Micro-Mechanics Based Models 

The group undertakes research on the micro-to-macro response of soils through micro-mechanical analysis and discrete element modeling. Studies have examined the influence of rough asperity contacts and soil fabric on small and intermediate strain behaviors.

Yimsiri, S. and K. Soga, “Micromechanics-Based Stress-Strain Behaviour of Soils at Small Strains,” Géotechnique, October 2000, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 559-571

Yimsiri, S. and K. Soga, “DEM Analysis of Soil Fabric Effects on Behaviour of Sand,” Géotechnique, June 2010, Vol. 60, No. 6, pp. 483-495

Yimsiri, S. and K. Soga, “Effects of Soil Fabric on Behaviors of Granular Soils: Microscopic Modeling,” Computers and Geotechnics, November 2011, Vol. 38, No. 7, pp. 861-874

Brugada, J., Y.P. Cheng, K. Soga and J.C. Santamarina, “Discrete Element Modelling of Geomechanical Behaviour of Methane Hydrate Soils with Pore-Filling Hydrate Distribution,” Granular Matter, September 2010, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 517-525

Jung, J.W., J.C. Santamarina and K. Soga, “Stress-Strain Response of Hydrate-Bearing Sands: Numerical Study Using DEM Simulations,” Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth, April 2012, Vol. 117, 12 pp.

Yu, Y., X. Xu, Y. Cheng and K. Soga, “Discrete Element Modelling of Methane Hydrate Soil Sediments using Elongated Soil Particles,” Computers and Geotechnics, December 2016, Vol. 80, pp. 397-409.