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Hierarchical Multiscale Modeling of Strain Localization in Granular Materials: A Condensed Overview and Perspectives

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Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications (IWBDG 2017)

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This paper presents a brief overview on hierarchical multiscale modeling (HMM) of granular media and its application in simulating and understanding the phenomenon of strain localization. The general principles, solution procedures and advantages of existing HMM approaches are reviewed and compared. Focuses are devoted to the new cross-scale findings and insights offered by recent HMM studies on identification of key micro-structural origins and micro-mechanisms underpinning different deformations bands in granular materials. Limitations, challenges and opportunities pertaining to multiscale modeling of granular media are discussed.

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The study was partially supported by Research Grants Council of Hong Kong via a Collaborative Research Fund Project (No. C6012-15G) and by National Science Foundation of China through Project No. 51679207.

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  1. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Jidong Zhao

  2. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Research Institute, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Jidong Zhao

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle Univ of Thessaloniki Department of Civil Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Euripides Papamichos

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    Panos Papanastasiou

  3. School of Mechanical & Chemical Engg, University of Western Australia School of Mechanical & Chemical Engg, Crawley, West Australia, Australia

    Elena Pasternak

  4. Sch Civil, Envtl & Mining Engg, University of Western Australia Sch Civil, Envtl & Mining Engg, Crawley, West Australia, Australia

    Arcady Dyskin

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Zhao, J. (2017). Hierarchical Multiscale Modeling of Strain Localization in Granular Materials: A Condensed Overview and Perspectives. In: Papamichos, E., Papanastasiou, P., Pasternak, E., Dyskin, A. (eds) Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications. IWBDG 2017. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56397-8_44

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