CALIPER was a Horizon 2020 funded Initial Training Network (#812638) in which 15 academic and private sector partners came together to advance the field of granular materials forward in numerical modeling, experimentation and understanding. Coordinator of the network was the PI of the Multiphase Matter group Joshua Dijksman. The main aim was to employ the various 3D imaging modalities that had become more available in recent years to help calibrate and improve numerical methods and ultimately enhance our fundamental understanding of the mechanics and flow behavior of disordered materials. In particular, computational methods to assist in handling granular materials have greatly improved in the past decades. However, these computational methods need more and more experimental calibration.

You can read more about our research results, the Early Stage Researchers or PhD students who did all the work, the outreach that the network performed and the training that we organized in the network.

Our partners

Granular materials such as sand, salt grains, coffee beans and pastes are everywhere. Predicting how granular materials flow and deform is obviously important for a wide range of industries, yet still a challenging task despite years of academic work. That’s why it was essential to combine the expertise of both academic and private sector partners.