[HTML][HTML] Statistical effects of pore features on mechanical properties and fracture behaviors of heterogeneous random porous materials by phase-field modeling

Y Su, J Zhu, X Long, L Zhao, C Chen, C Liu - International Journal of Solids …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous materials with randomly distributed pores are ubiquitous, such as sintered
silver nanoparticles, concrete materials, 3D printed polymers, and natural bones. Recent …

A depth‐averaged material point method for shallow landslides: Applications to snow slab avalanche release

L Guillet, L Blatny, B Trottet, D Steffen… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shallow landslides pose a significant threat to people and infrastructure. Despite significant
progress in the understanding of such phenomena, the evaluation of the size of the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a predictive multi-phase model for alpine mass movements and process cascades

A Cicoira, L Blatny, X Li, B Trottet, J Gaume - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Alpine mass movements can generate process cascades involving different materials
including rock, ice, snow, and water. Numerical modelling is an essential tool for the …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural controls on the plastic consolidation of porous brittle solids

L Blatny, H Löwe, J Gaume - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Through stochastic-numerical microstructure-based experiments, the plastic consolidation
under compression of porous brittle solids, with porosities from 0.25 to 0.75 and a large …

Microstructural origin of propagating compaction patterns in porous media

L Blatny, P Berclaz, F Guillard, I Einav, J Gaume - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Porous rocks, foams, cereals, and snow display a diverse set of common compaction
patterns, including propagating or stationary bands. Although this commonality across …

A critical state μ (I)-rheology model for cohesive granular flows

L Blatny, J Gray, J Gaume - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2024 - cambridge.org
The dynamic behaviour of granular media can be observed widely in nature and in many
industrial processes. Yet, the modelling of such media remains challenging as they may act …

Transition between mechanical and geometric controls in glacier crevassing processes

H Rousseau, J Gaume, L Blatny… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, fast fracture initiation in glacier ice is modeled using a Material Point Method and a
simplified constitutive law describing tensile strain softening. Relying on a simple …

Effects of disorder on deformation and failure of brittle porous materials

J Ritter, S Shegufta, M Zaiser - Journal of Statistical Mechanics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The mechanical behavior of porous materials depends strongly on porosity and pore
geometry, but also on morphological parameters characterizing the spatial arrangement of …

Acoustic emission monitoring and analyses for avalanche release and slab fracturing events observed in Great Himalaya

JC Kapil, S Sharma, K Singh, JS Shahi… - … Testing and Evaluation, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The acoustic emission (AE) monitoring of failures, fractures and instabilities evolving within a
snowpack may provide vital information about the avalanche formation preceding release …

[PDF][PDF] Micro-mechanical modeling of dynamic crack propagation in snow slab avalanche release

G Bobillier - 2022 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Snow slab avalanches involve considerable amounts of fast moving snow masses that may
endanger people and infrastructure. Assessing the size of the release area is essential …