Topological Reconfiguration in Sheared Granular Assemblies: Non-Dissipative Mechanism and Its Irreversible Characteristics
Granular materials exhibit pronounced macroscopic irreversible deformations during shearing, which mainly contributes to frictional sliding dissipation in the conventional thermodynamic frameworks. This study aims to investigate the non-dissipative microscopic mechanisms governing macroscopic irreversibility of granula...