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2025
Article
Concurrent multi-scale modeling of granular materials: Benchmarking volume-coupled DEM-FEM models across elastic and elasto-plastic regimes (2025)Computers and Geotechnics. Article 107834 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Mathews, A., Cheng, H., Celigueta, M. A., Papanicolopulos, S.-A. & Ooi, J. Y.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107834A Coarse-Grained Discrete Element Model (CG-DEM) based on parameter scaling for dense wet granular system (2025)Powder technology, 453. Article 120581. Saghafian Larijani, R., Magnanimo, V. & Luding, S.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120581
Dataset
Effect of coarse-graining on mixing indices for rotating drums (2025)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. Zenodo. Füvesi, B., Luding, S., Magnanimo, V. & Goniva, C.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15303478Data underlying the publication: A Coarse-Grained Discrete Element Model (CG-DEM) for dense wet granular system (2025)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Saghafian Larijani, R., Magnanimo, V. & Luding, S.https://doi.org/10.4121/3762f6a1-c26b-4ec7-b005-adf14b376831
Review article
Towards Scientific Machine Learning for Granular Material Simulations: Challenges and Opportunities (2025)Archives of computational methods in engineering (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Fransen, M., Fürst, A., Tunuguntla, D., Wilke, D. N., Alkin, B., Barreto, D., Brandstetter, J., Cabrera, M. A., Fan, X., Guo, M., Kieskamp, B., Kumar, K., Morrissey, J., Nuttall, J., Ooi, J., Orozco, L., Papanicolopulos, S.-A., Qu, T., Schott, D., … Cheng, H.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-025-10322-8
2024
Article
DEM investigation into the small-strain stiffness of bio-cemented soils (2024)Acta geotechnica, 19(10), 6809-6823. Zhang, A., Magnanimo, V., Cheng, H., Heimovaara, T. J. & Dieudonné, A. C.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-024-02387-9Densification of visco-elastic powders during free and pressure-assisted sintering (2024)International journal of solids and structures, 294. Article 112786. Alvarez, J. E., Cheng, H., Luding, S. & Weinhart, T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2024.112786GrainLearning: A Bayesian uncertainty quantification toolbox for discrete and continuum numerical models of granular materials (2024)Journal of open source software, 9(97). Article 6338. Cheng, H., Orozco, L., Lubbe, R., Jansen, A., Hartmann, P. & Thoeni, K.https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.06338Contact rheological DEM model for visco-elastic powders during laser sintering (2024)Granular matter, 26(2). Article 28. Alvarez, J. E., Nijkamp, A. H., Cheng, H., Luding, S. & Weinhart, T.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-024-01395-6The force and dynamic response of low-velocity projectile impact into 3D dense wet granular media (2024)Powder technology, 434. Article 119309. Zhang, X., Zhao, H., Cheng, H., Wang, X. & Zhang, D.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2023.119309
Conference article
Effects of vegetation on the hydro-mechanical properties of the vadose zone (2024)E3S Web of Conferences, 544. Article 16001. Anselmucci, F., Cheng, H., Fan, X., Zeng, Y. & Magnanimo, V.https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202454416001
2023
Article
CG-enriched concurrent multi-scale modeling of dynamic surface interactions between discrete particles and solid continua (2023)Acta Mechanica Sinica, 39(1). Article 722218. Cheng, H., Luding, S. & Weinhart, T.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-022-22218-xConcurrent multi-scale modeling of granular materials: Role of coarse-graining in FEM-DEM coupling (2023)Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering, 403(Part A). Article 115651. Cheng, H., Thornton, A. R., Luding, S., Hazel, A. L. & Weinhart, T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2022.115651
Conference contribution
Effect of vegetation on the hydro-mechanical properties of the vadose zone (2023)In Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOMATERIALS Porto, 3rd - 6th September 2023. International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Anselmucci, F. A. R., Cheng, H., Fan, X., Zeng, Y. & Magnanimo, V.https://www.issmge.org/uploads/publications/121/122/isdcg2023-58-1-c.pdf
Editorial
Trending topics in computational mechanics of granular materials: from fundamentals to applications (2023)Acta Mechanica Sinica, 39(1). Article 722903. Ye, X. & Cheng, H.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-022-22903-x
Poster
Continuum description for particle rotations (2023)[Contribution to conference › Poster] International Congress on Particle Technology, PARTEC 2023. Winkelmann, M., Weinhart, T., Magnanimo, V., Luding, S. & Papanicolopulos, S.-A.Coarse-grain DEM simulation of wet particles in a rotating drum (2023)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 10th International Granulation Workshop 2023. Saghafian Larijani, R., Magnanimo, V. & Luding, S.
2022
Abstract
On the use of coarse-graining to bridge the discrete and continuum descriptions of granular materials (2022)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 10th International Conference for Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids 2022. Cheng, H.Impact of wetting-drying cycles on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of vegetated soil (2022)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2022. Anselmucci, F., Cheng, H., Zeng, Y., Fan, X. & Magnanimo, V.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-13331
Article
弹性波穿越土工袋传播规律的数值模拟 (2022)Journal of Hohai University, 50(6), 108-113. Jia, F., Liu, S. & Cheng, H.https://doi.org/10.3876/j.issn.1000-1980.2022.06.014Simulation-guided optimization of granular phononic crystal structure using the discrete element method (2022)Extreme Mechanics Letters, 55. Article 101825. Ostanin, I., Cheng, H. & Magnanimo, V.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2022.101825Bayesian calibration of GPU–based DEM meso-mechanics Part I: Parallelization of RVEs (2022)Powder technology, 407. Article 117631. Lubbe, R., Xu, W. J., Zhou, Q. & Cheng, H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117631Bayesian Calibration of GPU–based DEM meso-mechanics Part II: Calibration of the granular meso-structure (2022)Powder technology, 407. Article 117666. Lubbe, R., Xu, W. J., Zhou, Q. & Cheng, H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117666关于采用粗粒化提高颗粒材料多尺度模拟守恒特性的研究 (2022)Jisuan Lixue Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Computational Mechanics, 39(3), 373-380. Cheng, H. & Weinhart, T.https://doi.org/10.7511/jslxCMGM202214Performance study of iterative Bayesian filtering to develop an efficient calibration framework for DEM (2022)Computers and Geotechnics, 141. Article 104491. Hartmann, P., Cheng, H. & Thoeni, K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2021.104491Visco-elastic sintering kinetics in virgin and aged polymer powders (2022)Powder technology, 397. Article 117000. Alvarez, J. E., Snijder, H., Vaneker, T., Cheng, H., Thornton, A. R., Luding, S. & Weinhart, T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.11.044
Chapter
Root-Soil Interaction (2022)In Soft Matter in Plants: From Biophysics to Biomimetics (pp. 165-202) (Soft matter series). Royal Society of Chemistry. Kolb, E., Quiros, M., Meijer, G. J., Bogeat-triboulot, M., Carminati, A., Andó, E., Anselmucci, F. A. R. & Sibille, L.https://doi.org/10.1039/9781839161162-00165
Conference contribution
Bayesian inference of granular mesostructures: the identifiability and interplay with grain properties (2022)In Twenty-fifth Engineering Mechanics Symposium, October 25-October 26, 2022. Hotel Papendal, Arnhem (pp. 22-22). Eindhoven University of Technology. Lubbe, R.Trends and Challenges in "Machine Learning" (Workshop 1) (2022)In Twenty-fifth Engineering Mechanics Symposium, October 25-October 26, 2022. Hotel Papendal, Arnhem (pp. 14-14). Eindhoven University of Technology. Rocha, I., Abdelmalik, M., Cheng, H. & Maresca, F.
Dataset
Phase field data generated from coupled Lattice Boltzmann-discrete element simulations (2022)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Cheng, H. & Joseph, S.https://doi.org/10.4121/21272874Dataset of X-ray Computed Tomography Reconstructions of Partially Saturated Vegetated Sand (2022)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Anselmucci, F.https://doi.org/10.4121/21294510GrainLearning (2022)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. Zenodo. Cheng, H., Lubbe, R., Thoeni, K., Orozco, L., Jansen, A. & Hartmann, P.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7123965
Poster
Continuum-DEM modelling of fluid-solid transition in weakly compacted systems of polydisperse particles of varying shapes (2022)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 25th Engineering Mechanics Symposium, EM 2022. Lubbe, R., Magnanimo, V., Luding, S., Cheng, H. & Gupta, P.From particles to continuous fields: Upscaling towards micropolar theory based on structure and rotation (2022)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 25th Engineering Mechanics Symposium, EM 2022. Winkelmann, M., Luding, S., Papanicolopulos, S.-A., Magnanimo, V., Weinhart, T. & Sousani, M.Meso-scale description of wet powders for industrial-scale modelling (2022)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 25th Engineering Mechanics Symposium, EM 2022. Saghafian Larijani, R., Vivacqua, V., Luding, S. & Magnanimo, V.Noise and Vibration in Wet Soil: Micromechanical modelling for smart mitigation strategies (2022)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 25th Engineering Mechanics Symposium, EM 2022. Joseph, S., Luding, S., Magnanimo, V., Cheng, H. & Harting, J.Quantifying hydro-mechanical properties of vegetated soil (2022)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 25th Engineering Mechanics Symposium, EM 2022. Anselmucci, F. A. R., Cheng, H., Zeng, Y. & Magnanimo, V.
Review article
Down to the root of vegetated soil: challenges and the state-of-the-art (2022)Papers in Physics, 14. Article 140014. Cheng, H., Anselmucci, F. A. R., Fan, X., Zeng, Y., Luding, S. & Magnanimo, V.https://doi.org/10.4279/pip.140014
2021
Conference contribution
Direct numerical simulation of wave propagation in saturated random granular packings using coupled LBM-DEM (2021)In Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media. Article 14003 (EPJ Web of Conferences; Vol. 249). Cheng, H., Luding, S., Harting, J. & Magnanimo, V.https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124914003Elastic wave velocity and attenuation in granular material (2021)In Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (EPJ Web of Conferences; Vol. 249). Jia, F., Cheng, H., Liu, S. & Magnanimo, V.https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124911001Failure in granular materials based on acoustic tensor: a numerical analysis (2021)In Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (EPJ Web of Conferences; Vol. 249). Recchia, G., Cheng, H., Magnanimo, V. & La Ragione, L.https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124910005Neck growth kinetics during polymer sintering for powder-based processes (2021)In Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (EPJ Web of Conferences; Vol. 249). Alvarez Naranjo, J. E., Cheng, H., Snijder, H., Vaneker, T., Luding, S. & Weinhart, T.https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124905001
2020
Preprint
Collapse modes in SC and BCC arrangements of elastic beads (2020)[Working paper › Preprint]. ArXiv.org. Ostanin, I., Oganov, A. R. & Magnanimo, V.