Abstract: Rotation of particles in granular material is an important mechanism, which is responsible for the distinct feature of moment transfer within granular material. A couple-stress continuum is adopted to model such effect. ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of an elastic model for particulate materials based on micromechanics considerations. A particulate material is considered as an assembly of particles. The stress–strain relationship for ...

Abstract: In light of environmental differences (such as gravitational fields, surface temperatures, atmospheric pressures, etc.), the mechanical behavior of the subsurface soil on the Moon is expected to be different from that on ...

Abstract: In recent years, the method of x-ray computer tomography imaging has been used to characterize the microstructure of asphalt concrete, cement concrete, soil, and rock. This paper focuses on developing an algorithm that ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the capabilities of two homogenization techniques to accurately represent the elastic behavior of granular materials considered as assemblies of randomly distributed particles. The stress-strain ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of an elastic model for partially saturated granular materials based on micromechanical factor consideration. A granular material is considered as an assembly of particles. The stress-strain ...

Abstract: Instability of granular material may lead to catastrophic events such as the gross collapse of earth structures, and thus it is an important topic in geotechnical engineering. In this paper, we adopt the micromechanics ...

Abstract: Clay material can be considered as a collection of clusters, which interact with each other mainly through mechanical forces. From this point of view, clay is modeled by analogy to granular material in this paper. An ...