[HTML][HTML] A review on the angle of repose of granular materials

HMB Al-Hashemi, OSB Al-Amoudi - Powder technology, 2018 - Elsevier
The abundance of granular materials and powders that are being used in several fields,
along with their broad applications, requires a comprehensive understanding of both their …

Electrolyte design for lithium metal anode‐based batteries toward extreme temperature application

D Luo, M Li, Y Zheng, Q Ma, R Gao, Z Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium anode‐based batteries (LBs) are highly demanded in society owing to the high
theoretical capacity and low reduction potential of metallic lithium. They are expected to see …

All you need is shape: Predicting shear banding in sand with LS-DEM

R Kawamoto, E Andò, G Viggiani… - Journal of the Mechanics …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents discrete element method (DEM) simulations with experimental
comparisons at multiple length scales—underscoring the crucial role of particle shape. The …

A spherical‐harmonic‐based approach to discrete element modeling of 3D irregular particles

X Wang, ZY Yin, H Xiong, D Su… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Different from previous discrete element methods (DEM), where irregular 3D particle shapes
are approximated by subspheres, vertices, or voxels, this study aims to develop an …

Signed distance field framework for unified DEM modeling of granular media with arbitrary particle shapes

Z Lai, S Zhao, J Zhao, L Huang - Computational Mechanics, 2022 - Springer
This paper presents a signed distance field (SDF) approach for unified discrete element
method (DEM) modeling of granular media using arbitrarily shaped particles. The SDF …

Estimate of three-dimensional Wadell roundness of irregular particles using image processing and topographic analysis

L Li, J Wang, S Yang, B Klein, Z Wang, F Liu - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wadell roundness is a general particle shape descriptor used in many fields, such as mining
engineering, civil engineering, and geotechnical engineering. Initially, Wadell roundness …

Reconstructing granular particles from X-ray computed tomography using the TWS machine learning tool and the level set method

Z Lai, Q Chen - Acta Geotechnica, 2019 - Springer
X-ray computed tomography (CT) has emerged as the most prevalent technique to obtain
three-dimensional morphological information of granular geomaterials. A key challenge in …

A digitalized 2D particle database for statistical shape analysis and discrete modeling of rock aggregate

L Zhao, S Zhang, D Huang, X Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Obtaining geometric information of rock aggregates is a requisite process for numerical
simulation and experimental investigation of their macroscopic and microscopic properties …

Machine-learning-enabled discrete element method: The extension to three dimensions and computational issues

S Huang, P Wang, Z Lai, ZY Yin, L Huang… - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The detection and resolution of contacts among irregular-shaped particles pose significant
challenges in the discrete element method (DEM) and recent advancements have …

Realistic soil particle generation based on limited morphological information by probability-based spherical harmonics

Q Sun, J Zheng - Computational Particle Mechanics, 2021 - Springer
Three-dimensional imaging techniques, such as X-ray computed tomography, have been
used to scan realistic particle geometries. However, these techniques are labor intensive …