Understanding the effect of particle size on the shear strength of granular materials is
important for geotechnical design and construction. However, previous studies show …

The mechanical behavior at soil–structure interface (SSI) has a crucial influence on the
safety and stability of geotechnical structures. However, the behavior of SSI under constant …

The diverse joint distributions in natural layered rock masses bring a great difficulty to the
study on fracturing characteristics of surrounding rock in the process of tunnel excavation …

Corner breakage was less analyzed in pile–soil interaction research, causing the
mechanism of particular pile load behaviors in coral sand to remain unclear. This study …

The micro-mechanism of mooing depth effect on the interactions between suction piles and
granular soil remains unclear. This study investigates suction pile-soil interaction behaviour …

Previous studies show that extensive particle breakage occurs at the soil-structure interface,
which may influence the shear strength, but a corresponding comprehensive micro …

Although particle corner breakage has been proved to be the primary mode of particle
breakage for coral sand, current studies of pile penetration have continued to present the …

In this study, we adopt the Discrete Element Method (DEM) to evaluate the influence of
Freeze–Thaw Cycles (FTCs) action on the mechanical properties of rock. To overcome the …

Despite the significant progresses in discrete-based numerical studies of granular materials,
most efforts have been placed in the study of large deformation problems and there are …

Although particle corner breakage has proven to be the major breakage mode of irregular
grains, most pile–soil interaction analysis has focused on particle fracture breakage, thus the …