The overall objective of the proposed research was to fundamentally and quantitatively understand, based on first physical principles, the micromechanics of penetration into and damage accumulation in cemented particulate targets subject to multiple impact. The approach was to integrate experiments, analytical micromechanics, and numerical modeling into a concerted effort. The project was to be conducted jointly with the University of Rhode Island. The Petrophysical ...
The overall objective of the proposed research was to provide a quantitative description of the microstructural, as well as macroscopic mechanical behavior of particulate materials with viscous and viscoelastic intergranular cement. By cement, a material is meant which fills the space between two or more particles at their contacts. The volumetric content of cement in the pore space of an aggregate may vary from zero to 100%. This objective was ...
The overall objective of the proposed research was to provide a quantitative description of the microstructural, as well as macroscopic mechanical behavior of particulate materials with intergranular cementation in a wide range of strain amplitudes and for various types of the cementation material. By cementation, a material is meant which fills the space between two surfaces that are (a) separated or (b) contact directly. This objective was achieved by deriving ...
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