Deliverables Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2) Dissemination and Outreach Plan. Develop relevant courses and workshops to aid knowledge transfer and advancement of the field. Develop relevant courses and workshops to aid knowledge transfer and advancement of the field. Courses will include: a two day course on ‘Gradient Elasticity’ (USFD), an introductory one-week course on ‘Configurational Mechanics’ (FAU) and a workshop on ‘Modelling Fracture Across the Scales’. Publications Peer reviewed articles (55) Validation of a simple hypoplastic constitutive model for overconsolidated clays Author(s): Shun Wang; Wei Wu Published in: Acta Geotechnica, Issue 16, 2021, Page(s) 31–41, ISSN 1861-1125 Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s11440-020-01105-5 Dynamic strain localization into a compaction band via a phase-field approach Author(s): Yunteng Wang, Ronaldo I. Borja, Wei Wu Published in: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Issue 173, 2023, Page(s) 105228, ISSN 0022-5096 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105228 A Lagrangian differencing dynamics method for granular flow modeling Author(s): Chong Peng, Martina Bašić, Branko Blagojević, Josip Bašić, Wei Wu Published in: Computers and Geotechnics, Issue 137, 2021, Page(s) 104297, ISSN 0266-352X Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2021.104297 Centrifuge modelling of rainfall-induced slope failure in variably saturated soil Author(s): Shun Wang; Gregor Idinger; Wei Wu Published in: Acta Geotechnica, Issue 16, 2021, Page(s) 2899-2916, ISSN 1861-1125 Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s11440-021-01169-x Interpretation of cone penetration test in clay with smoothed particle finite element method Author(s): Wei Zhang, Jia-qiang Zou, Xian-wei Zhang, Wei-hai Yuan, Wei Wu Published in: Acta Geotechnica, Issue 16, 2021, Page(s) 2593-2607, ISSN 1861-1125 Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s11440-021-01217-6 Creep properties of clastic soil in a reactivated slow-moving landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China Author(s): Shun Wang, Jinge Wang, Wei Wu, Deshan Cui, Aijun Su, Wei Xiang Published in: Engineering Geology, Issue 267, 2020, Page(s) 105493, ISSN 0013-7952 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105493 On three-dimensional SPH modelling of large-scale landslides Author(s): Chong Peng, Shuai Li, Wei Wu, Huicong An, Xiaoqing Chen, Chaojun Ouyang, Hui Tang Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Issue 59(1), 2022, Page(s) 24-39, ISSN 0008-3674 Publisher: NRC Research Press DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2020-0774 Microscale size effects in piezomagnetic material for the anti-plane problem Author(s): Xu, M.; Askes, H.; Shang, X.; Gitman, I.M. Published in: Acta Mechanica, Issue 232, 2021, Page(s) 4609-4623, ISSN 0001-5970 Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s00707-021-03071-9 A fully resolved SPH-DEM method for heterogeneous suspensions with arbitrary particle shape Author(s): Chong Peng, Ling Zhan, Wei Wu, Bingyin Zhang Published in: Powder Technology, Issue 387, 2021, Page(s) 509-526, ISSN 0032-5910 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.04.044 GPU-accelerated smoothed particle finite element method for large deformation analysis in geomechanics Author(s): Wei Zhang, Zhi-hao Zhong, Chong Peng, Wei-hai Yuan, Wei Wu Published in: Computers and Geotechnics, Issue 129, 2021, Page(s) 103856, ISSN 0266-352X Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103856 Role of baffle shape on debris flow impact in step-pool channel: an SPH study Author(s): Shuai Li, Chong Peng, Wei Wu, Shun Wang, Xiaoqing Chen, Jiangang Chen, Gordon G. D. Zhou, Bhargav K. Chitneedi Published in: Landslides, Issue 17, 2020, Page(s) 2099–2111, ISSN 1612-510X Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s10346-020-01410-w A simple hypoplastic model for overconsolidated clays Author(s): Shun Wang; Wei Wu Published in: Acta Geotechnica, Issue 16, 2021, Page(s) 21-29, ISSN 1861-1125 Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s11440-020-01000-z Predicting Case Fatality of Dengue Epidemic: Statistical Machine Learning Towards a Virtual Doctor Author(s): Chattopadhyay, Subhagata; Chattopadhyay, Amit; Aifantis, Elias Published in: Journal of Nanotechnology in Diagnosis and Treatment, Issue 7, 2021, Page(s) 10-24, ISSN 2311-8792 Publisher: Savvy Science Publisher DOI: 10.12974/2311-8792.2021.07.2 A surface mesh represented discrete element method (SMR-DEM) for particles of arbitrary shape Author(s): Ling Zhan, Chong Peng, Bingyin Zhang, Wei Wu Published in: Powder Technology, Issue 377, 2021, Page(s) 760-779, ISSN 0032-5910 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.09.046 Mono-scale and multi-scale formulations of gradient-enriched dynamic piezomagnetics Author(s): Xu, M.; Askes, H.; Gitman, I.M. Published in: Wave Modion, Issue 15, 2019, Page(s) 102402, ISSN 0165-2125 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.wavemoti.2019.102402 Creep failure of hierarchical materials Author(s): Mahshid Pournajar, Paolo Moretti, Seyyed Ahmad Hosseini and Michael Zaiser Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 14, 2024, Page(s) 4238, ISSN 2045-2322 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54908-x A state-dependent hypoplastic model for methane hydrate-bearing sands Author(s): Jun Liu; Shun Wang; Mingjing Jiang; Mingjing Jiang; Wei Wu Published in: Acta Geotechnica, Issue 16, 2021, Page(s) 77-91, ISSN 1861-1125 Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s11440-020-01076-7 A bond-level energy-based peridynamics for mixed-mode fracture in rocks Author(s): Yunteng Wang, Wei Wu Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Issue 414, 2023, Page(s) 116169, ISSN 0045-7825 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2023.116169 Unified constitutive model for granular–fluid mixture in quasi-static and dense flow regimes Author(s): Xiaogang Guo; Chong Peng; Wei Wu; Yongqi Wang Published in: Acta Geotechnica, Issue 16, 2021, Page(s) 775-787, ISSN 1861-1125 Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s11440-020-01044-1 Applications of regime-switching in the nonlinear double-diffusivity (D-D) model Author(s): Amit K. Chattopadhyay; Elias C. Aifantis Published in: Journal of Applied Physics, Issue 135, 2024, Page(s) 024701, ISSN 0021-8979 Publisher: American Institute of Physics DOI: 10.1063/5.0188904 On mechanical behaviour of clastic soils: numerical simulations and constitutive modelling Author(s): Shun Wang, Wei Wu, Deshan Cui Published in: Géotechnique, Issue 72(8), 2022, Page(s) 706-721, ISSN 0016-8505 Publisher: ICE Publishing DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.20.p.184 Non-orthogonal elastoplastic constitutive model for sand with dilatancy Author(s): Jingyu Liang, Dechun Lu, Xiuli Du, Wei Wu, Chao Ma Published in: Computers and Geotechnics, Issue 118, 2020, Page(s) 103329, ISSN 0266-352X Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2019.103329 Extension of a basic hypoplastic model for overconsolidated clays Author(s): Shun Wang, Wei Wu, Dichuan Zhang, Jong Ryeol Kim Published in: Computers and Geotechnics, Issue 123, 2020, Page(s) 103486, ISSN 0266-352X Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103486 Avalanche precursors of failure in hierarchical fuse networks Author(s): Paolo Moretti, Bastien Dietemann, Nosaibeh Esfandiary, Michael Zaiser Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 8, 2018, Page(s) 12090, ISSN 2045-2322 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30539-x Soil–water interaction affecting a deep-seated landslide: From field monitoring to experimental analysis Author(s): Xuan Kang; Shun Wang; Wei Wu; Guangli Xu; Jinqian Zhao; Fusheng Liu Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Issue 81, 2022, Page(s) 82, ISSN 1435-9529 Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s10064-021-02556-0 Prediction of creep failure time using machine learning Author(s): Biswas, Soumyajyoti; Fernandez Castellanos, David; Zaiser, Michael Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 10, 2020, Page(s) 16910, ISSN 2045-2322 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72969-6 Hypoplastic model with an inner memory surface for sand under cyclic loading Author(s): Mohammad-Javad Alipour, Wei Wu Published in: Computers and Geotechnics, Issue 162, 2023, Page(s) 105666, ISSN 0266-352X Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105666 A modified phase-field model for cohesive interface failure in quasi-brittle solids Author(s): Sijia Liu, Yunteng Wang, Wei Wu Published in: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Issue 252, 2023, Page(s) 108368, ISSN 0020-7403 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2023.108368 Bifurcation analysis of shear band in sand under true triaxial conditions with hypoplasticity Author(s): Wei Zhang, Shun Wang, Yang Wu, Wei Wu Published in: International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Issue 45(7), 2021, Page(s) 934-949, ISSN 0363-9061 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc. DOI: 10.1002/nag.3185 A gradient elastic homogenisation model for brick masonry Author(s): Leonidas Alexandros S. Kouris, Dionysios A. Bournas, Olufemi T. Akintayo, Avraam A. Konstantinidis, Elias C. Aifantis Published in: Engineering Structures, Issue 208, 2020, Page(s) 110311, ISSN 0141-0296 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110311 Transport in a stochastic double diffusivity model Author(s): Amit K. Chattopadhyay, Konstantinos Parisis, Avraam Konstantinidis, Elias C. Aifantis Published in: Meccanica, Issue 58, 2023, Page(s) 1539–1553, ISSN 0025-6455 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers DOI: 10.1007/s11012-023-01686-x Gradient elasticity and dispersive wave propagation: Model motivation and length scale identification procedures in concrete and composite laminates Author(s): Dario De Domenico, Harm Askes, Elias C. Aifantis Published in: International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2018, ISSN 0020-7683 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.09.007 On stochastic resonance in a model of double diffusion Author(s): Amit K. Chattopadhyay, Xi He, A.-A. Tsambali, A. A. Konstantinidis, E. C. Aifantis Published in: Materials Science and Technology, Issue 34/13, 2018, Page(s) 1606-1613, ISSN 0267-0836 Publisher: Maney Publishing DOI: 10.1080/02670836.2018.1507697 Gradient elasticity and size effect for the borehole problem Author(s): Haoxiang Chen, Chengzhi Qi, G. Efremidis, M. Dorogov, E. C. Aifantis Published in: Acta Mechanica, Issue 229/8, 2018, Page(s) 3305-3318, ISSN 0001-5970 Publisher: Springer Verlag DOI: 10.1007/s00707-018-2109-3 Avalanche Behavior in Creep Failure of Disordered Materials Author(s): D. F. Castellanos, M. Zaiser Published in: Physical Review Letters, Issue 121/12, 2018, ISSN 0031-9007 Publisher: American Physical Society DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.125501 Determining Cosserat constants of 2D cellular solids from beam models Author(s): Stefan Liebenstein, Michael Zaiser Published in: Materials Theory, Issue 2/1, 2018, ISSN 2509-8012 Publisher: Springer DOI: 10.1186/s41313-017-0009-x Avalanche precursors of failure in hierarchical fuse networks Author(s): Paolo Moretti, Bastien Dietemann, Nosaibeh Esfandiary, Michael Zaiser Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 8/1, 2018, ISSN 2045-2322 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30539-x Influence of the local mass density variation on the fracture behavior of fiber network materials Author(s): V. Krasnoshlyk, S. Rolland du Roscoat, P.J.J. Dumont, P. Isaksson Published in: International Journal of Solids and Structures, Issue 138, 2018, Page(s) 236-244, ISSN 0020-7683 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.01.016 Multi-scale approach for strength properties estimation in functional materials Author(s): I. M. Gitman, A. V. Klyuev, M. B. Gitman, V. Yu. Stolbov Published in: ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Issue 98/6, 2018, Page(s) 945-953, ISSN 0044-2267 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/zamm.201700265 Methodology to estimate the minimum number of experiments and key microstructural parameters in macroscopic strength properties evaluation Author(s): I. M. Gitman, M. B. Gitman, V. Yu. Stolbov, S. E. Batin, D. A. Boyarshinov Published in: ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Issue 99/3, 2019, Page(s) e201800259, ISSN 0044-2267 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/zamm.201800259 A gradient-enriched continuum model for magneto-elastic coupling: Formulation, finite element implementation and in-plane problems Author(s): Mingxiu Xu, Inna M. Gitman, Harm Askes Published in: Computers & Structures, Issue 212, 2019, Page(s) 275-288, ISSN 0045-7949 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2018.11.004 Crack dynamics and crack tip shielding in a material containing pores analysed by a phase field method Author(s): Jenny Carlsson, Per Isaksson Published in: Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Issue 206, 2019, Page(s) 526-540, ISSN 0013-7944 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2018.11.013 Capturing slip band formation in Ni 3 Al nanocubes during compression Author(s): Avraam A. Konstantinidis, Katerina E. Aifantis Published in: Materials Science and Technology, Issue 35/5, 2019, Page(s) 571-576, ISSN 0267-0836 Publisher: Maney Publishing DOI: 10.1080/02670836.2019.1572688 A note on the defect sensitivity of brittle solid foams Author(s): Shaohui Chen, Per Isaksson Published in: Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Issue 206, 2019, Page(s) 541-550, ISSN 0013-7944 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2018.11.012 From Gradient Elasticity to Gradient Interatomic Potentials: The Case-Study of Gradient London Potential Author(s): Kostas Parisis, Fei Shuang, Bo Wang, Pu Hu, Andreas Giannakoudakis, Avraam Konstantinidis Published in: Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Issue 8, 2020, Page(s) 1826-1837, ISSN 2327-4379 Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing DOI: 10.4236/jamp.2020.89137 A multi-layer SPH method for generic water–soil dynamic coupling problems. Part I: Revisit, theory, and validation Author(s): Chengwei Zhu, Chong Peng, Wei Wu, Chun Wang Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Issue 396, 2022, Page(s) 115106, ISSN 0045-7825 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2022.115106 A Concise Review of Gradient Models in Mechanics and Physics Author(s): Elias C. Aifantis Published in: Frontiers in Physics, Issue 7, 2020, Page(s) 239, ISSN 2296-424X Publisher: Frontiers in Physics DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2019.00239 Beam network model for fracture of materials with hierarchical microstructure Author(s): Seyyed Ahmad Hosseini; Paolo Moretti; Dimitrios Konstantinidis; Michael Zaiser Published in: International Journal of Fracture, Issue 227, 2021, Page(s) 243-257, ISSN 0376-9429 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers DOI: 10.1007/s10704-020-00511-w Gradient elasticity and dispersive wave propagation: Model motivation and length scale identification procedures in concrete and composite laminates Author(s): Dario De Domenico; Harm Askes; Elias C. Aifantis; Elias C. Aifantis Published in: International Journal of Solids and Structures, Issue 158, 2019, Page(s) 176-190, ISSN 0020-7683 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.09.007 Transmissibility in Interactive Nanocomposite Diffusion: The Nonlinear Double-Diffusion Model Author(s): Amit K. Chattopadhyay; Bidisha Kundu; Sujit Kumar Nath; Sujit Kumar Nath; Elias C. Aifantis Published in: Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Issue 8, 2022, Page(s) 852040, ISSN 2297-4687 Publisher: Frontiers DOI: 10.3389/fams.2022.852040 A Beam Network Model Approach to Strength Optimization of Disordered Fibrous Materials Author(s): Seyyed Ahmad Hosseini; Paolo Moretti; Michael Zaiser Published in: Advanced Engineering Materials, Issue 19, 2019, Page(s) 1901013, ISSN 1438-1656 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/adem.201901013 A thermodynamically consistent phase field model for mixed-mode fracture in rock-like materials Author(s): Sijia Liu, Yunteng Wang, Chong Peng, Wei Wu Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Issue 392, 2022, Page(s) 114642, ISSN 0045-7825 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2022.114642 Regularized SPH model for soil–structure interaction with generalized frictional boundary Author(s): Yadong Wang, Wei Wu, Chong Peng Published in: International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Issue 47(10), 2023, Page(s) 1852-1875, ISSN 0363-9061 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc. DOI: 10.1002/nag.3541 Lagrangian meshfree particle method (SPH) based simulation for granular flow in a rotating drum with regularized μ(I) elastoplastic model Author(s): Chengwei Zhu, Chong Peng, Wei Wu Published in: Powder Technology, Issue 408, 2022, Page(s) 117699, ISSN 0032-5910 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117699 Virtual Screening of Kinase Based Drugs: Statistical LearningTowards Drug Repositioning Author(s): Monsuru Taiye Mustapha, Darren R. Flower, Amit K. Chattopadhyay Published in: Journal of Nanotechnology in Diagnosis and Treatment, Issue 8, 2022, Page(s) 23-34, ISSN 2311-8792 Publisher: Savvy Science Publisher DOI: 10.12974/2311-8792.2022.08.03 Searching for OpenAIRE data... There was an error trying to search data from OpenAIRE No results available
