Micro and Macro Characterization - Experimental techniques, Visualization of particle movement, Particle shape, size and grading, Friction and contacts

Micro-Macro Relationships - Stress-strain relationship, Yielding and failure, Stress-dilatancy, Grain crushing, Creep and rate effects, Shear bands/compaction bands, Vibrations/ dynamics, Granular flow, Erosion

Micro-Macro Modelling - Discrete element modelling, Micromechanics, Continuum models with micro-characterisation, Large deformations, Fluid coupling

Engineering Applications - In-situ tests, Slope stability, Foundations, Landslides and granular flow, Tunnelling, Hydraulic engineering, Ra