The macroscopic response of a geomaterial is entirely determined by changes at the particle
scale. It has been established that particle crushing is affected by particle size, shape and …

Grain fracture and crushing are known to influence the macroscopic mechanical behavior of
granular materials and be influenced by factors such as grain composition, morphology, and …

This paper presents the results and analyses of uniaxial compression experiments
performed on three silica sands. The sands have comparable particle-size distributions, but …

The objective of our research is to define a new Discrete Element Method (DEM) that can
describe the processes involved in particle breakage and the resulting macroscopic …

This paper proposes a numerical three-dimensional (3D) mesoscopic approach based on
the discrete element method combined with X-ray computed tomography (XCT) images to …

Particle breakage in a granular material alters its microstructural properties, which changes
its properties on the macroscopic and microscopic scale. In the present work, an …

Contact orientation distributions are widely used to describe the fabric of granular
assemblies and its evolution under load. Different types of visualisations, mainly histograms …

Cone penetration in sands is a complex process: it contains several challenges that
geomechanicians face, such as large displacements, large strains, strain localization, and …

Dans le cadre de l'informatique graphique (IG), la modélisation 3D est une technique pour
représenter des objets en trois dimensions, c'est-à-dire avec une hauteur, une largeur et …

The distribution of stresses within individual granular particles subjected to one-dimensional
(1D) confined compression is affected by various particle-scale properties, such as …