{"id":35,"date":"2020-11-25T17:58:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/martinez\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2021-07-20T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T17:53:16","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/martinez\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35\" class=\"elementor elementor-35\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-662e9a79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662e9a79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5911656b\" data-id=\"5911656b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f502f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"7f502f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tResearch Interests  \n\t\t\t<\/h2 > \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cc0bb3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"66cc0bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a535095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a535095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We study the mechanical and coupled behavior of soils at different spatial scales; from the geometric arrangements of particle-particle contacts to the friction mobilized by a soil mass in contact with a deep foundation element. We combine conventional and non-conventional experimental tools (shear strength testing, bender elements, thermal probes, 3D printing, image analysis, microscopy, particle image velocimetry) with numerical models (discrete element modeling, DEM) with the objective of obtaining insight regarding the fundamental behavior of granular masses, developing new testing capabilities for geotechnical engineers, and advancing new technologies for the development of more efficient and sustainable infrastructure.<\/p><p>Our research interests include:<\/p><ul><li>Soil-structure interfaces<\/li><li>Bio-inspired geotechnics<\/li><li>Discrete element modeling (DEM)<\/li><li>3D printing in geotechnical engineering<\/li><li>Deep foundations<\/li><li>Thermal response of soils<\/li><li>Site characterization<\/li><li>Laboratory testing of soils<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>For more information on my current research interests and projects please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/granularmaterialslab.ucdavis.edu\/research\">Granular Materials Lab website.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests We study the mechanical and coupled behavior of soils at different spatial scales; from the geometric arrangements of particle-particle contacts to the friction mobilized by a soil mass in contact with a deep foundation element. 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