Study on the inhibitory effect of rubber on particle breakage and the impact on the volumetric deformation of calcareous sand under different loading modes

Y Wang, Y Cheng, G Yang, Y Xie, H Huang… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering economic and environmental factors, incorporating rubber into calcareous sand
as a backfill material in marine engineering construction is a favorable approach. The …

Synthetic turf finite element model development and validation

MC Bustamante, B Watson… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Assessment of synthetic turf performance has been undertaken using a variety of
experimental methods but is limited in understanding the complex physics of cleat-turf …

Numerical Study on the Mechanical Behavior of Sand–Rubber Mixtures under True Triaxial Tests

Y Liu, X Gao, H Dou, L Yang, Z Cao - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
A series of numerical true triaxial compression tests were carried out on rubber–sand
mixtures (RSMs) by means of the 3D discrete element method to study the effect of the …

Influence of tire-shred aspect ratio on performance of mechanically stabilized retaining walls

M Kazemzadeh, MJ Moghadam, A Zad - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2024 - Springer
The reuse of scrap tires to save storage space and lower traditional disposal risks is an
environmental challenge. Currently, recycled tires are considered low-cost, lightweight …

Soft-rigid granular mixtures: Role of particle shape and rolling resistance in response under compressive loads

M Alam, A Das, MM Disfani - E3S Web of Conferences, 2024 - e3s-conferences.org
Mixtures of recycled tyre aggregates and common granular geo-material such as gravel and
sand have been widely used for various applications in geotechnical engineering, such as …

Development of a discrete element model for artificial turf

J Rittenhouse - 2024 - search.proquest.com
NFL data exhibits a distinct correlation between an elevated lower extremity injury rate and
synthetic surfaces. These ubiquitous injuries frequently relate to excessive foot traction (ie …