Recent developments in experimental micromechanics for geomechanics applications
Recent developments in experimental micromechanics for geomechanics applications
Instructors/Speakers Prof. Kostas Senetakis Assistant Professor Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Abstract Recent developments in discrete element modeling (DEM) have enhanced our knowledge on the behavior of granular materials including soils, which are complex in nature. This complexity is partly attributed to the interactions of grains at their contacts. However, there has been less progress in experimental methods to measure different micro-quantities at the scale of a grain, particularly quantifying, friction, stiffness and grain surface damage, which would lead to a better understanding of the fundamental micro-mechanisms that control the macro-scale behavior of geo-materials. This would advance our numerical simulations providing realistic input to be used by DEM modelers, therefore improving our ...