The shape of particles is known to play an important role in soil behaviour, with significant effects of engineering responses. Investigating how the shape of particles can be measured and quantified is therefore considered increasingly important in modern soil mechanics. This is propelled by the advent of computer based image-analyses and discrete modelling algorithms, which have opened new ways to tackle this problem. This work demonstrates how these two techniques can be made to work together. Image analyses are performed on x-rays micro-tomographs (µ-CT) of triaxial sand specimens, focusing on the characterisation and quantification of particle shapes. Two with very different particle shape sands are studied in details: Caicos ooids (r...
In geomechanics research shape is most often qualitatively assessed. Various definitions on how to q...
This paper evaluates the ability of a combined discrete-finite element approach to replicate the exp...
This thesis explores the potential of models based on the discrete element method (DEM) to study dyn...
The shape of particles is known to play an important role in soil behaviour, with significant effect...
Models that introduce rolling resistance at the contact are widely employed in simulations using the...
Much work has been done to characterize granular shape and to understand its influence on overall so...
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-020-01058-2Parti...
Contact rolling resistance is the most widely used method to incorporate particle shape effects in t...
Recent developments in the application of x-ray micro-tomography in laboratory geomechanics have all...
This doctoral thesis presents an experimental investigation into the mechanics of granular media.The...
A methodology for virtualizing irregularly shaped grains is described here. The principle, largely i...
This paper presents discrete element method (DEM) simulations with experimental comparisons at multi...
A micro finite-element (μFE) model capable of handling arbitrary shapes and deformable grains has be...
The study of particle morphology plays an important role in understanding the micromechanical behavi...
The paper contains an overview of the results obtained in a research project exploring the ability ...
In geomechanics research shape is most often qualitatively assessed. Various definitions on how to q...
This paper evaluates the ability of a combined discrete-finite element approach to replicate the exp...
This thesis explores the potential of models based on the discrete element method (DEM) to study dyn...
The shape of particles is known to play an important role in soil behaviour, with significant effect...
Models that introduce rolling resistance at the contact are widely employed in simulations using the...
Much work has been done to characterize granular shape and to understand its influence on overall so...
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-020-01058-2Parti...
Contact rolling resistance is the most widely used method to incorporate particle shape effects in t...
Recent developments in the application of x-ray micro-tomography in laboratory geomechanics have all...
This doctoral thesis presents an experimental investigation into the mechanics of granular media.The...
A methodology for virtualizing irregularly shaped grains is described here. The principle, largely i...
This paper presents discrete element method (DEM) simulations with experimental comparisons at multi...
A micro finite-element (μFE) model capable of handling arbitrary shapes and deformable grains has be...
The study of particle morphology plays an important role in understanding the micromechanical behavi...
The paper contains an overview of the results obtained in a research project exploring the ability ...
In geomechanics research shape is most often qualitatively assessed. Various definitions on how to q...
This paper evaluates the ability of a combined discrete-finite element approach to replicate the exp...
This thesis explores the potential of models based on the discrete element method (DEM) to study dyn...