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Simulating multifaceted interactions between kaolinite platelets (2022)
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de Bono, J., & McDowell, G. (2023). Simulating multifaceted interactions between kaolinite platelets. Powder Technology, 413, Article 118062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.118062

It is well known that kaolinite platelets readily aggregate into ‘stacks’, having face-to-face contact. The traditional view of kaolin has been that the platelet faces are negatively charged and the edges are positively charged in an acidic environme... Read More about Simulating multifaceted interactions between kaolinite platelets.

Discrete element modelling of normal compression of clay (2022)
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de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (2022). Discrete element modelling of normal compression of clay. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 162, Article 104847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2022.104847

The discrete element method (DEM) has only rarely been used to simulate clay, due to difficulties in modelling clay particle shape and capturing the various particle interactions. This paper presents a new approach to simulate clay in three dimension... Read More about Discrete element modelling of normal compression of clay.

Some important aspects of modelling clay platelet interactions using DEM (2021)
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de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (2022). Some important aspects of modelling clay platelet interactions using DEM. Powder Technology, 398, Article 117056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.117056

The discrete element method (DEM) is a popular tool for simulating soils, however it has rarely been used for modelling clays. This is despite the behaviour of clays being much less well understood compared to sands. This paper aims to increase the u... Read More about Some important aspects of modelling clay platelet interactions using DEM.

Relating Hydraulic Conductivity to Particle Size Using DEM (2020)
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McDowell, G., & de Bono, J. (2021). Relating Hydraulic Conductivity to Particle Size Using DEM. International Journal of Geomechanics, 21(1), Article 0602003. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29gm.1943-5622.0001670

For over 100 years it has been accepted that the permeability or hydraulic conductivity of a soil is controlled by the size of pores through which the fluid flows, and that this pore size should be a function of particle sizes. All well-known formula... Read More about Relating Hydraulic Conductivity to Particle Size Using DEM.

A new abrasive wear model for railway ballast (2020)
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De Bono, J., Li, H., & McDowell, G. (2020). A new abrasive wear model for railway ballast. Soils and Foundations, 60(3), 714-721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2020.05.001

A new method to model the abrasion of granular particles using the discrete element method is demonstrated in this paper. This new, simple method is based on a classical theory of abrasive wear, relating the volume of solid lost to the frictional wor... Read More about A new abrasive wear model for railway ballast.

The effects of particle shape on the yielding behaviour of crushable sand (2020)
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De Bono, J., & Mcdowell, G. (2020). The effects of particle shape on the yielding behaviour of crushable sand. Soils and Foundations, 60(2), 520-532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2020.04.001

Discrete element method simulations are used to investigate the effects of particle shape on the plastic behaviour of sand. This is achieved by using four different shapes of crushable particles. The behaviours of the different particles when subject... Read More about The effects of particle shape on the yielding behaviour of crushable sand.

On the packing and crushing of granular materials (2018)
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de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (2020). On the packing and crushing of granular materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 187, 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.07.011

This paper is a study of the dependence of the volume of voids in a granular material on the particle size distribution. It has previously been proposed that the volume of voids is proportional to the volume of the smallest particles. In a particle s... Read More about On the packing and crushing of granular materials.

On the micro mechanics of yielding and hardening of crushable granular soils (2018)
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de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (2018). On the micro mechanics of yielding and hardening of crushable granular soils. Computers and Geotechnics, 97, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.01.010

Stress path tests are used to investigate the yield surface of a crushable numerical soil. Triaxial samples with isotropic and anisotropic stress histories are examined to determine the nature of the yield surface and to establish what governs yield.... Read More about On the micro mechanics of yielding and hardening of crushable granular soils.

Micro mechanics of drained and undrained shearing of compacted and overconsolidated crushable sand (2017)
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de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (2018). Micro mechanics of drained and undrained shearing of compacted and overconsolidated crushable sand. Géotechnique, 68(7), 575-589. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.16.P.318

A numerical crushable soil sample has been created using the previously published McDowell and de Bono (2013) model and subjected to a range of stress paths. Compacted sand simulations are performed using conventional triaxial stress paths, constant... Read More about Micro mechanics of drained and undrained shearing of compacted and overconsolidated crushable sand.

Validation of the log e–log σ normal compression law using particle strength data (2017)
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de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (in press). Validation of the log e–log σ normal compression law using particle strength data. Géotechnique, https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.17.T.007

This note is a study of experimental data on particle strength and normal compression, to establish whether the recently proposed normal compression law by McDowell and de Bono (2013) is supported and confirmed. A number of different sands are examin... Read More about Validation of the log e–log σ normal compression law using particle strength data.

Investigating the effects of particle shape on normal compression and overconsolidation using DEM (2016)
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de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (in press). Investigating the effects of particle shape on normal compression and overconsolidation using DEM. Granular Matter, 18(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-016-0605-5

Discrete element modelling of normal compression has been simulated on a sample of breakable two-ball clumps and compared to that of spheres. In both cases the size effect on strength is assumed to be that of real silica sand. The slopes of the norma... Read More about Investigating the effects of particle shape on normal compression and overconsolidation using DEM.

The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression (2016)
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de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (2016). The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression. Computers and Geotechnics, 78, 11-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.04.018

The fundamental fractal micro mechanics of normal compression of granular materials is studied using DEM. This paper examines the emergence of a finite fractal bounded by two particle sizes as stress increases, and the evolution of various definition... Read More about The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression.

Micro mechanics of critical states for isotropically overconsolidated sand (2015)
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McDowell, G. R., Yue, P., & de Bono, J. P. (2015). Micro mechanics of critical states for isotropically overconsolidated sand. Powder Technology, 283, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2015.05.043

The discrete element method has been used to investigate the micro mechanics of shearing to a critical state on the loose and dense sides of critical. Isotropic compression has previously been modelled in 3D using a large number of particles and with... Read More about Micro mechanics of critical states for isotropically overconsolidated sand.