Accurate and reliable characterization of granular mixtures is hindered by both the complexity of granular systems and the lack of validated and reliable sampling technology and techniques.
The stability analysis presented in this research underscored the systematic error associated with isotropic characterization of granular layers.
Considering the requirement of characterization of granular lateritic soils in India, a comprehensive laboratory study was taken up.
Therefore a detailed characterization of granular lateritic soils available locally in India is very much essential for its use as pavement material.
This experimental study explores the deformation characterizations of granular material in dense assembly subjected to shearing.
In this context, a very challenging idea is the characterization of the granular solids to provide the key parameters needed for a successful DEM simulation of segregation processes.
Consequently, the research conducted has validated the use of multistage triaxial tests as a reliable and cost-effective alternative to the conventional single stage triaxial test in the mechanical characterization of unbound granular materials.
The study provides a general and robust framework on effective characterization and packing of granular particles with complex shapes for discrete modelling of granular media.
Basic rheological characterization showed that aerobic granular sludge was a shear-thinning Herschel Bulkley fluid with yield pseudoplasticity.
The two-stage description of the granular classifier is also beneficial in the characterization of the classification error.
