Abstract: The behavior of sand on the

Abstract: A comprehensive understanding of the shear behavior of sand in the context of shear band development has not been achieved yet in spite of many detailed research works on each specified subject. In order to observe the ...

Abstract: This study presents the influence of the interparticle friction angle on the cyclic behavior of granular materials using the two-dimensional (2D) discrete-element method (DEM). The numerical sample was modeled with oval-shaped ...

Abstract: The influence of the intermediate stress ratio on the mechanical behavior of granular materials under generalized stress conditions is not well understood, particularly in regard to relationships between macroscale behavior ...

Abstract: It is well known that the resistance to liquefaction of a saturated sand decreases sharply when it has been presheared, either cyclically or quasi statically, beyond a threshold value. The possible mechanism is discussed ...

Abstract: Granular materials, such as sand, experience different stress paths in nature; and the behavior of granular materials depends on stress conditions. This paper presents a study of the relationship between the macro- and ...

Abstract: The interaction between soil particles and pore water makes the behavior of saturated and unsaturated soil complex. In this note, upward seepage flow through a granular material was idealized using a one-column particle ...