For the paper entitled "3-D Shape Characterization and Image-based DEM simulation of Lunar soil simulant, FJS-1", 2009 Best Paper Award of Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers, Aerospace Division
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. A2 (Applied Mechanics (AM)) 74(2) I_393-I_402 2018 [Refereed]
We have performed a systematic simulation study of dry, granular, gravity-driven, free-surface steady flow in two-dimension, investigating the rheology of cohesionless granular particles in rough inclined plane geometries by discrete element metho...
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. A2 (Applied Mechanics (AM)) 74(2) I_411-I_420 2018 [Refereed]
The shape of clay agglomerates reflects the properties of interactions of clay particles and is also expected to predict microstructures inside clay deposits. We carried out the shape analysis of agglomerates of spherical latex beads, Kaolinite cl...
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. A1 (Structural Engineering & Earthquake Engineering (SE/EE)) 75(1) 1-16 2019 [Refereed]
On ballasted track, to prevent track irregularities from growing is important in order to keep good riding comfort. The roadbed vibration caused by train have a great influence on the growth of track irregularities. In this study, we conside...
Mechanics Research Communications 92 67-73 Sep 2018 [Refereed]
Particle shape plays an important role in the mechanical properties of granular materials. This paper studies the effect it has on particle rotations and stress via a mechanics-based 3-D particle shape index, which is based on an earlier 2-D parti...
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