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  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Artificial Intelligence

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  • Simulating granular material response under realistic loads is crucial for geotechnical infrastructure reliability.
  • Natural soils have complex, non-uniform particle arrangements and face multidirectional loading (wind, seismic activity).
  • Existing nonlinear constitutive models are limited by site-specific data and difficult generalization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a deep-learning model for predicting granular media response under multidirectional loading.
  • To overcome limitations of traditional constitutive models and generalize soil behavior predictions.
  • To provide a computationally efficient method for analyzing complex soil mechanics problems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing discrete element method (DEM) simulations to capture particle-scale behavior.
  • Developing and training deep-learning models on DEM-generated data.
  • Applying the models to predict granular material response under various loading paths.

Main Results:

  • The deep-learning model accurately replicates complex, nonlinear relationships in granular material behavior.
  • Demonstrated the model's capability to predict responses under challenging multidirectional loading scenarios.
  • Achieved computational efficiency compared to traditional simulation methods.

Conclusions:

  • Deep learning offers a powerful tool to enhance the prediction of granular material behavior.
  • This approach has direct applications in optimizing geotechnical designs, such as wind turbine foundations.
  • The developed model provides a pathway to more reliable and generalizable geotechnical engineering solutions.