2 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Crushing, Comminution and Fracture: Extreme Particle Deformation in Three-Dimensional Granular Aggregates
Debdeep Bhattacharya, Davood Damircheli, Robert P. Lipton
We present a high-fidelity three dimensional computational framework for simulating the bulk mechanical behavior of granular aggregates composed of deformable brittle grains. Depar…
physics.comp-ph2025
Design of resilient structures by randomization and bistability
Debdeep Bhattacharya, Tyler P. Evans, Andrej Cherkaev
This paper examines various ways of improving the impact resilience of protective structures. Such structures' purpose is to dissipate an impact's energy while avoiding cracking an…