Publications
In press and preprints
2025
[175]* Liu, Q., Wei, D., & Gan, Y. (2025). Mesoscale Modelling of Triaxial Concrete Fracture: The Role of Aggregate Shapes. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 110570. PDF
[174] Nair, S. G., Nguyen, Q. D., Zhu, Q., Karimi, M., Gan, Y., Zhong, H., Castel, A., Irga, P., Gravina da Rocha, C., Wilkinson, S., Moreau, D. & Delhomme, F. (2025). Low-carbon calcined clay-based binders for sustainable hempcrete. Materials and Structures, 58(6), 204. PDF
[173]* Zhou, L., Liang, H., Wei, D., & Gan, Y. (2025). Thermal performance of CO2 energy piles: A comparison with water. Deep Resources Engineering, 2(1), 100169. PDF
[172]* Chen, Y., Wei, D., Suo, S., Dong, M., & Gan, Y. (2025). Nearly complete segregation of submerged grains in a rotating drum. Physical Review Fluids, 10(6), 064304. PDF
[171]* Chen, D., Zhong, H., Wang, Z., Suo, S., Wei, D., & Gan, Y. (2025). Modelling spontaneous droplet transport in deformable divergent channels. Capillarity, 15(1), 4-11. PDF
[170] Zhao, H., Gan, Y., Qu, F., Tang, Z., Peng, S., Chen, Y., & Li, W. (2025). Nano-and micro-characterisation on the heterogeneity of ITZs in recycled lump concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites, 161, 106078. PDF
[169] Nair, S. G., Nguyen, Q. D., Zhu, Q., Karimi, M., Gan, Y., Wang, X., Castel, A., Irga, P., Gravina da Rocha, C., Wilkinson, S., Moreau, D & Delhomme, F. (2025). Suitability of calcined clay and ground granulated blast furnace slag geopolymer binder for hempcrete applications. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 2025(2). PDF
[168] Jaggannagari, S. R., Gan, Y., & Annabattula, R. K. (2025). A comparative study of JKR and DMT contact models for the DEM simulation of powder spreading in additive manufacturing. Computational Particle Mechanics, 1-17. PDF
[167]* Zhong, H., Wang, Z., Suo, S., Mamizadeh Janghour, L., Akhavan, B., & Gan, Y. (2025). Tunable Spontaneous Droplet Motion in Flexible Channels. Langmuir, 41, 7355−7363. PDF, Sppl. Cover
[166] Ji, S., Nguyen, Q. D., Gan, Y., & Lei, C. (2025). A numerical study of blockage and inclination effects on natural convection in a uniformly heated air flow channel. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 212, 109783. PDF
[165] Yang, S., Suo, S., Gan, Y., Bagheri, S., Wang, L., & Revstedt, J. (2025). Experimental study on hysteresis during cyclic injection in hierarchical porous media. Water Resources Research, 61(3), e2024WR038923. PDF
[164]* Jaggannagari, S. R., Kan, W. H., Chiu, L. N., Proust, G., Huang, A., Gan, Y., & Annabattula, R. K. (2025). Numerical and experimental analysis of powder bed homogeneity through multi-layer spreading in additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 97, 104571. PDF
[163] Wang, Z., Sun, R., Gan, Y., Pereira, J. M., McCue, S. W., & Sauret, E. (2025). Controlled Haines jumps in a dual-channel multiphase system: inferring fluid properties from the dynamics of interface motion. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1002, A40. PDF
2024
[162]* Wang, X., Zhai, C., & Gan, Y. (2024). Effective Permittivity of Compacted Granular Materials: Effects of Interfacial Polarization and Pore-filling Fluids. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 14, 100525. PDF
[161]* Chen, Y., Suo, S., Dong, M., Zhong, H., Wei, D., & Gan, Y. (2024). Effects of particle density and fluid properties on mono-dispersed granular flows in a rotating drum. Physics of Fluids, 36(10). PDF
[160] Wei, D., Zhai, C., Song, H., Hurley, R., Huang, S., Gan, Y., & Xu, M. (2024). Frictional contacts between rough grains with fractal morphology. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129(10), e2023JB028361. PDF
[159] Wang, Z., Ong, L. J. Y., Gan, Y., Pereira, J. M., Zhang, J., Toh, Y. C., & Sauret, E. (2024). PoroFluidics: Deterministic fluid control in porous microfluidics. Lab on a Chip. 24 (17), 4050-4059. PDF, Back Cover
[158] Suo, S., O’Kiely, D., Liu, M., & Gan, Y. (2024). Geometry effects on interfacial dynamics of gas‐driven drainage in a gradient capillary. Water Resources Research, 60(9), e2023WR036766. DOI
[157] Wu, J., Gan, Y., Huang, P., & Shen, L. (2024). A coarse-grained approach to modeling gas transport in swelling porous media. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 183, 105918. PDF
[156] Wu, J., Gan, Y., Huang, P., & Shen, L. (2024). CO2 transport through swelling organic-rich nanoporous media: Insights on gas permeability from coarse-grained pore-scale simulations. Journal of Cleaner Production, 469, 143253. PDF
[155]* Naumann, J., Müller, M., Bohn, N., Binder, J. R., Kamlah, M., & Gan, Y. (2024). Uncovering Ionic Transport Paths within Hierarchically Structured Battery Electrodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7, 4786−4793. PDF
[154] Huang, Y., Löschke, S., Gan, Y., & Proust, G. (2024). Interrelations between Printing Patterns and Residual Stress in Fused Deposition Modelling for the 4D Printing of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene and Wood–Plastic Composites. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 8(2), 77. PDF
[153] Huang, S., Wei, D., Han, W., Song, H., Song, S., Gan, Y., Zhai, C. and Xu, M., In-Situ Measurements of Contact Evolution for Fractal Rough Surfaces Under Normal Compression. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 297, 112841. PDF
[152]* Rajan, A., Gan, Y., Reddy, K.S. (2024) Performance assessment of phase change material-based thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 87, 111424. PDF
[151]* Zhong, H., Wang, Z., Zhang, Y., Suo, S., Hong, Y., Wang, L., & Gan, Y. (2024). Gas storage in geological formations: A comparative review on carbon dioxide and hydrogen storage. Materials Today Sustainability, 26, 100720. PDF
[150] Zhao, H., Li, W., Gan, Y., Mahmood, A. H., Zhao, X., Wang, K. (2024). Nano-and Microscopic Investigation on the Strengthening Mechanism of ITZs Using Waste Glass Powder in Modeled Aggregate Concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 36(4), 04024007. PDF
2023
[149] Liu, Q., Ge, R., Li, C., Li, Q., Gan, Y. (2023). Digital design and additive manufacturing of structural materials in electrochemical and thermal energy storage systems: a review. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 18(1), e2273949. PDF
[148]* Dong, M., Wang, Z., Marks, B., Chen, Y., Gan, Y. (2023). Partially Saturated Granular Flow in a Rotating Drum: The Role of Cohesion. Physics of Fluids, 35, 113302. PDF
[147] Deng, P., Liu, Y., Liu, Y., Li, Y., Wu, R., Meng, L., Liang, K., Gan, Y., Qiao, F., Liu, N., Kang, Z. (2023). Microwave Regenerable Nickel, Zinc Co-doped Nitrogen-Coordinated Porous Carbon Catalyst for Nitrogen Fixation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15(38), 44809-44819. PDF
[146] Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Zhai, X., Gan, Y., Chalermsinsuwan, B., Wang, X., 2023. CO2-TBAB semi-clathrate hydrate dissociation behaviour in individual capsules: A new two-stage numerical model and parametric study. Chemical Engineering Journal, 470, 144035. PDF
[145]* Suo, S., Zhai, C., Kamlah, M., Gan, Y. (2023). An unexplored regime of binary packing under extreme mixture conditions. Powder Technology, 428, 118802. PDF
[144]* Wang, Z., Pereira, J.M., Sauret, E., Gan, Y. (2023) Wettability impacts residual trapping of immiscible fluids during cyclic injection. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 961, A19. PDF
[143] Wu, J., Gan, Y., Shi, Z., Huang, P., Shen, L. (2023). Pore-scale lattice Boltzmann simulation of CO2-CH4 displacement in shale matrix. Energy, 127991.PDF
[142] Zhao, H., Li, W., Gan, Y., Wang, K., Luo, Z. (2023) Nano/microcharacterization and image analysis on bonding behaviour of ITZs in recycled concrete enhanced with waste glass powder. Construction and Building Materials, 392, 131904. PDF
[141]* Bao, Y., Wang, Z., Shi, Z., Gan, Y. (2023). A Modified Weber Number Capturing the Bouncing–Wetting Transition of Droplet Impact on Rough Surfaces. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10(10): 2201873. (Invited) PDF, Back Cover
[140] Wu, J., Shen, L., Huang, P., Gan, Y. (2023). Selective adsorption and transport of CO2–CH4 mixture under nano-confinement. Energy, 127224. PDF
2022
[139] Wang, Z., Jeong, H., Gan, Y., Pereira, J. M., Gu, Y., Sauret, E. (2022). Pore-scale modeling of multiphase flow in porous media using a conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN). Physics of Fluids, 34(12), 123325. PDF
[138]* Bao, Y., Wang, Z., Gan, Y. (2022) Numerical investigation of compressive stress and wettability effects on fluid transport in PEM fuel cell porous layers. Energy Technology, 2201028. PDF
[137]* Suo, S., Zhao, H., Bagheri, S., Yu, P., Gan, Y. (2022). Mobility of trapped droplets within porous surfaces. Chemical Engineering Science, 264, 118134. PDF
[136]* Mohammad, N., Meng, W., Zhang, Y., Liu, M., El-Zein, A., Gan, Y. (2022) Desiccation crack formation and prevention in thin bentonite layers. Environmental Geotechnics, 9(8), 547-561. PDF
[135] Wahn, A., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2022) Viscoelastic behavior in discrete element method realized by interparticle Maxwell-Zener model. Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics, 7(3-4), 197-212. PDF
[134] Cheng, Z., Dias-da-Costa, D., Gan, Y., Shen, L. (2022) A Modified Phase-field Model for Predicting Mixed-mode Fracture in Rock-like Materials. Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics, 7(3-4), 213-224. PDF
[133]* Dong, M., Wang, Z., Gan, Y. (2022) Wet mono-sized granular packing: Effects of initial clusters and filling strategy. Powder Technology, 407, 117678. PDF
[132]* Liu, Q., Wei, D., Zhang, H., Zhai. C., Gan Y. (2022) A Numerical Investigation on Effective Diffusion in Cement-Based Composites: The Role of Aggregate Shape. Transport in Porous Media, 143, 681-702. PDF
[131]* Wang, Z., Pereira, J.M., Sauret, E., Gan, Y. (2022) Emergence of unstable invasion during imbibition in regular porous media. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 941, A40. PDF
[130]* Liang, H., Niu, J., Annabattula, R.K., Reddy, K.S., Abbas, A., Luu, M., Gan, Y. (2022) Phase change material thermal energy storage design of packed bed units. Journal of Energy Storage, 51, 104576. PDF
[129]* Wang, Z., Pereira, J.M., Sauret, E., Aryana, S.A., Shi, Z., Gan, Y. (2022) A pore-resolved interface tracking algorithm for simulating multiphase flow in arbitrarily structured porous media. Advances in Water Resources, 162, 104152. PDF
[128]* Wei, D., Zhao, B., Gan, Y. (2022) Surface reconstruction with spherical harmonics and its application for single particle crushing simulations. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 14(1), 232-239. PDF
[127]* Wang, Z., Bao, Y., Pereira, J.M., Sauret, E., Gan, Y. (2022) Influence of multiscale surface roughness on permeability in fractures. Physical Review Fluids, 7, 024101. PDF
[126]* Liang, H., Liu, L., Zhong, Z., Gan, Y., Wu, J.Y., Niu, J. (2022) Towards idealized thermal stratification in a novel phase change emulsion storage tank. Applied Energy, 310, 118526. PDF
2021
[125] El-Zein, A., Airey, D., Yu, B., Esgandani, G. A., Proust, G., Dias-da-Costa, D., Gao, Y., Gan, Y., Chen, S. (2021) Self-repair of cracks and defects in clay: a review of evidence, mechanisms, theories and nomenclature. Acta Geotechnica, 16, 3741–3760. PDF
[124] Sharifahmadian, O., Zhai, C., Hung, J., Shineh, G., Stewart, C.A., Fadzil, A.A., Ionescu, M., Gan, Y., Wise, S.G. and Akhavan, B., (2021) Mechanically robust nitrogen-rich plasma polymers: Biofunctional interfaces for surface engineering of biomedical implants. Materials Today Advances, 12, 100188. PDF
[123]* Suo, S., Moscardini, M., Becker, V., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2021) Cyclic thermo-mechanical performance of granular beds: Effect of elastoplasticity. Powder Technology, 394, 705–713. PDF
[122] Li, W., Luo, Z., Gan, Y., Wang, K., Shah, S. P. (2021) Nanoscratch on mechanical properties of interfacial transition zones (ITZs) in fly ash-based geopolymer composites. Composites Science and Technology, 214, 109001. PDF
[121] Huang, P., Shen, L., Gan, Y., Shen, Y., Du, D., Yu, B., Maggi, F., El‐Zein, A. (2021) Measurements of the relative permeability to CO2‐and‐brine multiphase fluid of Paaratte formation at near‐reservoir conditions. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 11, 697-711. PDF
[120] Jaggannagari, S. R., Desu, R. K., Reimann, J., Gan, Y., Moscardini, M., Annabattula, R. K. (2021) DEM simulations of vibrated sphere packings in slender prismatic containers. Powder Technology, 393, 31–59. PDF
[119] Zhang, Y., Shedbale, A.S., Gan, Y., Moon, J., Poh, L.H. (2021) Size effect analysis of quasi-brittle fracture with localizing gradient damage model. International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 30(7), 1012–1035. PDF
[118]* Wang, Z., Maillet, B., Pereira, J.M., Gan, Y. (2021) Towards the end of drying of granular materials: enhanced evaporation and drying-induced collapse. Water Resources Research, 57, e2021WR030125. PDF
[117] Becker, V., Birkholz, O., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2021) Modeling the influence of particle shape on mechanical compression and effective transport properties in granular Lithium‐ion battery electrodes. Energy Technology, 9(6), 2000886. PDF
[116]* Wang, X., Zhai, C., Gan, Y. (2021) Stress-dependent electrical impedance behaviours at fractal rough interfaces. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 9, 025014. PDF
[115]* Wang, Z., Pereira, J.M., Gan, Y. (2021) Effect of grain shape on quasi-static fluid-fluid displacement in porous media. Water Resources Research, 57, e2020WR029415. PDF
[114]* Dong, M., Reimann, J., Annabattula, R.K., Gan, Y. (2021) Morphological characterisation of 2D packing with bi-disperse particles. International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, 13(1), 89-97. PDF
[113] Desu, R. K., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Annabattula, R. K. (2021) Compaction mechanics of a polydisperse crushable spherical granular assembly using discrete element method. International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, 13(1), 114-121. PDF
[112]* Suo, S., Gan, Y. (2021) Tuning capillary flow in porous media with hierarchical structures. Physics of Fluids, 33: 034107. PDF (Scilight, Featured article)
[111]* Wei, D., Wang, Z., Pereira, J.M., Gan, Y. (2021) Permeability of Uniformly Graded 3D Printed Granular Media. Geophysical Research Letters, 48: e2020GL090728. PDF
[110]* Shi, Z., Wang, Z., Gan, Y. (2021) Effects of topological disorder in unsaturated granular media via a pore-scale lattice Boltzmann investigation. Advances in Water Resources, 149: 103855. PDF
[109]* Wang, Z., Owais, A., Neto, C., Pereira, J.M., Gan, Y. (2021) Enhancing spontaneous droplet motion on structured surfaces with tailored wedge design. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8(2): 2000520. (Invited) PDF, Back cover
[108]* Wang, Z., Pereira, J.M., Gan, Y. (2021) Packing of wet monodisperse spheres. Powder Technology, 378(A): 60-64. PDF
[107]* Zhang, Y., Proust, G., Retraint, D., Wang, H., Gan, Y. (2021) Predicting mechanical properties of 316L stainless steel subjected to SMAT: A sequential DEM-FEM investigation. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 193, 106173. PDF
[106] Guo, C., Li, C., Zhang, K., Cai, Z., Ma, T., Maggi, F., Gan, Y., El-Zein, A., Pan, Z., Shen, L. (2021) The promise and challenges of utility-scale compressed air energy storage in aquifers. Applied Energy, 286, 116513. PDF
[105] Luo, Z., Li, W., Gan, Y., He, X., Castel, A., Sheng, D. (2021) Nanoindentation on micromechanical properties and microstructure of geopolymer with nano-SiO2 and nano-TiO2. Cement and Concrete Composites, 117, 103883. PDF
2020
[104]* Suo, S., Gan, Y. (2020) Rupture of liquid bridges on porous tips: Competing mechanisms of spontaneous imbibition and stretching. Langmuir, 36, 13642−13648. PDF
[103] Meng, W., Liu, M., Gan, Y., Pauchard, L., Chen, C. Q. (2020). Cracking to curling transition in drying colloidal films. The European Physical Journal E, 43(10): 64. PDF
[102] Nguyen, V.T., Wu, N., Gan, Y., Pereira, J.M., Tang, A.M. (2020) Long-term thermo-mechanical behaviour of energy pile in clay. Environmental Geotechnics, 7(4): 237–248. PDF
[101] Huang, P., Shen, L., Gan, Y., Maggi, F., El-Zein, A. (2020) Numerical investigation of microscale dynamic contact angles of the CO2–water–silica system using coarse-grained molecular approach. Computational Mechanics, 66: 707-722. PDF
[100]* Bao, Y., Gan, Y. (2020) Roughness effects of gas diffusion layers on droplet dynamics in PEMFC flow channels. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45: 17869-17881. PDF
[99] Luo, Z., Li, W., Gan, Y., Mendu, K., Shah, S.P. (2020) Novel nanoindentation investigation on sodium aluminosilicate hydrate of geopolymer with different silica modulus and curing conditions. Composites Part B, 198: 108185. PDF
[98] Wang, W., Wei, D., Gan, Y. (2020) An experimental investigation on cemented sand particles using different loading paths: Failure modes and fabric quantifications. Construction and Building Materials, 258: 119487. PDF
[97] Luo, Z., Li, W., Gan, Y., Mendu, K., Shah, S.P. (2020) Applying grid nanoindentation and maximum likelihood estimation for N-A-S-H in geopolymer: Investigation and discussion. Cement and Concrete Research, 135: 106112. PDF
[96]* Wei, D., Hurley, R., Poh, L.H., Dias-da-Costa, D., Gan, Y. (2020) The role of particle morphology on concrete fracture behaviour: A meso-scale modelling approach. Cement and Concrete Research, 134: 106096. PDF
[95]* Liang, H., Niu, J., Gan, Y. (2020) Performance optimization for shell-and-tube PCM thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 30: 101421. PDF
[94]* Ma, J., Wu, S., Zhang, X., Gan, Y. (2020) Modeling acoustic emission in the Brazilian test using moment tensor inversion. Computers and Geotechnics, 123: 103567. PDF
[93]* Wang, Z., Pereira, J.M., Gan, Y. (2020) Effect of wetting transition during multiphase displacement in porous media. Langmuir, 36: 2449−2458. PDF
[92]* Suo, S., Liu, M. and Gan, Y. (2020) Fingering patterns in hierarchical porous media. Physical Review Fluids, 5: 034301. PDF
[91]* Suo, S., Liu, M. and Gan, Y. (2020) An LBM-PNM framework for immiscible flow: With applications to droplet spreading on porous surfaces. Chemical Engineering Science, 218: 115577. PDF
[90] Vijayan, A., Gan, Y., Annabattula, R.K. (2020) Evolution of fabric in spherical granular assemblies under the influence of various loading conditions through DEM. Granular Matter, 22: 34. PDF
[89] Delhomme, F., Hajimohammadi, A., Almeida, A., Jiang, C., Moreau, D., Gan, Y., Wang, X., Castel, A. (2020) Physical properties of Australian hurd used as aggregate for hemp concrete. Materials Today Communications, 24: 100986. PDF
[88] Xue, K., Han, P., Du, K., Gan, Y., Wang, Z., Bai, C. (2020) Morphodynamics of dense particulate medium under radial explosion. Soft Matter, 16: 1498-1517. PDF, Back cover
[87]* Wei, D., Zhai, C., Hanaor, D., Gan, Y. (2020) Contact behaviour of simulated rough spheres generated with spherical harmonic. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 193–194: 54-68. PDF
[86] Behi, M., Shakorian-poor, M., Mirmohammadi, S.A., Behi, H., Rubio, J.I., Nikkam, N., Farzaneh-Gord, M., Gan, Y. and Behnia, M. (2020) Experimental and numerical investigation on hydrothermal performance of nanofluids in micro-tubes. Energy, 193: 116658. PDF
[85] Kan, W.H., Zhang, Y., Tang, X., Lucey, T., Proust, G., Gan, Y., Cairney, J. (2020) Precipitation of (Ti, Zr, Nb, Ta, Hf) C high entropy carbides in a steel matrix. Materialia, 9: 100540. PDF
[84] Reimann, J., Vicente, J., Ferrero, C. Rack, A., Gan, Y. (2020) 3d tomography analysis of the packing structure of spherical particles in slender prismatic containers. International Journal of Materials Research. 111(1): 65-77. PDF
[83] Gharehdash, S., Shen, L., Gan, Y. (2020) Numerical study on mechanical and hydraulic behaviour of blast-induced fractured rock. Engineering with Computers. 36: 915–929. PDF
2019
[82] Wang, H., Li, S., Li, D., Proust, G., Gan, Y., Yan, K., Tang, D., Wu, P., Peng, Y. (2019) Modeling twinning, detwinning, and dynamic recrystallization of magnesium alloys. MRS Bulletin, 44(11): 873-877. (Invited) PDF
[81] Peeketi, A., Moscardini, M., Pupeschi, S., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Annabattula, R. (2019) Analytical estimation of the effective thermal conductivity of a granular bed in a stagnant gas including the Smoluchowski effect. Granular Matter, 21: 93. PDF
[80] Li, C., Maggi, F., Zhang, K., Guo, C., Gan, Y., El‐Zein, A., Pan, Z. Shen, L. (2019) Effects of variable injection rate on reservoir responses and implications for CO2 storage in saline aquifers. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 9(4): 652-671. PDF
[79]* Zhang, Y., Proust, G., Retraint, D., Wang, H., Gan, Y. (2019) Discrete Element Simulation of Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment with Rough-surface Sonotrode. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 161–162: 105060. PDF
[78] Akhavan, B., Croes, M., Wise, S.G., Zhai, C., Hung, J., Stewart, C., Ionescu, M., Weinans, H., Gan, Y., Yavari, S.A., Bilek, M. (2019) Radical-functionalized plasma polymers: Stable biomimetic interfaces for bone implant applications. Applied Materials Today, 16: 456–473. PDF, Cover
[77]* Bao, Y., Li, L., Shen, L., Lei, C., Gan, Y. (2019) A modified smoothed particle hydrodynamics approach for modelling dynamic contact angle hysteresis. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 35(3): 472–485. PDF
[76] Liu, M., Suo, S., Wu, J., Gan, Y. Hanaor, D.A.H., Chen, C.Q. (2019) Tailoring porous media for controllable capillary flow. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 539: 379-387. PDF
[75] Moscardini, M., Pupeschi, S., Gan, Y., Hernández, F. A., Kamlah, M. (2019) Discrete Element Analysis of Heat Transfer in the Breeder Beds of the European Solid Breeder Blanket Concept. Fusion Science and Technology, 75(4): 283-298. PDF
[74]* Dai, W., Hanaor, D., Gan, Y. (2019) The effects of packing structure on the effective thermal conductivity of granular media: A grain scale investigation. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 142: 266-279. PDF
[73] Mirmohammadi, S.A., Behi, M., Gan, Y., Shen, L. (2019) Particle-shape-, temperature-, and concentration-dependent thermal conductivity and viscosity of nanofluids. Physical Review E, 99: 043109. PDF
[72] Birkholz, O., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2019) Modeling the effective transport properties of the solid and the pore phase in granular materials using resistor networks. Powder Technology, 351: 54-65. PDF
[71] Huang, P., Shen, L., Gan, Y., Maggi, F., El-Zein, A., Pan, Z. (2019) Atomistic study of dynamic contact angles in CO2-water-silica system. Langmuir, 35: 5324-5332. PDF, Suppl. Cover
[70]* Wang, Z., Chauhan, K., Pereira, J.M., Gan, Y. (2019) Disorder characterization of porous media and its effect on fluid displacement. Physical Review Fluids, 4, 034305. PDF
[69]* Wei, D., Zhao, B., Dias-da-Costa, D., Gan, Y. (2019) An FDEM study of particle breakage under rotational point loading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 212: 221-237. PDF
[68] Xue, K., Liu, J., Feng, C., Gan, Y., Bai, C. (2019) Explosively driven hierarchical particle jetting. Chemical Engineering Science, 202: 250–269. PDF
[67]* Dai, W., Reimann, J., Hanaor, D., Ferrero, C., Gan, Y. (2019) Modes of wall induced granular crystallisation in vibrational packing. Granular Matter, 21: 26. PDF
[66]* Cui, G., Liu, M., Dai, W., Gan, Y. (2019) Pore-scale Modelling of Gravity-driven Drainage in Disordered Porous Media. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 114: 19-27. PDF
[65] Liu, M., Wu, J., Gan, Y. Hanaor, D.A.H., Chen, C.Q. (2019) Multiscale modeling of the effective elastic properties of fluid-filled porous materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 162: 36-44. PDF
[64]* Suo, S., Liu, M., Gan, Y. (2019) Modelling imbibition processes in heterogeneous porous media. Transport in Porous Media, 126: 615–631. PDF
2018
[63]* Zhai, C., Gan, Y. (2018) Electrical percolation in conductive granular media. Journal of Coupled Systems and Multiscale Dynamics, 6(4):310-316. PDF
[62] Huang, P., Shen, L., Gan, Y., Nguyen, G.D., El-Zein, A., Maggi, F. (2018) Coarse-grained modeling of multiphase interactions at microscale. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 149: 124505. PDF
[61] Mirmohammadi, S. A., Shen, L., Gan, Y. (2018) A reliable approach for calculating thermophysical properties of liquid using molecular dynamics simulations. Chemical Physics Letters, 712: 44-53. PDF
[60]* Li, S., Liu, M., Hanaor, D., Gan, Y. (2018) Dynamics of Viscous Entrapped Saturated Zones in Partially Wetted Porous Media. Transport in Porous Media, 125: 193-210. PDF
[59]* Shi, Z., Zhang, Y., Liu, M., Hanaor, D., Gan, Y. (2018) Dynamic contact angle hysteresis in liquid bridges. Colloids and Surfaces A. 555: 365-371. PDF
[58] Flores-Johnson, E.A., Carrillo, J.G., Zhai, C., Gamboa, R.A., Gan, Y., Shen, L. (2018) Microstructure and mechanical properties of hard Acrocomia mexicana fruit shell. Scientific Reports, 8: 9668. PDF
[57] Pupeschi, S., Moscardini, M., Gan, Y., Knitter, R., Kamlah, M. (2018) Cyclic behavior of ceramic pebble beds under mechanical loading. Fusion Engineering and Design, 134: 11–21. PDF
[56]* Zhai, C., Gan, Y., Hanaor, D., Proust, G. (2018) Stress-dependent electrical transport and its universal scaling in granular materials. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 22: 83-88. PDF
[55] Xue, K., Cui, H., Du, K., Shi, X., Gan, Y., Bai, C. (2018) The onset of shock-induced particle jetting. Powder Technology, 336: 220-229. PDF
[54] Xue, K., Du, K., Shi, X., Gan, Y., Bai, C. (2018) Dual hierarchical particle jetting of particle ring undergoing a radial explosion. Soft Matter, 14: 4422-4431. PDF, Back Cover
[53]* Suo, S., Xu, Z., Li, W., Gan, Y. (2018) Improved mathematical model for analysis of the Payne effect of magnetorheological elastomers. ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 31(5): 04018046. PDF
[52] Peeketi, A., Vijayan, A., Moscardini, M., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Annabattula, R. (2018) Effective thermal conductivity of a compacted pebble bed in a stagnant gaseous environment: An analytical approach together with DEM. Fusion Engineering and Design, 130: 80-88. PDF
[51] Liu, M., Wu, J., Gan, Y., Hanaor, D., Chen, C.Q. (2018) Tuning capillary penetration in porous media: combining geometrical and evaporation effects. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 123: 239-250. PDF
[50] Moscardini, M., Gan, Y., Pupeschi, S., Kamlah, M. (2018) Discrete element method for effective thermal conductivity of packed pebbles accounting for the Smoluchowski effect. Fusion Engineering and Design, 127: 192-201. PDF
2017
[49] Reimann, J., Vicente, J., Brun, E., Ferrero, C., Gan, Y., Rack, A. (2017) X-ray tomography investigations of mono-sized sphere packing structures in cylindrical containers. Powder Technology, 318: 471-483. PDF
[48]* Zhai, C., Hanaor, D., Gan, Y. (2017) Contact stiffness of multiscale surfaces by truncation analysis. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 131–132: 305–316. PDF
[47] Hanaor, D., Flores Johnson, E.A., Wang, S., Quach, S., Dela-Torre, K.N., Gan, Y., Shen, L. (2017) Mechanical properties in crumple-formed paper derived materials subjected to compression. Heliyon, 3 (2017) e00329. PDF
[46] Moscardini, M., Gan, Y., Annabattula, R.K., Kamlah M. (2017) A Discrete Element Method to simulate the mechanical behavior of ellipsoidal particles for a fusion breeding blanket. Fusion Engineering and Design, 121, 22-31. PDF
[45]* Dai, W., Pupeschi, S., Hanaor, D., Gan, Y. (2017) Influence of gas pressure on the effective thermal conductivity of ceramic breeder pebble beds. Fusion Engineering and Design, 118, 45-51. PDF
[44]* Zhai, C., Hanaor, D., Gan, Y. (2017) Universality of the emergent scaling in finite random binary percolation networks. PLoS ONE, 12(2), e0172298. PDF
2016
[43] Desu, R., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Annabattula, R. (2016) Mechanics of crushable binary pebble assembly through Discrete Element Method. Nuclear Materials and Energy, 9, 237-241. PDF
[42] Flores-Johnson, E.A., Wang, S., Maggi, F., El Zein, A., Gan, Y., Nguyen, G.D., Shen, L. (2016) Discrete element simulation of dynamic behaviour of partially saturated sand. International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 12, 495-507. PDF
[41]* Zhai, C., Hanaor, D., Proust, G., Brassart, L., Gan, Y. (2016) Interfacial electro-mechanical behaviour at rough surfaces. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 9, 422-429. PDF
[40] Liu, M., Wu, J., Gan,Y., Hanaor, D., Chen, C. (2016) Evaporation limited radial capillary penetration in porous media. Langmuir, 32(38), 9899-9904. PDF
[39] Liu, M., Jin, P., Xu, Z., Hanaor, D.A.H., Gan, Y., Chen, C.Q. (2016) Two-dimensional modeling of the self-limiting oxidation in silicon and tungsten nanowires. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 6, 195-199. PDF
[38] Pupeschi, S., Knitter, R., Kamlah, M., Gan, Y. (2016) Numerical and experimental characterization of ceramic pebble beds under cycling mechanical loading. Fusion Engineering and Design, 112, 162-168. PDF
[37] Liu, M., Zhang, Y., Wu, J., Gan, Y., Chen, C.Q. (2016) Analytical solutions for elastic response of coated mesoporous materials to pore pressure. International Journal of Engineering Science, 107, 68-76. PDF
[36] Liu, M., Wu, J., Gan, Y., Chen, C. (2016) The pore-load modulus of ordered nanoporous materials with surface effects. AIP Advances, 6, 035324. PDF
[35]* Zhai, C., Gan, Y., Hanaor, D., Proust, G., Retraint, D. (2016) The Role of Surface Structure in Normal Contact Stiffness. Experimental Mechanics, 56, 359-368. PDF
[34]* Hanaor, D., Gan, Y., Revay, M., Airey, D., Einav, I. (2016) 3D printable geomaterials. Géotechnique, 66(4), 323–332. PDF
[33]* Hanaor, D., Gan, Y., Einav, I. (2016) Static friction at fractal interfaces. Tribology International, 93, 229-238. PDF
Before 2015
[32]* Liu, M., Gan, Y., Hanaor, D., Liu, B., Chen, C. (2015) An improved semi-analytical solution for stress at round-tip notches. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 149, 134-142. PDF
[31] Alonso-Marroquin, F., Huang, P., Hanaor, D. A., Flores-Johnson, E. A., Proust, G., Gan, Y., Shen, L. (2015) Static friction between rigid fractal surfaces. Physical Review E, 92(3), 032405. PDF
[30] Flores-Johnson, E. A., Rupert, T. J., Hemker, K. J., Gianola, D. S., Gan, Y. (2015) Modelling wrinkling interactions produced by patterned defects in metal thin films. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 4, 175-185. PDF
[29]* Zhai, C., Hanaor, D., Proust, G., Gan, Y. (2015) Stress-Dependent Electrical Contact Resistance at Fractal Rough Surfaces. Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), B4015001. PDF
[28]* Hanaor, D. A., Chrzanowski, W., Gan, Y. (2015) An approach for the in-situ specific surface area assessment of aqueous oxide particles. Journal of The Australian Ceramic Society, 51(2), 88-93. PDF
[27]* Hanaor, D., Gan, Y., Einav, I. (2015) Contact mechanics of fractal surfaces by spline assisted discretization. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 59, 121-131. PDF
[26]* Hanaor, D., Kolb, M., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Knitter, R. (2015) Solution based synthesis of mixed-phase materials in the Li2TiO3–Li4SiO4 system. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 456, 151-161. PDF
[25]* Hanaor, D., Ghadiri, M., Chrzanowski, W., Gan, Y. (2014) Scalable surface area characterization by electrokinetic analysis of complex anion adsorption. Langmuir, 30 (50), 15143–15152. PDF
[24]* Gan, Y., Hernandez, F., Hanaor, D., Annabattula, R., Kamlah, M., Pereslavtsev, P. (2014) Thermal Discrete Element Analysis of EU Solid Breeder Blanket Subjected to Neutron Irradiation. Fusion Science and Technology, 66(1), 83-90. PDF
[23] Annabattula, R. K., Kolb, M., Gan, Y., Rolli, R., Kamlah, M. (2014) Size-Dependent Crush Analysis of Lithium Orthosilicate Pebbles. Fusion Science and Technology, 66(1), 136-141. PDF
[22]* Gan, Y., Maggi, F., Buscarnera, G., Einav, I. (2013) A particle–water based model for water retention hysteresis. Géotechnique Letters, 3(October-December), 152-161. PDF
[21]* Hanaor, D., Gan, Y., Einav, I. (2013) Effects of surface structure deformation on static friction at fractal interfaces. Géotechnique Letters, 3(April-June), 52-58. PDF
[20] Ott, J., Völker, B., Gan, Y., McMeeking, R. M., Kamlah, M. (2013) A micromechanical model for effective conductivity in granular electrode structures. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 29(5), 682-698. PDF
[19] Alonso-Marroquín, F., Ramírez-Gómez, Á., González-Montellano, C., Balaam, N., Hanaor, D. A., Flores-Johnson, E. A., Gan, Y., Chen, S., Shen, L. (2013) Experimental and numerical determination of mechanical properties of polygonal wood particles and their flow analysis in silos. Granular Matter, 15(6), 811-826. PDF
[18] Zhao, S., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Kennerknecht, T., Rolli, R. (2013) Influence of plate material on the contact strength of Li4SiO4 pebbles in crush tests and evaluation of the contact strength in pebble–pebble contact. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 100, 28-37. PDF
[17] Zhao, S., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2013) Failure initiation and propagation of Li4SiO4 pebbles in fusion blankets. Fusion Engineering and Design, 88(1), 8-16. PDF
[16]* Gan, Y., Rognon, P., Einav, I. (2012) Phase transitions and cyclic pseudotachylyte formation in simulated faults. Philosophical Magazine, 92(28-30), 3405-3417. PDF
[15] Annabattula, R. K., Gan, Y., Zhao, S., Kamlah, M. (2012) Mechanics of a crushable pebble assembly using discrete element method, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 430(1), 90-95. PDF
[14] Choi, I. S., Gan, Y., Kaufmann, D., Kraft, O., Schwaiger, R. (2012) Measurement of Young’s modulus of anisotropic materials using microcompression testing. Journal of Materials Research, 27(21), 2752-2759. PDF
[13] Ying, A., Reimann, J., Boccaccini, L., Enoeda, M., Kamlah, M., Knitter, R., Gan, Y., van der Laan, J., Magielsen, L., Di Maio, P., Dell’Orco, G., Annabattula, R. Van Lew, J., Tanigawa, H., van Til, S. (2012) Status of ceramic breeder pebble bed thermo-mechanics R&D and impact on breeder material mechanical strength. Fusion Engineering and Design, 87(7), 1130-1137. (Invited) PDF
[12] Annabattula, R. K., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2012) Mechanics of binary and polydisperse spherical pebble assembly. Fusion Engineering and Design, 87(5), 853-858. PDF
[11] Zhao, S., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2012) Spherical ceramic pebbles subjected to multiple non-concentrated surface loads. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 49(3-4), 658-671. PDF
[10]* Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Riesch-Oppermann, H., Rolli, R., Liu, P. (2011) Crush probability analysis of ceramic breeder pebble beds under mechanical stresses. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 417(1), 706-709. PDF
[9]* Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Reimann, J. (2010) Computer simulation of packing structure in pebble beds. Fusion Engineering and Design, 85(10), 1782-1787. PDF
[8]* Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2010) Discrete element modelling of pebble beds: with application to uniaxial compression tests of ceramic breeder pebble beds. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 58(2), 129-144. PDF
[7]* Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2010) Thermo-mechanical modelling of pebble bed–wall interfaces. Fusion Engineering and Design, 85(1), 24-32. PDF
[6] Rupert, T. J., Gianola, D. S., Gan, Y., Hemker, K. J. (2009) Experimental observations of stress-driven grain boundary migration. Science, 326(5960), 1686-1690. PDF, Supplement materials
[5]* Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2009) Thermo-mechanical analyses of HELICA and HEXCALIBER mock-ups. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 386, 1060-1064. PDF
[4]* Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2008) Thermo-mechanical analysis of pebble beds in HELICA mock-up experiments. Fusion Engineering and Design, 83(7), 1313-1316. PDF
[3]* Gan, Y. (2008) Thermo-Mechanics of Pebble Beds in Fusion Blankets.Wissenschaftliche Berichte FZKA, 7455. PhD Thesis PDF
[2]* Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2007) Identification of material parameters of a thermo-mechanical model for pebble beds in fusion blankets. Fusion Engineering and Design, 82(2), 189-206. PDF
[1]* Gan, Y. X., Chen, C., Shen, Y. P. (2005) Three-dimensional modeling of the mechanical property of linearly elastic open cell foams. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 42(26), 6628-6642. PDF
*: Items with an asterisk indicate acting as the first/corresponding author, or with the first author being my supervised postdoc, student or visiting student.