Influence of Micro- and Macrostructures on the Behavior and Properties of Geomaterials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2025) | Viewed by 1413
Special Issue Editors
Interests: micromechanics of granular media; X-ray microtomography; discrete element modeling (DEM); slope stability; multiscale modeling and simulation of geomaterials; computational geomechanics
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Interests: multiscale particle morphology of granular soils; multiscale modeling and simulation of geomaterials; data-driven constitutive modeling of granular materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This issue delves into both classical and emerging perspectives on the micro- and macro-mechanical behaviors of granular materials. Granular materials are ubiquitous in both nature and technology, ranging from sandcastles built on beaches to indispensable computer chips that underpin modern life. In disciplines such as soil mechanics and powder technology, the study of granular materials boasts a long history, with efforts focused on understanding and predicting their complex responses under various loading conditions. With the rapid advancement of optical instruments, imaging technologies, and numerical simulation methods, researchers now have unprecedented tools to explore the mechanics of granular materials, bringing us closer to a more comprehensive understanding.
We welcome researchers to submit their latest discoveries and insights in the form of full-length articles or reviews. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the development and application of novel experimental techniques, the microstructural and micromorphological characterization of geomaterials, the numerical modeling and analysis of fundamental granular behaviors, constitutive modeling of granular materials, data-driven approaches to constitutive modeling, and machine learning-assisted methods in this domain.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Applied Sciences.
Prof. Dr. Jianfeng Wang
Dr. Wei Xiong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- granular materials
- X-ray microtomography
- DEM modeling
- multiscale modeling
- geomechanics
- geophysics
- fabric evolution
- machine learning
- constitutive modeling
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