Standard penetration testing in a virtual calibration chamber N Zhang, M Arroyo, MO Ciantia, A Gens, J Butlanska Computers and Geotechnics 111, 277-289, 2019 | 52 | 2019 |
Ground movements induced by installation of twin large diameter deeply-buried caissons: 3D numerical modeling F Lai, N Zhang, S Liu, Y Sun, Y Li Acta Geotechnica, 1-29, 2021 | 38 | 2021 |
A contact model for rough crushable sand N Zhang, MO Ciantia, M Arroyo, A Gens Soils and Foundations, 2021 | 24 | 2021 |
A generalised analytical framework for active earth pressure on retaining walls with narrow soil F Lai, N Zhang, S Liu, D Yang Géotechnique, 1-16, 2022 | 16 | 2022 |
Energy balance analyses during Standard Penetration Tests in a virtual calibration chamber N Zhang, M Arroyo, MO Ciantia, A Gens Computers and Geotechnics 133, 104040, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
Mechanical analysis of secondary lining of high-speed railway tunnel N Zhang, Q Fang, Y Li, D Zhang KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 22 (7), 2384-2389, 2018 | 10 | 2018 |
A comprehensive numerical investigation of multi-scale particle shape effects on small strain stiffness of sands JY Nie, Y Cui, G Wang, R Wang, N Zhang, L Zhang, Z Wu Géotechnique, 1-37, 2024 | 7 | 2024 |
A bio-inspired self-burrowing probe in shallow granular materials N Zhang, Y Chen, A Martinez, R Fuentes Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2023 | 7 | 2023 |
Horizontal penetration of a finite-length intruder in granular materials N Zhang, R Fuentes Granular Matter 24 (4), 1-16, 2022 | 7 | 2022 |
DEM investigation of particle crushing effects on static and dynamic penetration tests N Zhang, M Arroyo, M Ciantia, A Gens Proceedings of China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, 274-278, 2018 | 7 | 2018 |
Periodic cells for large-scale problem initialization MO Ciantia, M Arroyo, N Zhang, S Emam EPJ Web of Conferences 140, 15012, 2017 | 5 | 2017 |
Enhancing efficiency of DEM modeling of particle breakage M Ciantia, N Zhang, M Arroyo 25th UKACM Conference on Computational Mechanics, 195-198, 2017 | 5 | 2017 |
DEM modelling of dynamic penetration in granular material N Zhang, M Arroyo, A Gens, M Ciantia Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in …, 2018 | 4 | 2018 |
Recent advances in bio-inspired geotechnics: From burrowing strategy to underground structures W Zhang, R Huang, J Xiang, N Zhang Gondwana Research, 2024 | 3 | 2024 |
A numerical study on the multi-cycle self-burrowing of a dual-anchor probe in shallow coarse-grained soils of varying density Y Chen, N Zhang, R Fuentes, A Martinez Acta Geotechnica, 1-20, 2023 | 3 | 2023 |
DEM Simulation of a Bio-Inspired Self-Burrowing Probe in Granular Materials N Zhang, Y Chen, A Martinez, R Fuentes Geo-Congress 2023, 142-150, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
DEM examination of SPT correction factors N Zhang, M Arroyo, M Ciantia, A Gens EPJ Web of Conferences 249, 14017, 2021 | 2 | 2021 |
A time-to-fracture DEM model for simulating creep in rough crushable sand J Lei, M Arroyo, M Ciantia, N Zhang 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, 37, 2023 | 1 | 2023 |
Incorporating surface roughness into DEM models of crushable soils N Zhang, M Arroyo, M Ciantia, A Gens Fifth International Itasca Symposium, 13-07, 2020 | 1 | 2020 |
A fracture-based discrete model for simulating creep in quartz sands J Lei, M Arroyo, M Ciantia, N Zhang Géotechnique, 1-43, 2024 | | 2024 |