Abstract: The stress-strain response of sand at high strain rate is an important topic. However, most of the numerical studies concentrated on sands at high water content and were not able to capture the softening and subsequent ...

Abstract: Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests have been used extensively to study the stress–strain behavior of sand under high strain-rate conditions. However, the low impedance of sand leads to specimens not attaining stress ...

Abstract: Excavator-mounted hydraulic plate compactors have been used extensively for utility trench backfill compaction due to their efficiency. However, there is a need to study their effect on compaction and pipe performance in ...