A micro finite-element model for soil behaviour
- Submitting institution
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 256276-261597-1293
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1680/jgeot.16.P.147
- Title of journal
- Géotechnique
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- First page
- 290
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 0016-8505
- Open access status
- Technical exception
- Month of publication
- March
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.16.P.147
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Existing methods that analyse granular materials (sand, powders, soil etc.) are limited in their assumptions of particle size, shape and structure. This multi-disciplinary research creates a numerical model that virtualises the structure of a natural sand obtained from micro-computed tomography images, creating a more realistic representation of the physics of granular behaviour. This links unknown microstructures of grains to potential macro-level engineering applications. Further research is being supported by Fugro (t.carrington@fugro.co.uk, Head of Geotechnical Services). Led to the award of the best presentation at the Young Geotechnical Engineers Symposium (2016) and invited seminars at Heriot-Watt University and University of Tokyo.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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