June 2020
Problems
Granular materials micromechanics, soil fabric anisotropy, bio-inspired geotechnics, soil-structure interaction, fly ash and tailings.
Approach
DEM modeling, laboratory testing, centrifuge modeling.
Findings
Effect of fabric anisotropy on soil properties, micro-scale interactions between soils and structures, efficient load transfer between soils and structures, bio-inspired solutions for geotechnical engineering problems.
Impact
Our research aims to further the understanding of soil behavior and soil-structure interaction to develop efficient solutions for geotechnical and infrastructure challenges.
Selected Publications
- K.B. O'Hara and A. Martinez. "
Monotonic and Cyclic Frictional Anisotropy in Snakeskin-Inspired Surfaces and Piles
." Accepted for Publication in ASCE J. Geotech. Geoenv. Eng., https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.000236
- A. Khosravi, A. Martinez, and J.T. DeJong (2019). "
DEM simulations of CPT measurements and soil classification
." Published online in Can. Geotech. J. https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2019-051
- A. Martinez, J.T. DeJong, R. Jaeger, and A. Khosravi (2019). "
Evaluation of self-penetration potential of a bio-inspired site characterization probe by cavity expansion analysis
." Can. Geotech. J., Vol. 57, No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2018-086
- A. Martinez, S. Palumbo and B.D. Todd (2019). "
Bio-Inspiration for anisotropic load transfer at soil-structure interfaces.
" J. Geotech. Geoenv. Eng. Vol. 145, No. 10. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.000213
- A. Martinez, L. Huang and M.G. Gomez (2019). "
Thermal conductivity of MICP-treated sands at varying degrees of saturation
." Geotechnique Letters, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgele.18.0012
- A. Martinez and H. Stutz (2019). "
Rate effects on the interface shear behaviour of normally and overconsolidated clay
." Geotechnique, Vol. 69, No. 9, pp. 801-815. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.17.P.311
- A. Martinez and J.D. Frost (2017). "
The influence of surface roughness form on the strength of sand-structure interfaces
." Geotechnique Letters, Vol. 7, No. 1., pp. 104-111. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgele.16.0016
- A. Martinez and J.D. Frost (2017). "
Particle-scale effects on global axial and torsional interface shear behavior
." Int. J. Num. Anal. Meth. Geomech., Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 400-421. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.2564