Antoinette Tordesillas

Impact of particle shape on networks in sands

Wenbin Fei, Guillermo A Narsilio, Joost H van der Linden, Antoinette Tordesillas, Mahdi M Disfani, J Carlos Santamarina

Journal article  |  2021  |  Computers and Geotechnics

Employing network science to understand particle interactions helps manufacture advanced materials with superior force transmissio..

Thermal conductance network model for computerised tomography images of real dry geomaterials

JH van der Linden, GA Narsilio, A Tordesillas

Journal article  |  2021  |  Computers and Geotechnics

Understanding why a porous, granular material exhibits a certain thermal conductivity inherently requires information on the struc..

On local intrinsic dimensionality of deformation in complex materials

Shuo Zhou, Antoinette Tordesillas, Mehdi Pouragha, James Bailey, Howard Bondell

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

We propose a new metric called s-LID based on the concept of Local Intrinsic Dimensionality to identify and quantify hierarchies o..

Spatiotemporal slope stability analytics for failure estimation (SSSAFE): linking radar data to the fundamental dynamics of granular failure

Antoinette Tordesillas, Sanath Kahagalage, Lachlan Campbell, Pat Bellett, Emanuele Intrieri, Robin Batterham

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Impending catastrophic failure of granular earth slopes manifests distinct kinematic patterns in space and time. While risk assess..

Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Confined Granular Systems Stabilized by Bacterial Cementation

Elaheh Kashizadeh, Abhijit Mukherjee, Antoinette Tordesillas

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMECHANICS

Dynamics of undeforming regions in the lead up to failure: jumping scales from lab to field

Antoinette Tordesillas, Shuo Zhou, Lachlan Campbell, Pat Bellett

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  EPJ Web of Conferences

Knowledge transfer from micromechanics of granular media failure to geohazard forecasting and mitigation has been slow. But in the..

New Insights into the Spatiotemporal Precursory Failure Dynamics of the 2017 Xinmo Landslide and Its Surrounds

Antoinette Tordesillas, Shuo Zhou, Federico Di Traglia, Emanuele Intrieri

Book Chapter  |  2021

Early prediction of macrocrack location in concrete, rocks and other granular composite materials

Antoinette Tordesillas, Sanath Kahagalage, Charl Ras, Michal Nitka, Jacek Tejchman

Journal article  |  2020  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Heterogeneous quasibrittle composites like concrete, ceramics and rocks comprise grains held together by bonds. The question on wh..

Early identification of an impending rockslide location via a spatially-aided Gaussian mixture model

Shuo Zhou, Howard Bondell, Antoinette Tordesillas, Benjamin IP Rubinstein, James Bailey

Journal article  |  2020  |  Annals of Applied Statistics

Movement of soil and rocks in an unstable slope under gravitational forces is an example of a complex system that is highly dynami..

Coupled Evolution of Preferential Paths for Force and Damage in the Pre-failure Regime in Disordered and Heterogeneous, Quasi-Brittle Granular Materials

Antoinette Tordesillas, Sanath Kahagalage, Charl Ras, Michal Nitka, Jacek Tejchman

Journal article  |  2020  |  FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS

A disordered and heterogeneous, quasi-brittle granular material can withstand certain levels of internal damage before global fail..