1. Multi-scale simulation of wave propagation and liquefaction in a one-dimensional soil column: hybrid DEM and finite-difference procedure

   • Matthew R. Kuhn

   Research Paper 02 November 2021 Pages: 2611 - 2632

   

2. Discrete element modeling of shear wave propagation in carbonate precipitate–cemented particles

   • Meng Sun
   • Junnan Cao
   • Bate Bate

   Research Paper 31 January 2022 Pages: 2633 - 2649

   

3. Laboratory-on-a-smartphone for estimating angularity of granular soils

   • Junxing Zheng
   • Zhen Zhang
   • Lin Gao

   Research Paper 28 October 2021 Pages: 2651 - 2674

   

4. Energy equation and stress–dilatancy relationship for sand

   • Ching S. Chang
   • Yibing Deng

   Research Paper 17 November 2021 Pages: 2675 - 2696

   

5. Microscopic origin of shape-dependent shear strength of granular materials: a granular dynamics perspective

   • Yuxiong Zou
   • Gang Ma
   • Wei Zhou

   Research Paper 09 November 2021 Pages: 2697 - 2710

   

6. Micro-mechanical analysis of soil–structure interface behavior under constant normal stiffness condition with DEM

   • Pei Wang
   • Zhen-Yu Yin
   • Wei-bin Chen

   Research Paper 03 November 2021 Pages: 2711 - 2733

   

7. Effect of inter-particle friction on 3D accordance of stress, strain, and fabric in granular materials

   • Wei Zhou
   • Shuhan Yang
   • Mingchun Lin

   Research Paper 28 October 2021 Pages: 2735 - 2750

   

8. A discrete element method (DEM)-based approach to simulating particle breakage

   • Du-Min Kuang
   • Zhi-Lin Long
   • Zhuo Chen

   Research Paper 06 November 2021 Pages: 2751 - 2764

   

9. 3D DEM method for compaction and breakage characteristics simulation of broken rock mass in goaf

   • Cun Zhang
   • Yixin Zhao
   • Qingsheng Bai

   Research Paper 21 October 2021 Pages: 2765 - 2781

   

10. Correlation between grain shape and critical state characteristics of uniformly graded sands: A 3D DEM study

    • Jia-Yan Nie
    • Jidong Zhao
    • Dian-Qing Li

    Research Paper 16 October 2021 Pages: 2783 - 2798

    

11. On the role of joint roughness on the micromechanics of rock fracturing process: a numerical study

    • Ge Gao
    • Mohamed A. Meguid

    Research Paper 28 October 2021 Pages: 2799 - 2824

    

12. Mechanical properties of cementitious sand and sand with small cyclic shear strain to assess aging effects on liquefaction

    • Hirofumi Toyota
    • Susumu Takada

    Research Paper 08 October 2021 Pages: 2825 - 2840

    

13. Shear strength and shear bands of anisotropic sand

    • Tong Dong
    • Yingren Zheng
    • Chao Liu

    Research Paper 18 October 2021 Pages: 2841 - 2853

    

14. Drained triaxial testing of shales: insight from the Opalinus Clay

    • Pierre Delage
    • Malik Belmokhtar

    Research Paper 10 November 2021 Pages: 2855 - 2874

    

15. Influence of drainage and root biomass on soil mechanical behavior in triaxial tests

    • Mehtab Alam
    • Yuan-Jun Jiang
    • Faheem Ullah

    Research Paper 16 October 2021 Pages: 2875 - 2893

    

16. Improvement in silty sand with enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation: laboratory model experiment

    • Jia He
    • Feng Yang
    • Yu-Feng Gao

    Research Paper 15 November 2021 Pages: 2895 - 2905

    

17. Influence of iron oxide coating on the tribological behavior of sand grain contacts

    • Jing Ren
    • Huan He
    • Kostas Senetakis

    Research Paper 29 October 2021 Pages: 2907 - 2929

    

18. Modified one-phase-low-pH method for bacteria or enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation for soil improvement

    • Ming-Juan Cui
    • Han-Jiang Lai
    • Jian Chu

    Research Paper 21 October 2021 Pages: 2931 - 2941

    

19. Interpretation of grouting characteristics in unsaturated sand from the perspective of water–air interface

    • Qiong Wang
    • Shanyong Wang
    • Weimin Ye

    Research Paper 21 October 2021 Pages: 2943 - 2954

    

20. Strength and stiffness of compacted chalk putty–cement blends

    • Bruna Zakharia Hoch
    • Andrea Diambra
    • Nilo Cesar Consoli

    Research Paper 20 November 2021 Pages: 2955 - 2969

    

21. Alternant active and passive trapdoor problem: from experimental investigation to mathematical modeling

    • Yaojie Wu
    • Yu Zhao
    • Binglong Wang

    Research Paper 16 December 2021 Pages: 2971 - 2994

    

22. Variations in hydraulic properties of collapsible loess exposed to wetting and shearing

    • Jiading Wang
    • Dengfei Zhang
    • Weiqian Ma

    Research Paper 14 December 2021 Pages: 2995 - 3015

    

23. Thermal and mechanical characteristics of recycled concrete aggregates mixed with plastic wastes: experimental investigation and mathematical modeling

    • Behnam Ghorbani
    • Ehsan Yaghoubi
    • Arul Arulrajah

    Research Paper 09 October 2021 Pages: 3017 - 3032

    

24. Load transfer mechanism for connected and disconnected piled raft: a comparative study

    • Prasun Halder
    • Bappaditya Manna

    Research Paper 15 November 2021 Pages: 3033 - 3045

    

25. Effects of groundwater level on the seismic responses of coral sand ground and superstructure by shaking table tests

    • Xuanming Ding
    • Yanling Zhang
    • Zhixiong Chen

    Research Paper 15 November 2021 Pages: 3047 - 3066

    

26. Load-resistance duality and case-specific sensitivity in reliability-based design

    • Bak Kong Low
    • Richard J. Bathurst

    Research Paper 10 November 2021 Pages: 3067 - 3085

    

27. PVD and DCM columns combined ground improvement for embankment construction

    • Junfeng Ni
    • Jinchun Chai

    Research Paper 06 November 2021 Pages: 3087 - 3098

    

28. Study on the response of postside-grouted piles subjected to lateral loading in calcareous sand

    • Zhi-hui Wan
    • Guo-liang Dai
    • Wei-ming Gong

    Research Paper 01 November 2021 Pages: 3099 - 3115

    

29. Mechanical characteristics and particle breakage of coral sand under one-dimensional repeated loading

    • Chunyan Wang
    • Xuanming Ding
    • Zhixiong Chen

    Short Communication 25 October 2021 Pages: 3117 - 3130

    

30. Rigidity indices of sands from their image-based intrinsic properties

    • Hang Zheng
    • Junxing Zheng
    • Ke Yang

    Short Communication 02 November 2021 Pages: 3131 - 3139

    

31. Correction to: Laboratory testing and numerical simulation of properties and thermal-induced cracking of Eibenstock granite at elevated temperatures

    • Fei Wang
    • Heinz Konietzky
    • Yajie Dai

    Correction Open access 13 November 2021 Pages: 3141 - 3141