Abstract: We probe the origins of nonaffine deformation in discrete element simulations of densely packed granular systems under biaxial compression, using a new local measure of nonaffine micropolar deformation. This measure ...

Abstract: Force chains within a granular material are the major load carriers responsible for the strength of a material. The authors study the spatial distribution of force chains across length scales in a three-dimensional (3D) ...

Abstract: Force chains within a granular material are the major load carriers responsible for the strength of a material. The authors study the spatial distribution of force chains across length scales in a three-dimensional (3D) ...

Abstract: Bacterial cementation is a relatively new technology for stabilization of granular systems where cementation happens incrementally with repeated injection of the cementation fluid through the pores of the granular media. ...