Sheared granular layers undergoing stick‐slip behavior are broadly employed to study the
physics and dynamics of earthquakes. Here a two‐dimensional implementation of the …

It is well known that particle breakage plays a critical role in the mechanical behavior of
granular materials and has been a topic subject to intensive studies. This paper presents a …

The numerical simulations of wave interactions with armor blocks on rubble-mound
breakwaters will enable a stronger understanding of breakwater failure and therefore …

Rubble-mound breakwaters covered by armour layers of concrete units are widely used
coastal structures. In this work, a three-dimensional fracture model in the context of the …

The aim of this study was to develop a practical way of modeling the time-dependent
behavior of rockfill materials and to provide useful information that is difficult to obtain from …

Experimental measurements on a large-scale, multi-layered breakwater model are used to
extensively validate a numerical model for wave interaction with permeable coastal …

A new component of the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM) is employed to
estimate the effects of geometrical features, friction and energy dissipation parameters on …

A numerical assessment study of tsunami attack on the rubble mound breakwater of
Haydarpasa Port, located at the southern entrance of the Istanbul Bosphorus Strait in the …

Armour placement and packing density directly affect construction costs and hydraulic
performance of mound breakwaters. In this paper, the literature concerning the influence of …

Breakwaters have been built for thousands of years to protect harbours and coasts against
wave attacks during violent storms. In the recent past, several newly constructed …