Exploring packing density, critical state, and liquefaction resistance of sand-fines mixture using DEM

K Zuo, X Gu, J Zhang, R Wang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
A series of monotonic and cyclic triaxial shearing tests are simulated by discrete element
method (DEM) to explore packing density, critical state, and liquefaction resistance of sand …

Characteristics of MICP-and EICP-treated sands in simple shear conditions: a benchmarking with the critical state of untreated sand

I Ahenkorah, MM Rahman, MR Karim… - …, 2023 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Microbial-or enzyme-induced calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation (MICP and EICP)
are relatively new ground improvement techniques. In this study, the mechanical behaviour …

The critical state behaviour of granular material in triaxial and direct simple shear condition: A DEM approach

HBK Nguyen, MM Rahman, A Fourie - Computers and Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
The critical state (CS), the anchor concept in the critical state soil mechanics (CSSM)
framework, has been comprehensively evaluated in triaxial stress conditions, where all the …

How particle shape affects the critical state, triggering of instability and dilatancy of granular materials–results from a DEM study

HBK Nguyen, MM Rahman, AB Fourie - Géotechnique, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The discrete-element method (DEM) has gained popularity for developing a qualitative
understanding of soil behaviour under a critical state soil mechanics (CSSM) framework …

Application of critical state approach to liquefaction resistance of sand–silt mixtures under cyclic simple shear loading

DD Porcino, T Triantafyllidis, T Wichtmann… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
An extensive experimental program of constant-volume (undrained) cyclic simple shear tests
was undertaken on Ticino, Italy, sand with different contents of nonplastic fines, ranging from …

The failure modes of granular material in undrained cyclic loading: A critical state approach using DEM

R Kolapalli, MM Rahman, MR Karim, HBK Nguyen - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
Cyclic liquefaction failure modes are directly related to the consequence of liquefaction and
important for mitigation strategies. Two common failure modes, cyclic mobility (CM) and …

Effect of particle shape on constitutive relation: DEM study

HBK Nguyen, MM Rahman, AB Fourie - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
The influence of particle shape was evaluated under drained and undrained (constant
volume) condition using three-dimensional (3D) cubical assemblies of spheres, ellipsoids …

Advances in Coupling Computational Fluid Dynamics and Discrete Element Method in Geotechnical Problems

Y Cao, HBK Nguyen, D Aikins, MR Karim, MM Rahman - Geotechnics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In some cases, the water content in granular soil increases to the extent that it becomes
saturated, which noticeably alters its responses. For example, the pore water pressure within …

Evaluating the particle rolling effect on the characteristic features of granular material under the critical state soil mechanics framework

N Barnett, MM Rahman, MR Karim, HBK Nguyen - Granular Matter, 2020 - Springer
The discrete element method (DEM) has been extensively used to capture the macroscopic
and particulate response of granular materials. Although particle rolling (ie controlled by …

Modelling undrained behaviour of sand with fines and fabric anisotropy

MM Rahman, YF Dafalias - Acta Geotechnica, 2022 - Springer
Fabric anisotropy and fines content (fc) in sands modify significantly their mechanical
behaviour, particularly as related to static liquefaction under undrained conditions. The …