Abstract: AbstractRescaling the performance of reduced physical models to prototype scale must account for the interaction between the tested system and finite plastic deformation zones. Although higher-order continuum models offer ...

Abstract: AbstractThis paper discusses a constitutive formulation to capture kinetic energy fluctuations associated with the high-strain-rate response of sand. For this purpose, we refer to recent progress on dynamic fracture, where ...

Abstract: AbstractThis study measures simultaneous changes in particle size and shape during grain crushing and proposes quantitative metrics to track their coevolving statistical distribution. Idealized granular materials with ...

Abstract: AbstractWater-saturated clays are vulnerable to unstable creep if subjected to a relatively high shear stress, a phenomenon known as creep rupture for solid geomaterials and viscosity bifurcation for clay suspensions. By ...