infrastructure, yet their predictions and triggering mechanisms …