To investigate the behaviour of sands at the particle-scale during shear failure, a series of
triaxial compression tests was conducted on dry sands with varying confining stresses and …

Interpretation of acoustic emission (AE) generated by particulate materials has to date been
qualitative. The objective of this study was to move the discipline towards quantitative …

Since the mechanical failure of granular soils is the macro-manifestation of complex internal
particle interactions, studying this relevant issue from micro-scale perspective is of …

Acoustic emission (AE) technique that is capable of diagnosing the failure process of
stressed materials has rarely reported its application to sandy soils subjected to triaxial …

Particle breakage has been recognized as a crucial factor affecting the mechanical behavior
of stressed granular assemblages. To understand such underlying micro-mechanical …

Extensive particle fracture has been noticed in projectile penetration tests. However current
models for predicting projectile penetration depths do not consider particle fracture …

Laboratory experimental research is described that supported the PISA Joint Industry
monopile design project and a smaller scale international investigation into the ageing …

A two-dimensional (2D) analogue material formed of rod cylinders of chalk is tested under
one-dimensional (1D) oedometric loading conditions. Passive non-destructive acoustic …

The mechanical properties of calcareous sands are strongly influenced by the soil grading,
with crushable sands exhibiting mobilized grading due to their crushability, further …

Laboratory projectile penetration tests have shown extensive particle crushing along the
path of the projectile. Careful extraction of projectile tip has shown formation of a false tip …