Catherine O’Sullivan

Research interests

Publications

• Fundamentals of Soil Behavior

  Journal · 2025 · https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119832348

• Grading evolution and critical state in a discrete numerical model of Fontainebleau sand

  Géotechnique · 2018 · 10.1680/jgeot.17.p.023

• Assessing the quasi-static conditions for shearing in granular media within the critical state soil mechanics framework

  SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS · 2016 · 10.1016/j.sandf.2016.01.013

• The influence of fines content and size-ratio on the micro-scale properties of dense bimodal materials

  Granular Matter · 2016 · 10.1007/s10035-016-0654-9

• Particle-scale mechanics of sand crushing in compression and shearing using DEM

  SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS · 2015 · 10.1016/j.sandf.2015.09.011

• Discrete-element method analysis of the state parameter

  Géotechnique · 2014 · 10.1680/geot.14.p.013

• Fabric and Effective Stress Distribution in Internally Unstable Soils

  Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · 2014 · 10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0001184

• Exploring the influence of interparticle friction on critical state behaviour using DEM

  International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics · 2014 · 10.1002/nag.2259

• Effect of sample size on the response of DEM samples with a realistic grading

  Particuology · 2013 · 10.1016/j.partic.2013.07.006

• Multi-scale analysis of cone penetration test (CPT) in a virtual calibration chamber

  Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 2013 · 10.1139/cgj-2012-0476

• Analysis of an Image-Based Method to Quantify the Size and Shape of Sand Particles

  Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · 2012 · 10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0000855

• The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions

  Granular Matter · 2012 · 10.1007/s10035-012-0354-z

• Non-invasive characterization of particle morphology of natural sands

  SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS · 2012 · 10.1016/j.sandf.2012.07.011

• Quantifying the evolution of soil fabric during shearing using directional parameters

  Géotechnique · 2012 · 10.1680/geot.12.p.003

• Micromechanical assessment of an internal stability criterion

  Acta Geotechnica · 2012 · 10.1007/s11440-012-0176-5

• Particle-Based Discrete Element Modeling: Geomechanics Perspective

  International Journal of Geomechanics · 2011 · 10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0000024

• Particulate Discrete Element Modelling: A Geomechanics Perspective

  Medical Entomology and Zoology · 2011

• Particulate Discrete Element Modelling

  · 2011 · 10.1201/9781482266498

• Application of Taguchi methods to DEM calibration of bonded agglomerates

  Powder Technology · 2011 · 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.03.023

• The influence of particle characteristics on the behaviour of coarse grained soils

  Géotechnique · 2010 · 10.1680/geot.2010.60.6.413

• Particle breakage during cyclic triaxial loading of a carbonate sand

  Géotechnique · 2009 · 10.1680/geot.2008.t.003

• Micromechanics of granular material response during load reversals: Combined DEM and experimental study

  Powder Technology · 2009 · 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.03.003

• Effective simulation of flexible lateral boundaries in two- and three-dimensional DEM simulations

  Particuology · 2008 · 10.1016/j.partic.2008.07.018

• Exploring the macro- and micro-scale response of an idealised granular material in the direct shear apparatus

  Géotechnique · 2006 · 10.1680/geot.2006.56.7.455

• Selecting a suitable time step for discrete element simulations that use the central difference time integration scheme

  Engineering Computations · 2004 · 10.1108/02644400410519794

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