Abstract: The fluctuations of reservoir water levels significantly change the hydrogeological conditions of reservoir banks and thus affect the steady state of the bank slope. Reservoir landslide stability is governed by the complex ...

Abstract: High accuracy in the simulation of the discrete-element method (DEM) depends on the proper selection of microparameters. In this study, the range of microparameters was determined through sensitivity analysis. Subsequently, ...

Abstract: This study develops and validates a conceptual model of the role of built environment resilience to natural disasters by conducting an overall case study of the Wenchuan earthquake. This research shows that the enormous ...

Abstract: This article puts forward a quantified characterization method of micro- and macrocontacts of granular materials. The microcontact is defined as the contact surface with two voids in its two ends. The macrocontact is defined ...