A kinematically and micromechanically enriched constitutive modelling framework for failure of geomaterials

斜坡、堤防和地下采矿等大规模的破坏对人类生命和财产损失来说是致命的。该项目旨在开发一种新的方法，将触发和控制故障的微观机制与更大规模的行为联系起来。特别是，它将允许直接从微观尺度机制建立本构模型，同时具有跨越空间尺度的能力。它还将把对材料特性缩放的理解转变为工程分析的预测工具，有助于获得更具成本效益的设计，并对安全性更有信心。

Failure at large scale such as slopes, embankments, and underground mining is fatal in terms of human lives and property loss. This project aims to develop a new methodology to connect micro-mechanisms that trigger and govern failure with the behaviour at much larger scales. In particular it will allow building constitutive models directly from micro-scale mechanisms, while possessing the capability to span the spatial scales. It will also transform the understanding of material property scaling into a predictive tool for engineering analysis, helping to obtain more cost effective designs with greater confidence in safety.