Granular Matter

Article	Citations
Insights on the internal dynamics of bi-disperse granular flows from machine learning	35
Numerical simulation of gas penetration and powder compression during high-pressure dynamic load in silo	33
Fluidization of soil under increasing seepage flow: an energy perspective through CFD-DEM coupling	25
Investigating projectile penetration into immersed granular beds via CFD-DEM coupling	24
Investigating the effects of elongation and flatness on the shear behaviour of breakable granular materials via the DEM	24
Microscopic insights into thermal cycling effects in granular materials via X-ray microtomography	23
Effect of basal friction on granular column collapse	23
Image brightness analysis as a tool for strain measurement in photo-elastic compression tests on PDMS granulate	21
A study of wave propagation and stiffness anisotropy in anisotropically loaded granular material-synthetic fiber binary systems	19
Effect of particle holdup on bubble formation in suspension medium by VOF–DPM simulation	18
Strength and dilatancy of sands from their image-based intrinsic properties	18
DEM simulation of small strain and large strain behaviors of granular soils with a coherent contact model	18
Interaction of regular non-spherical particles with rigid barrier in gravity-driven dry granular flow	17
Multi-scale characteristics of the spatial distribution of space charge density that determines the vertical electric field during dust storms	17
Soil fabric of coarse-grained soils sedimented under water and its relation to relative density and excess pore water pressure	17
Effect of particle shape on the void space in granular materials: implications for the properties of granular filters	16
On the elastoplastic behavior in collisional compression of spherical dust aggregates	16
Granular binary mixtures improve energy dissipation efficiency of granular dampers	16
Investigating peak strength of gap-graded soils through discrete element method: mechanisms and prediction	16
Correction: Statistics for simulated assemblies of particles from mathematical models	16
Experimental study on the influence of grain size distribution, initial water content, and particle shape on the vibration-induced segregation in granular materials	15
Percolating contacts network and force chains during interface shear in granular media	15
Vibrocompaction behaviour of dry granular matter depends on the dynamic to static stress ratio	15
On the mean square displacement of intruders in freely cooling granular gases	15
Quantifying the morphology of crushed sand particles using X-ray micro-tomography	14

Effect of flexible membrane in triaxial test on the mechanical behaviour of rockfill material using Discrete Element Method	14
On the extension of the grain loop concept from 2D to 3D granular assemblies	14
Experimental studies on deformation of granular materials during orthogonal cutting	14
Particulate behaviour of soft granular materials: a case study on lentils	14
Closed-form displacement field equations for a disc subjected to self-equilibrated arbitrary loads	13
Effects of aggregate crushing and strain rate on fracture in compressive concrete with a DEM-based breakage model	13
Plane morphometric analysis of particles using an automatic image analysis system: a case study of the Xinmo landslide	13
Experimental exploration of geometric cohesion and solid fraction in columns of highly non-convex Platonic polypods	13
Rolling friction and Hertz’s contact model: an approximation from inclined track experiments	13
Surge instability of dry granular materials in large scale rotating drum experiments	13
Laboratory investigation of breakage and deformation characteristics of phyllite residual fills under varying gradation conditions	13
Energy transport and dissipation in granular systems	12
Evolution of particle breakage during cyclic shear of sand	12
Experimental study on shock wave interference in gravity-driven particle flow around parallel cylinders	12
Light sheet imaging in granular materials: interdisciplinary opportunities	12
What is shape? Characterizing particle morphology with genetic algorithms and deep generative models	12
Fluid effects in model granular flows	11
Construction of velocity similarity graph for velocity field analysis in granular intruder motion	11
An open-access database for the assessment of particle damper simulation tools	11
Macroscopic characterization of the liquid bridge effect: a study on the influence laws of water content on the shear strength of aeolian sand	11
3D waveforms and patterning behavior in thin monodisperse and multidisperse vertically-vibrated layers	11
Performance and limits of a geotechnical centrifuge: DEM-LBM simulations of saturated granular column collapse	11
Coarse-graining particulate two-phase flow	11
Behavioural responses to horizontal vibrations of quasi-2D ideal granular beds: an experimental approach	11
Collision time in the inelastic bouncing ball model of granular materials	11
A method for coarse graining fluctuation velocities in granular flows	11
Experimental investigation on breakage characteristics of feed particle beds by uniaxial compression	10
Particle-volume tracking-assisted discrete digital volume correlation for kinematics analysis of particles	10
Macroscopic effects of intraparticle fracture, grain topology and shape on vehicle dynamics and mobility over gravel road beds	10
Structural fluctuations in thin cohesive particle layers in powder-based additive manufacturing	10
Investigation on the spreading behaviour of sand powder used in binder jet 3D printing	10
On the creep problem of soft-rigid interfaces: analysis of the normal contact behavior and application of creep models	10
Mechanism analysis of collaborative optimization for screening efficiency and screen surface load in vibrating screening process	10
Simplified approach for liquefaction assessment in granular soils: integrating bulk and grain properties	10
Effects of cementing solution parameters on the mechanical properties and microstructural mechanisms of biocemented granite residual soil	10
Shape properties validation of virtual 3D particles created from AIMS 2D images for railway ballast DEM modeling	10
An adaptative discretization to model boundary value problems with discrete element method	10
Effect of free water on the quasi-static compression behavior of partially-saturated concrete with a fully coupled DEM/CFD approach	10
Continuous bidirectional shear moduli monitoring and micro X-ray CT to evaluate fabric evolution under different stress paths	10
A theoretical study on the hydraulic conductivity of anisotropic granular materials by implementing the microstructure tensor	10
Theoretical study on the inherently anisotropic MICP-cemented sand by micromechanics-based model	10
Scaling laws for quasi-statically deforming granular soil at critical state	10
Characteristics of sand transport fluctuation in near-neutral atmospheric surface layer	10
A thermodynamic critical state model for sands	10
Representations of major physical statistics of windblown sand in the atmospheric surface layer	10
DEM-simulation of thin elastic membranes interacting with a granulate	10
Dynamic behavior of eccentric discharging in the underground grain silo based on discrete element method	10
Properties of interaction networks in compressed two and three dimensional particulate systems	10
Research on the development of a monitoring experimental platform for top coal migration trajectory in longwall top coal caving and optimization of coal drawing process	9
XRCT image processing for sand fabric reconstruction	9

A new numerical method for constructing the three-dimensional microstructure of S-RM using digital image processing technology	9
Granular flow enhancement in a model silo by using a pedant mobile obstacle	9
Dynamic sublevel caving technology for thick seams with large dip angle in longwall top coal caving (LTCC)	9
DEM simulations of agglomerates impact breakage using Timoshenko beam bond model	9
Contact rheological DEM model for visco-elastic powders during laser sintering	9
Granular damper with quasi-linear response: a cone-in-cone design	9
Macro- and micro-scale behavior of inherently anisotropic sands under true triaxial loading paths considering partial drainage conditions	9
Numerical and experimental estimation of anisotropy in granular soils using multi-orientation shear wave velocity measurements	9
Viscoplastic modelling of rate-dependent pile penetration in crushable sand	9
Baffles’ engineering optimization in rock avalanches’ prevention: brief review and protection measures for particle splashing of various shapes	8
Mesoscopic mechanics and microstructural evolution of triaxially compressed polydisperse pebbles: insights from DEM modeling	8
Research on the influence of press-loading process on the quality of arc-shaped charges in warheads	8
Angular grain fragmentation with DEM modeling: application to fault gouge shearing	8
Evolution and collision of wave fronts in two-dimensional hexagonal packing granular lattices	8
Coupled fluid–solid simulation of matric suction and resilient modulus in subgrade soils under moisture variation	8
Calibration and verification of contact parameters for firework oxidizer powders based on DEM	8
The influence of water sorption on the microstructure of a hydro-sensitive granular material (couscous) deduced from simultaneous neutron and X-ray tomography	8
Continuum modelling of a just-saturated inertial column collapse: capturing fluid-particle interaction	8
A stochastic model leading to various particle mass distributions including the RRSB distribution	8
Crescent-shaped attractor of barchan dunes and their influencing factors: a downsized experimental investigation	8
Determination of discrete element method (DEM) simulation parameters for polymeric waste particles	8
Evaluation of three packing density models on reference particle-size distributions	8
DEM study of spatiotemporal segregation in cylindrical containers	8
Heterarchical modelling of comminution for rotary mills: part I—particle crushing along streamlines	8
Competition analysis of grain flow versus clogging by means of information theory	8
Effect of confining stress and lateral boundary conditions on the drained instability response of sand: a DEM based assessment across the length scales	7
Granular wave-solid state: an accident of density inversion?	7
Particle breakage of ultra-high dam rockfills under drained shearing	7
Understanding shear bands in granular media through in-plane ploughing experiments at different strain rates	7
Influence of non-plastic siliciclastic coating on the monotonic and cyclic contact behavior of granular systems	7
A simplified model for stability analysis of reservoir bank slopes under water level dropping condition	7
Clogging reduction by addition of small particles of various material densities	7
Mechanical behavior and particle breakage evolution of vesicular volcanic soil under repeated one-dimensional compression	7
3D structure of free-surface avalanche deposits from MRI: particle-size segregation in free-surface, bi-disperse granular flows	7
Using tracer particle kinematics to sense particle size in rotating drums	7
A bonded polyhedral DEM model for irregular cemented granular materials based on energy-conserving contact theory	7
A modular hypoplastic constitutive model for granular soils	7
Statistical evaluation of the effect of size and strain rate on particle strength of rockfill materials	7
Pressure model and scaling laws in jammed bidisperse granular packings	7
A representation learning framework for detection and characterization of dead versus strain localization zones from pre- to post-failure	7
Numerical investigation of packed granular beds subjected to thermal cycling with application to thermal energy storage systems: a continuous approach	7
Multi-scale morphological quantification of particle based on altitude-to-chord ratio	6
Liquefaction mechanisms of sand deposits with silt interlayer	6
Migration and deposition behavior of silica powder in saturated sand: coupled effects of temperature and flow rate	6
Study on stress dips in granite residual soil based on experiments and DEM	6
Mobile screening unit: capacity and optimum design	6
Effects of particle shape on triaxial compression behaviours of realistic ballast particles based on M-A-V-L particle shape evaluation system	6
Study on the evolution law and numerical simulation of the mechanical properties of rockfill under dry–wet cycle conditions	6
Calibration of DEM macro and micro parameters via XGBoost method	6
Effect of powder particle size on the microscopic morphology and mechanical properties of 316 L stainless steel hollow spheres	6
Modelling the mechanical behaviour of clay using particle-scale simulations	6
Revisiting Nesterenko’s solitary wave in the precompressed granular alignment held between fixed ends	6
Average outpouring velocity and flow rate of grains discharged from a tilted quasi-2D silo	6
Investigating the applicability of the state parameter-based scaling law for granular material using DEM	6
Micro and macro mechanical characterization of artificial cemented granular materials	6
DEM Study of the design parameters of a linear vibratory feeder in packaging black pepper seeds	6
Mechanically driven particles as simple models for silo discharge, collective behavior of animate beings, and human egress dynamics	6
Generation of granular media through 3D printing: a comparative evaluation from the morphological perspectives	6
Reducing segregation in vibrated binary-sized granular mixtures by excessive small particle introduction	6
DEM model acquisition of the corn ear with bonded particle model and its simulated parameters calibration	6
The unique dynamics of a bed of dry granular material in a vertical cylinder rotating at a constant speed	6
Effect of initial fabric anisotropy on cyclic liquefaction behavior of granular soils using discrete element method	6
Correction: The role of granular matter in additive manufacturing	6
Dynamics of sand response to rapid penetration by rigid projectiles	5
DEM parameter acquisition and calibration of corn stalk non-spherical particles using particle trajectory tracking	5
Investigation of the interaction of particulate matter and its separation from the gas flow in a multi-channel cyclone with recirculation	5
Investigation of laboratory-scale landslide granular flow impacting on dry and wet conditions	5
Micromechanical modeling of the effect of dissociation on the mechanical response of hydrate-bearing sediments	5
Linking the macro-scale response of granular materials during drained cyclic loading to the evolution of micro-structure, contact network and energy components	5
Ballast crushing probability model considering the influence of particle morphology and size	5
Cluster-based particle tracking velocimetry algorithm combining the quasi-parallel correction in granular motions reconstruction	5
A model packing based on a tree of face-to-face regular tetrahedra for monodisperse spheres	5
Evolution characteristics of normal stress on a silo wall induced by a hyperbolic hopper during discharge	5
Numerical analysis of multi-scale mechanical theory of microfine magnesite powder molding	5
Prediction of liquid bridge rupture between two plates combining artificial neural network with grey wolf optimization algorithm	5
Micromechanics of flexible bonded soft-rigid granular mixes using a new contact model	5
Stress-and-fabric anisotropy governs intrinsic thermal creep of granular assembly	5
Phenotypic trait of particle geometries	5
A DEM study on the effects of specimen and particle sizes on direct simple shear tests	5
Relevance of capillary interfaces simulation with the Shan–Chen multiphase LB model	5

Fragmentation model integrated in a gravity flow simulator for block caving planning	5
Effect of vibration assistance on the force chain properties of dense granular flow between friction interfaces	5
Development of optimal L-PBF process parameters using an accelerated discrete element simulation framework	5
Unifying self-organization and evolution principles in material and biological discrete systems	5
Research and application on large-scale coarse-grained soil filling characteristics and gradation optimization	5
On response of laterally loaded granules within retaining structure	4
Efficient DEM simulations of railway ballast using simple particle shapes	4
DEM investigation on compaction characteristics and maximum dry density behavior of over coarse-grained soil	4
DEM study of polydispersity and heat transfer in a bladed mixer	4
Point process statistics improves particle size analysis	4
Acoustic emission monitoring of static fatigue and micro-crack evolution in calcareous sand	4
Unified power-law scaling behavior of collapse mobility and deposition morphology of granular columns composed of frictional-pentagonal grains	4
Prediction of the gradation stability of granular soils using machine learning techniques	4
Statistical interdependence of multi-scale 3D morphological descriptors of sand grains	4
Simulation of lateral impulse induced inertial dilation at the surface of a vacuum-exposed granular assembly	4
Morphological study of granular–granular impact craters through time-of-flight cameras: from concept to automation in Python	4
Investigations of particle-process-part quality relationships in electron beam melting	4
The effect of imbrication on the porosity value of non-uniform gravel bed: a case study from the Buëch River, France	4
Relation between force chain quantitative characteristics and side wall friction behaviour during ferrous powder compaction	4
Discrete element study of stresses and deformation on gravity retaining wall under static loading	4
Development and performance assessment of a novel mechatronic assisted air pluviation system for reconstitution of cohesionless soils	4
Construction of granular aggregates with different porosity, shape, and size distributions	4
Optimisation of soil-agent particle distribution in a new chain plate soil remediation device based on discrete element method	4
The influence of surface roughness on the shear mechanical behavior of 2 mm spherical particle materials	4
Experimental and numerical investigation of the size effect of rockfill particles on crushing strength	4
Morphological effects on the angle of repose of granular materials: a discrete element investigation	4
Heterarchical modelling of comminution for rotary mills: part II—particle crushing with segregation and mixing	4
Tensile behavior of layered rock disks under diametral loading: experimental and numerical investigations	4
Heterogeneous and scale-dependent behaviour of an initially dense sand specimen in triaxial compression	4
A novel physical modeling technique for slope failure caused by strength reduction: comparisons with DEM simulation	4
Effect of stress history on lateral earth pressure coefficient at rest: A discrete elements analysis	4
Modelling of the coefficients of restitution for prolate spheroid particles and its application in simulations of 2D granular flow	3
Axial impact fracture and elastic–plastic deformation characteristics of the assembly of different numbers of spherical particles	3
Inertial effects in just-saturated axisymmetric column collapses	3
3-D contact and pore network analysis of MICP cemented sands	3
Energy dissipative braking structures for avalanches evaluated by a full avalanche dynamic model	3
Shear characteristics of granular materials with different friction coefficients based on ring shear test	3
Macro-elasticity of granular materials composed of polyhedral particles	3
Understanding the interplay between particle shape, grading and sample density on the behaviour of granular assemblies: A DEM approach	3
Convection and motion characteristics of granular media in horizontal vibratory finishing	3
Microscopic mechanism of basal stress fluctuation in rock-ice avalanche	3
Study on screening process and segregation mechanism of wet sand and gravel particles based on discrete element method	3
Experimental and analytical assessment of fracture criteria for non-spherical sand grains	3
Correction of the spring-dashpot-slider model	3
Cyclic-loading effects in sand: a micromechanical study considering particle breakage	3
Breakage probability of feed pellet under repeated compression and impacts	3
Analysis of the impact of discrete support on the phase blocking characteristics throughout the granular landslide process	3
Analysis on mechanical properties and evolution of mesostructure of debris flow from complex network perspective	3
The emergence of granular matter features in a system of non-contact magnetic repelling particles.	3
Simplified level set discrete element modeling of particle suspension flows in microfluidics: clogging statistics controlled by particle friction and shape	3
Hourglass of constant weight as an illustrative example of a system with a variable mass	3
On the erosion of cohesive granular soils by a submerged jet: a numerical approach	3
A unified 2D and 3D morphology quantification and geometric parameters-driven reconstruction method for irregular particles	3