Granular Matter

Article	Citations
Investigating projectile penetration into immersed granular beds via CFD-DEM coupling	36
Insights on the internal dynamics of bi-disperse granular flows from machine learning	34
Fluidization of soil under increasing seepage flow: an energy perspective through CFD-DEM coupling	25
A study of wave propagation and stiffness anisotropy in anisotropically loaded granular material-synthetic fiber binary systems	25
Effect of basal friction on granular column collapse	24
DEM simulation of small strain and large strain behaviors of granular soils with a coherent contact model	23
Numerical simulation of gas penetration and powder compression during high-pressure dynamic load in silo	23
Effect of particle holdup on bubble formation in suspension medium by VOF–DPM simulation	21
Microscopic insights into thermal cycling effects in granular materials via X-ray microtomography	19
Strength and dilatancy of sands from their image-based intrinsic properties	18
Investigating the effects of elongation and flatness on the shear behaviour of breakable granular materials via the DEM	18
Interaction of regular non-spherical particles with rigid barrier in gravity-driven dry granular flow	18
Soil fabric of coarse-grained soils sedimented under water and its relation to relative density and excess pore water pressure	17
Image brightness analysis as a tool for strain measurement in photo-elastic compression tests on PDMS granulate	17
Vibrocompaction behaviour of dry granular matter depends on the dynamic to static stress ratio	17
Experimental study on the influence of grain size distribution, initial water content, and particle shape on the vibration-induced segregation in granular materials	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
On the elastoplastic behavior in collisional compression of spherical dust aggregates	16
Multi-scale characteristics of the spatial distribution of space charge density that determines the vertical electric field during dust storms	16
Simulation method for particle-contact friction in granular media	16
Effect of particle shape on the void space in granular materials: implications for the properties of granular filters	15
Effect of flexible membrane in triaxial test on the mechanical behaviour of rockfill material using Discrete Element Method	15
Granular binary mixtures improve energy dissipation efficiency of granular dampers	15
Quantifying the morphology of crushed sand particles using X-ray micro-tomography	15

Percolating contacts network and force chains during interface shear in granular media	14
Surge instability of dry granular materials in large scale rotating drum experiments	14
On the mean square displacement of intruders in freely cooling granular gases	14
Particulate behaviour of soft granular materials: a case study on lentils	14
Fluid effects in model granular flows	13
Experimental exploration of geometric cohesion and solid fraction in columns of highly non-convex Platonic polypods	13
Energy transport and dissipation in granular systems	13
Experimental study on shock wave interference in gravity-driven particle flow around parallel cylinders	13
On the extension of the grain loop concept from 2D to 3D granular assemblies	13
Rolling friction and Hertz’s contact model: an approximation from inclined track experiments	13
Evolution of particle breakage during cyclic shear of sand	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
Construction of velocity similarity graph for velocity field analysis in granular intruder motion	12
Laboratory investigation of breakage and deformation characteristics of phyllite residual fills under varying gradation conditions	12
3D waveforms and patterning behavior in thin monodisperse and multidisperse vertically-vibrated layers	12
Behavioural responses to horizontal vibrations of quasi-2D ideal granular beds: an experimental approach	12
Light sheet imaging in granular materials: interdisciplinary opportunities	12
Closed-form displacement field equations for a disc subjected to self-equilibrated arbitrary loads	12
What is shape? Characterizing particle morphology with genetic algorithms and deep generative models	12
Characteristics of sand transport fluctuation in near-neutral atmospheric surface layer	11
Scaling laws for quasi-statically deforming granular soil at critical state	11
A method for coarse graining fluctuation velocities in granular flows	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
Experimental investigation on breakage characteristics of feed particle beds by uniaxial compression	11
Collision time in the inelastic bouncing ball model of granular materials	11
Performance and limits of a geotechnical centrifuge: DEM-LBM simulations of saturated granular column collapse	11
Structural fluctuations in thin cohesive particle layers in powder-based additive manufacturing	10
Dynamic behavior of eccentric discharging in the underground grain silo based on discrete element method	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	10
Numerical and experimental estimation of anisotropy in granular soils using multi-orientation shear wave velocity measurements	10
Theoretical study on the inherently anisotropic MICP-cemented sand by micromechanics-based model	10
A thermodynamic critical state model for sands	10
Particle-volume tracking-assisted discrete digital volume correlation for kinematics analysis of particles	10
Effect of free water on the quasi-static compression behavior of partially-saturated concrete with a fully coupled DEM/CFD approach	10
Simplified approach for liquefaction assessment in granular soils: integrating bulk and grain properties	10
On the creep problem of soft-rigid interfaces: analysis of the normal contact behavior and application of creep models	10
Properties of interaction networks in compressed two and three dimensional particulate systems	10
Granular damper with quasi-linear response: a cone-in-cone design	10
Representations of major physical statistics of windblown sand in the atmospheric surface layer	10
Coarse-graining particulate two-phase flow	10
Shape properties validation of virtual 3D particles created from AIMS 2D images for railway ballast DEM modeling	10
Macroscopic effects of intraparticle fracture, grain topology and shape on vehicle dynamics and mobility over gravel road beds	10
Investigation on the spreading behaviour of sand powder used in binder jet 3D printing	10
A theoretical study on the hydraulic conductivity of anisotropic granular materials by implementing the microstructure tensor	10
Continuous bidirectional shear moduli monitoring and micro X-ray CT to evaluate fabric evolution under different stress paths	10
Dynamic sublevel caving technology for thick seams with large dip angle in longwall top coal caving (LTCC)	10
Granular flow enhancement in a model silo by using a pedant mobile obstacle	10
An open-access database for the assessment of particle damper simulation tools	10
Effects of cementing solution parameters on the mechanical properties and microstructural mechanisms of biocemented granite residual soil	10

An adaptative discretization to model boundary value problems with discrete element method	10
DEM-simulation of thin elastic membranes interacting with a granulate	10
Mechanism analysis of collaborative optimization for screening efficiency and screen surface load in vibrating screening process	9
Viscoplastic modelling of rate-dependent pile penetration in crushable sand	9
A new numerical method for constructing the three-dimensional microstructure of S-RM using digital image processing technology	9
Angular grain fragmentation with DEM modeling: application to fault gouge shearing	9
XRCT image processing for sand fabric reconstruction	9
Contact rheological DEM model for visco-elastic powders during laser sintering	9
Macro- and micro-scale behavior of inherently anisotropic sands under true triaxial loading paths considering partial drainage conditions	9
Heterarchical modelling of comminution for rotary mills: part I—particle crushing along streamlines	8
Evolution and collision of wave fronts in two-dimensional hexagonal packing granular lattices	8
Granular wave-solid state: an accident of density inversion?	8
A stochastic model leading to various particle mass distributions including the RRSB distribution	8
Calibration and verification of contact parameters for firework oxidizer powders based on DEM	8
Determination of discrete element method (DEM) simulation parameters for polymeric waste particles	8
Research on the influence of press-loading process on the quality of arc-shaped charges in warheads	8
Crescent-shaped attractor of barchan dunes and their influencing factors: a downsized experimental investigation	8
Competition analysis of grain flow versus clogging by means of information theory	8
DEM study of spatiotemporal segregation in cylindrical containers	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
Mesoscopic mechanics and microstructural evolution of triaxially compressed polydisperse pebbles: insights from DEM modeling	8
Baffles’ engineering optimization in rock avalanches’ prevention: brief review and protection measures for particle splashing of various shapes	8
Evaluation of three packing density models on reference particle-size distributions	8
A modular hypoplastic constitutive model for granular soils	8
Coupled fluid–solid simulation of matric suction and resilient modulus in subgrade soils under moisture variation	8
Continuum modelling of a just-saturated inertial column collapse: capturing fluid-particle interaction	8
Clogging reduction by addition of small particles of various material densities	7
Pressure model and scaling laws in jammed bidisperse granular packings	7
3D structure of free-surface avalanche deposits from MRI: particle-size segregation in free-surface, bi-disperse granular flows	7
Numerical investigation of packed granular beds subjected to thermal cycling with application to thermal energy storage systems: a continuous approach	7
Dynamic behaviour of dam filter materials: effects of particle sphericity and loading waveforms via discrete element method	7
Statistical evaluation of the effect of size and strain rate on particle strength of rockfill materials	7
Understanding shear bands in granular media through in-plane ploughing experiments at different strain rates	7
Mechanical behavior and particle breakage evolution of vesicular volcanic soil under repeated one-dimensional compression	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
Particle breakage of ultra-high dam rockfills under drained shearing	7
Effect of confining stress and lateral boundary conditions on the drained instability response of sand: a DEM based assessment across the length scales	7
A bonded polyhedral DEM model for irregular cemented granular materials based on energy-conserving contact theory	7
Revisiting the implementation of Hertz-Mindlin and Hertz-Mindlin -Deresiewicz models for application in the discrete element method	7
Using tracer particle kinematics to sense particle size in rotating drums	7
Revisiting Nesterenko’s solitary wave in the precompressed granular alignment held between fixed ends	6
Investigating the applicability of the state parameter-based scaling law for granular material using DEM	6
Mechanically driven particles as simple models for silo discharge, collective behavior of animate beings, and human egress dynamics	6
Calibration of DEM macro and micro parameters via XGBoost method	6
Modelling the mechanical behaviour of clay using particle-scale simulations	6
DEM Study of the design parameters of a linear vibratory feeder in packaging black pepper seeds	6
Migration and deposition behavior of silica powder in saturated sand: coupled effects of temperature and flow rate	6
The unique dynamics of a bed of dry granular material in a vertical cylinder rotating at a constant speed	6
Average outpouring velocity and flow rate of grains discharged from a tilted quasi-2D silo	6
Effects of particle shape on triaxial compression behaviours of realistic ballast particles based on M-A-V-L particle shape evaluation system	6
Multi-scale morphological quantification of particle based on altitude-to-chord ratio	6
DEM model acquisition of the corn ear with bonded particle model and its simulated parameters calibration	6
Correction: The role of granular matter in additive manufacturing	6
Reducing segregation in vibrated binary-sized granular mixtures by excessive small particle introduction	6
Micro and macro mechanical characterization of artificial cemented granular materials	6
Effect of initial fabric anisotropy on cyclic liquefaction behavior of granular soils using discrete element method	6
The influence of particle shape on planar impacts and the correlation between impact angle and particle orientation	6
Liquefaction mechanisms of sand deposits with silt interlayer	6
Effect of powder particle size on the microscopic morphology and mechanical properties of 316 L stainless steel hollow spheres	6
Study on the evolution law and numerical simulation of the mechanical properties of rockfill under dry–wet cycle conditions	6
Generation of granular media through 3D printing: a comparative evaluation from the morphological perspectives	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
Linking the macro-scale response of granular materials during drained cyclic loading to the evolution of micro-structure, contact network and energy components	5
Super-time-stepping acceleration within the discrete element framework for thermal and electric analyses in granular materials	5
Micromechanics of flexible bonded soft-rigid granular mixes using a new contact model	5
Research and application on large-scale coarse-grained soil filling characteristics and gradation optimization	5
Study on stress dips in granite residual soil based on experiments and DEM	5
Cluster-based particle tracking velocimetry algorithm combining the quasi-parallel correction in granular motions reconstruction	5
Relevance of capillary interfaces simulation with the Shan–Chen multiphase LB model	5
Effect of vibration assistance on the force chain properties of dense granular flow between friction interfaces	5
Evolution characteristics of normal stress on a silo wall induced by a hyperbolic hopper during discharge	5
Prediction of liquid bridge rupture between two plates combining artificial neural network with grey wolf optimization algorithm	5
Micromechanical modeling of the effect of dissociation on the mechanical response of hydrate-bearing sediments	5
Phenotypic trait of particle geometries	5
Mobile screening unit: capacity and optimum design	5
A DEM study on the effects of specimen and particle sizes on direct simple shear tests	5
Sedimentation behavior of arbitrarily shaped sand particles: CFD–DEM simulation and experimental validation	5

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