Abstract: Interactions at interfaces play a pivotal role in the mechanics of particulate and fractured material. This paper focusses on the mathematical modeling of force-deformation behavior of interface between two rough surfaces. ...

Abstract: Discrete simulation and continuum modeling are two competing methods for analyzing the behavior of complex material systems and granular assemblies. In this paper, a two-dimensional (2D) granular micromechanics model for ...

Abstract: The closure behavior of rock joints is intimately related to joint roughness. Here we utilize a micromechanical approach that explicitly considers asperity interactions on joint surfaces to study the rock-joint closure and ...

Abstract: Discrete simulation and continuum modeling are two competing methods for analyzing the behavior of complex material systems and granular assemblies. In this paper, a two-dimensional (2D) granular micromechanics model for ...

Abstract: The stiffness tensor relating the stress and strain in the generalized Hooke's law can take various forms depending upon the symmetry of the mechanical properties of the granular material. This material symmetry is expected ...

Abstract: The mechanical behavior of granular material is greatly influenced by packing geometry. A stress‐strain theory for small deformations of granular media made of equal‐sized particles arranged systematically is developed ...

Abstract: The micro‐ and the macro‐mechanical measures of heterogeneous granular solids are investigated using two methods, namely a computer simulation method, and a micro‐structural continuum method. The micro‐structural continuum ...

Abstract: Complex grain-boundary structures such as the 1–2 nm thick intergranular glassy films (IGF) play a prominent role in the failure behavior of nanophased ceramics. The IGF plays the role of an imperfection and serves as the ...

Abstract: The design of deep foundations for bridge structures should ideally consider the interaction between the soil and the foundation element to properly model the side and tip resistance components. A soil-structure interaction ...

Abstract: Perceiving granular material as a collection of particles, a constitutive law for granular material is derived based on a micromechanics approach, taking into account the mechanisms of sliding and separation of particles ...