Granular Matter

Papers
(The median citation count of Granular Matter is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Probabilistic-based analysis and model selection of the tangential stiffness reduction: displacement curves of nonconforming contacts57
3D implementation and validation of VOF-coupled non-local granular rheology35
A study of wave propagation and stiffness anisotropy in anisotropically loaded granular material-synthetic fiber binary systems27
Insights on the internal dynamics of bi-disperse granular flows from machine learning26
Investigating projectile penetration into immersed granular beds via CFD-DEM coupling23
Numerical simulation of gas penetration and powder compression during high-pressure dynamic load in silo23
Microscopic insights into thermal cycling effects in granular materials via X-ray microtomography22
Fluidization of soil under increasing seepage flow: an energy perspective through CFD-DEM coupling21
Effect of basal friction on granular column collapse21
Effect of particle holdup on bubble formation in suspension medium by VOF–DPM simulation20
Contact orientation distributions for visualisation of granular fabric19
DEM simulation of small strain and large strain behaviors of granular soils with a coherent contact model19
Investigating the effects of elongation and flatness on the shear behaviour of breakable granular materials via the DEM19
Multi-scale characteristics of the spatial distribution of space charge density that determines the vertical electric field during dust storms18
Granular binary mixtures improve energy dissipation efficiency of granular dampers18
On the elastoplastic behavior in collisional compression of spherical dust aggregates18
Stress-dilatancy behaviour of fouled ballast: experiments and DEM modelling17
Effect of particle shape on the void space in granular materials: implications for the properties of granular filters17
Investigating peak strength of gap-graded soils through discrete element method: mechanisms and prediction16
Effects of aggregate crushing and strain rate on fracture in compressive concrete with a DEM-based breakage model15
Experimental exploration of geometric cohesion and solid fraction in columns of highly non-convex Platonic polypods15
Macro- and micro-mechanical investigations on liquefaction behaviour of granular material under bi-directional simple shear15
Effect of flexible membrane in triaxial test on the mechanical behaviour of rockfill material using Discrete Element Method14
DEM modelling of railway ballast using the Conical Damage Model: a comprehensive parametrisation strategy14
Role of packing defects in force networks of hexagonally packed structures using discrete element method13
Microstructural differences between naturally-deposited and laboratory beach sands13
On the mean square displacement of intruders in freely cooling granular gases12
Reversing and amplifying elastic waves in inelastic granular media12
Experimental studies on deformation of granular materials during orthogonal cutting12
Fluid effects in model granular flows11
Particulate behaviour of soft granular materials: a case study on lentils11
Quantifying the morphology of crushed sand particles using X-ray micro-tomography11
Closed-form displacement field equations for a disc subjected to self-equilibrated arbitrary loads11
On the extension of the grain loop concept from 2D to 3D granular assemblies11
3D waveforms and patterning behavior in thin monodisperse and multidisperse vertically-vibrated layers11
Plane morphometric analysis of particles using an automatic image analysis system: a case study of the Xinmo landslide11
Percolating contacts network and force chains during interface shear in granular media11
Powder spreading in laser-powder bed fusion process10
What is shape? Characterizing particle morphology with genetic algorithms and deep generative models10
Energy transport and dissipation in granular systems10
Scaling laws for quasi-statically deforming granular soil at critical state10
DEM-simulation of thin elastic membranes interacting with a granulate9
Un-jamming due to energetic instability: statics to dynamics9
Rolling friction measurement of slightly non-spherical particles using direct experiments and image analysis9
An open-access database for the assessment of particle damper simulation tools9
Influence of interactions between multiple point defects on wave scattering in granular media9
Construction of velocity similarity graph for velocity field analysis in granular intruder motion9
Shape properties validation of virtual 3D particles created from AIMS 2D images for railway ballast DEM modeling9
Correction to: Investigating the rheology of fluidized and non-fluidized gas-particle beds: implications for the dynamics of geophysical flows and substrate entrainment9
Effects of particle morphology on the minimum and maximum void ratios of granular materials9
Macroscopic effects of intraparticle fracture, grain topology and shape on vehicle dynamics and mobility over gravel road beds9
Performance and limits of a geotechnical centrifuge: DEM-LBM simulations of saturated granular column collapse9
Behavioural responses to horizontal vibrations of quasi-2D ideal granular beds: an experimental approach9
The experiment and analysis of the stress dip underneath the granular silo9
Particle-volume tracking-assisted discrete digital volume correlation for kinematics analysis of particles9
Experimental investigation on breakage characteristics of feed particle beds by uniaxial compression9
Ordered/disordered monodisperse dense granular flow down an inclined plane: dry versus wet media in the capillary bridge regime9
Stress field equations for a disk subjected to self-equilibrated arbitrary loads: revisited9
A method for coarse graining fluctuation velocities in granular flows9
Characteristics of sand transport fluctuation in near-neutral atmospheric surface layer9
A thermodynamic critical state model for sands9
Collision time in the inelastic bouncing ball model of granular materials9
A theoretical study on the hydraulic conductivity of anisotropic granular materials by implementing the microstructure tensor8
Continuous bidirectional shear moduli monitoring and micro X-ray CT to evaluate fabric evolution under different stress paths8
DEM simulations of agglomerates impact breakage using Timoshenko beam bond model8
Contact rheological DEM model for visco-elastic powders during laser sintering8
Numerical and experimental estimation of anisotropy in granular soils using multi-orientation shear wave velocity measurements8
Properties of interaction networks in compressed two and three dimensional particulate systems8
Structural fluctuations in thin cohesive particle layers in powder-based additive manufacturing8
Investigation on the spreading behaviour of sand powder used in binder jet 3D printing8
Theoretical study on the inherently anisotropic MICP-cemented sand by micromechanics-based model8
Research on the development of a monitoring experimental platform for top coal migration trajectory in longwall top coal caving and optimization of coal drawing process8
Macro- and micro-scale behavior of inherently anisotropic sands under true triaxial loading paths considering partial drainage conditions8
Dynamic sublevel caving technology for thick seams with large dip angle in longwall top coal caving (LTCC)8
Effect of free water on the quasi-static compression behavior of partially-saturated concrete with a fully coupled DEM/CFD approach8
On the creep problem of soft-rigid interfaces: analysis of the normal contact behavior and application of creep models8
An adaptative discretization to model boundary value problems with discrete element method8
A new numerical method for constructing the three-dimensional microstructure of S-RM using digital image processing technology8
Granular damper with quasi-linear response: a cone-in-cone design8
A modified method for morphology quantification and generation of 2D granular particles8
Continuum modelling of a just-saturated inertial column collapse: capturing fluid-particle interaction7
Statistical evaluation of the effect of size and strain rate on particle strength of rockfill materials7
A stochastic model leading to various particle mass distributions including the RRSB distribution7
The influence of water sorption on the microstructure of a hydro-sensitive granular material (couscous) deduced from simultaneous neutron and X-ray tomography7
Pressure model and scaling laws in jammed bidisperse granular packings7
Heterarchical modelling of comminution for rotary mills: part I—particle crushing along streamlines7
Determination of discrete element method (DEM) simulation parameters for polymeric waste particles7
XRCT image processing for sand fabric reconstruction7
Particle breakage of ultra-high dam rockfills under drained shearing7
Evaluation of three packing density models on reference particle-size distributions7
Numerical study on movements of soil particles forming clogging layer during vacuum preloading of dredged slurry7
The experiment and analysis of the repose angle and the stress arch-caused stress dip of the sandpile7
Deposition morphology of granular column collapses7
Viscoplastic modelling of rate-dependent pile penetration in crushable sand7
Granular wave-solid state: an accident of density inversion?7
Corona discharge of a vibrated insulating box with granular medium6
Evolution and collision of wave fronts in two-dimensional hexagonal packing granular lattices6
Deep learning assisted particle identification in photoelastic images of granular flows6
Revisiting Nesterenko’s solitary wave in the precompressed granular alignment held between fixed ends6
A new time-delayed periodic boundary condition for discrete element modelling of railway track under moving wheel loads6
Calibration of DEM macro and micro parameters via XGBoost method6
Using tracer particle kinematics to sense particle size in rotating drums6
A modular hypoplastic constitutive model for granular soils6
Clogging reduction by addition of small particles of various material densities6
3D structure of free-surface avalanche deposits from MRI: particle-size segregation in free-surface, bi-disperse granular flows6
Competition analysis of grain flow versus clogging by means of information theory6
A representation learning framework for detection and characterization of dead versus strain localization zones from pre- to post-failure6
A simplified model for stability analysis of reservoir bank slopes under water level dropping condition6
DEM Study of the design parameters of a linear vibratory feeder in packaging black pepper seeds6
Effect of confining stress and lateral boundary conditions on the drained instability response of sand: a DEM based assessment across the length scales6
Understanding shear bands in granular media through in-plane ploughing experiments at different strain rates6
Intruders cooperatively interact with a wall into granular matter6
Numerical investigation of packed granular beds subjected to thermal cycling with application to thermal energy storage systems: a continuous approach6
DEM study on the response of fresh concrete under vibration6
Numerical analysis of capillary bridges and coalescence in a triplet of spheres6
Effect of initial fabric anisotropy on cyclic liquefaction behavior of granular soils using discrete element method6
Study on stress dips in granite residual soil based on experiments and DEM5
Evolution of mesostructure and mechanical characteristics of cemented granular soils under undrained cyclic loads5
The unique dynamics of a bed of dry granular material in a vertical cylinder rotating at a constant speed5
Micro and macro mechanical characterization of artificial cemented granular materials5
Estimation of contact forces of granular materials under uniaxial compression based on a machine learning model5
Effects of particle shape on triaxial compression behaviours of realistic ballast particles based on M-A-V-L particle shape evaluation system5
Data-driven discovery of interpretable causal relations for deep learning material laws with uncertainty propagation5
Correction: The role of granular matter in additive manufacturing5
Effect of powder particle size on the microscopic morphology and mechanical properties of 316 L stainless steel hollow spheres5
Investigation of the interaction of particulate matter and its separation from the gas flow in a multi-channel cyclone with recirculation5
Prediction of liquid bridge rupture between two plates combining artificial neural network with grey wolf optimization algorithm5
Flow regimes and phase transitions in granular matter: multiscale modeling from micromechanics to continuum-editorial5
To fall or not to fall: the physics of sandcastles5
Cluster-based particle tracking velocimetry algorithm combining the quasi-parallel correction in granular motions reconstruction5
Multi-scale morphological quantification of particle based on altitude-to-chord ratio5
Modelling the mechanical behaviour of clay using particle-scale simulations5
Temperature and strain rate effects of jammed granular systems: experiments and modelling5
The concept of the mobilized domain: how it can explain and predict the forces exerted by a cohesive granular avalanche on an obstacle5
Reducing segregation in vibrated binary-sized granular mixtures by excessive small particle introduction5
DEM parameter acquisition and calibration of corn stalk non-spherical particles using particle trajectory tracking5
Relevance of capillary interfaces simulation with the Shan–Chen multiphase LB model5
A DEM study on the effects of specimen and particle sizes on direct simple shear tests5
Phenotypic trait of particle geometries5
How vorticity and agglomeration control shear strength in soft cohesive granular flows5
A model packing based on a tree of face-to-face regular tetrahedra for monodisperse spheres5
Liquefaction mechanisms of sand deposits with silt interlayer5
DEM analysis of passive failure in structured sand ground behind a retaining wall5
DEM model acquisition of the corn ear with bonded particle model and its simulated parameters calibration5
Generation of granular media through 3D printing: a comparative evaluation from the morphological perspectives5
Migration and deposition behavior of silica powder in saturated sand: coupled effects of temperature and flow rate5
Average outpouring velocity and flow rate of grains discharged from a tilted quasi-2D silo5
Numerical analysis of multi-scale mechanical theory of microfine magnesite powder molding5
Dynamics of sand response to rapid penetration by rigid projectiles5
Simulating shearing behavior of realistic granular soils using physics engine4
Particle shape effect on the shear banding in DEM-simulated sands4
Relation between force chain quantitative characteristics and side wall friction behaviour during ferrous powder compaction4
Micromechanical modeling of the effect of dissociation on the mechanical response of hydrate-bearing sediments4
Flow behaviors of ellipsoidal suspended particles in porous reservoir rocks using CFD-DEM combined with multi-element particle model4
Linking the macro-scale response of granular materials during drained cyclic loading to the evolution of micro-structure, contact network and energy components4
Propagation and coalescence of two infilled parallel fractures in shale: laboratory testing and DEM simulations4
Investigations of particle-process-part quality relationships in electron beam melting4
A comparative assessment and unification of bond models in DEM simulations4
The effect of imbrication on the porosity value of non-uniform gravel bed: a case study from the Buëch River, France4
Evolution of a contact force network in a 2D granular assembly: an examination using neutron diffraction4
Development of optimal L-PBF process parameters using an accelerated discrete element simulation framework4
Mechanism study of the evolution of quasi-elasticity of granular soil during cyclic loading4
Ballast crushing probability model considering the influence of particle morphology and size4
Tensile behavior of layered rock disks under diametral loading: experimental and numerical investigations4
Tunnel excavation in granular media: the role of force chains4
Fluid-driven fracture mechanisms in granular media: insights from grain-scale numerical modeling4
Correction to: Impact on granular bed: validation of discrete element modeling results by means of two-dimensional finite element analysis4
Heterarchical modelling of comminution for rotary mills: part II—particle crushing with segregation and mixing4
Research and application on large-scale coarse-grained soil filling characteristics and gradation optimization4
Fragmentation model integrated in a gravity flow simulator for block caving planning4
Discrete element study of stresses and deformation on gravity retaining wall under static loading4
Point process statistics improves particle size analysis4
Heterogeneous and scale-dependent behaviour of an initially dense sand specimen in triaxial compression4
On response of laterally loaded granules within retaining structure3
Macro-elasticity of granular materials composed of polyhedral particles3
Motion of a sphere in a viscous fluid towards a wall confined versus unconfined conditions3
Hourglass of constant weight as an illustrative example of a system with a variable mass3
Construction of granular aggregates with different porosity, shape, and size distributions3
On the erosion of cohesive granular soils by a submerged jet: a numerical approach3
Morphological effects on the angle of repose of granular materials: a discrete element investigation3
Morphological study of granular–granular impact craters through time-of-flight cameras: from concept to automation in Python3
Breakage probability of feed pellet under repeated compression and impacts3
Shear characteristics of granular materials with different friction coefficients based on ring shear test3
A novel physical modeling technique for slope failure caused by strength reduction: comparisons with DEM simulation3
Optimisation of soil-agent particle distribution in a new chain plate soil remediation device based on discrete element method3
Cyclic-loading effects in sand: a micromechanical study considering particle breakage3
Experimental and numerical investigation of the size effect of rockfill particles on crushing strength3
The influence of surface roughness on the shear mechanical behavior of 2 mm spherical particle materials3
Efficient DEM simulations of railway ballast using simple particle shapes3
Visualization of impact cratering in granular media using quarter space penetration tests3
Understanding the interplay between particle shape, grading and sample density on the behaviour of granular assemblies: A DEM approach3
Statistical interdependence of multi-scale 3D morphological descriptors of sand grains3
Three-dimensional mesoscale modelling of the compressive behaviors of coral sand3
Simulation of lateral impulse induced inertial dilation at the surface of a vacuum-exposed granular assembly3
Investigating the effectiveness of Rolling Dynamic Compaction (RDC) using Discrete Element Method (DEM)3
Development and performance assessment of a novel mechatronic assisted air pluviation system for reconstitution of cohesionless soils3
Analysis of the stress distribution in a laminar direct simple shear device and implications for test data interpretation2
A semi-empirical re-evaluation of the influence of state on elastic stiffness in granular materials2
The study of motion characteristics of detectors based on magnetic localization technology in a soft granule system2
Fracture failure characteristics of porous polycrystalline ice based on the FDEM2
Effect of particle shape on the discharge from a mono-layer hopper2
Influence of bottom roughness and ambient pressure conditions on the emplacement of experimental dam-break granular flows2
Constant speed penetration into granular materials: drag forces from the quasistatic to inertial regime2
Effect of applied vertical stress on the electrical conductivity of particulate mixtures containing both electrically conductive and nonconductive particles: experimental study on recovered carbon bla2
Critical numerical analysis of quasi-two-dimensional silo-hopper discharging2
A stress dilatancy relationship for coarse-grained soils incorporating particle breakage2
Experimental method for identifying constitutive parameters of rolling resistance between particles in discrete element method2
How Fast are Elastic Domino Waves?2
Inertial effects in just-saturated axisymmetric column collapses2
Influence of particle size and packing on the thermal conductivity of carbonate sand2
Modelling the final discharge angle in flighted rotary drums2
Fabric evolution and strain localisation in inherently anisotropic specimens of anisometric particles (lentils) under triaxial compression2
Gravity sensitivity of continuum numerical solvers for granular flow modeling2
Design of robust particle dampers using inner structures and coated container walls2
Explicit total Lagrangian material point method with implicit frictional-contact model for soft granular materials2
Dynamic characteristics of sphere impact into wet granular materials considering suction2
An inclusion model for predicting granular elasticity incorporating force chain mechanics2
Experimental investigation of statistical characteristics of elastic mechanical parameters and strength indexes of rockfill particles2
Axial impact fracture and elastic–plastic deformation characteristics of the assembly of different numbers of spherical particles2
Numerical estimation of the permeability of granular soils using the DEM and LBM or FFT-based fluid computation method2
Analysis on mechanical properties and evolution of mesostructure of debris flow from complex network perspective2
Enhanced interlocking in granular jamming grippers through hard and soft particle mixtures2
Convection and motion characteristics of granular media in horizontal vibratory finishing2
On the contact problem of soft-rigid interfaces: incorporation of Mindlin-Deresiewicz and self-deformation concepts2
Fine material migration modelled by cellular automata2
Statistics for simulated assemblies of particles from mathematical models2
Kinematics of the discharge of flat particles from model silos2
Preventing overpacking of compressed moderately dense granular gases2
Correction of the spring-dashpot-slider model2
Systematic design of particle dampers for transient vertical vibrations2
Universal aspects of cohesion2
Determination of some engineering properties of Jojoba granular matter [Simmondsia chinensis]2
Mechanical model of evolution of granular matter force chains2
Experimental investigation of rapid penetration of cylindrical rods into granular materials2
Homogeneous cooling of a dilute polydisperse granular gas2
Dissipation behavior of granular balls in a rotating closed cylinder2
Simplified level set discrete element modeling of particle suspension flows in microfluidics: clogging statistics controlled by particle friction and shape2
A fracture model for the deformable spheropolygon-based discrete element method2
Effect of cohesion on structure of powder layers in additive manufacturing2
Study on screening process and segregation mechanism of wet sand and gravel particles based on discrete element method2
Tunable mechanical properties and air-based lubrication in an acoustically levitated granular material2
Energy dissipative braking structures for avalanches evaluated by a full avalanche dynamic model2
An improved index of mixing degree and its effect on the strength of binary geotechnical mixtures2
A unified 2D and 3D morphology quantification and geometric parameters-driven reconstruction method for irregular particles2
Effect of sediment form and form distribution on porosity: a simulation study based on the discrete element method2
Experimental and analytical assessment of fracture criteria for non-spherical sand grains2
Quantifying three-dimensional sphericity indices of irregular fine particles from 2D images through sequential sieving tests2
On non-coaxiality and fabric evolution of granular media in circular shear simulated by DEM2
Evolution of a contact force network in a 2D granular assembly: II—the impact of particle plasticity2
Pore-network model to quantify internal structure and hydraulic characteristics of randomly packed grains with different morphologies2
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