MANUSCRIPT submitted to International Journal of Numerical and analytical methods in Geomechanics: AUTHORS: M. O. Ciantia et al. Article type: paper (6200 words with 22 illustrations). 04/06/2015. 6200, 22 figures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A numerical investigation of the incremental behavior of crushable granular soils Author 1 Matteo Oryem Ciantia Departamiento de Ingeniería del Terreno, UPC, Barcelona, Spain Author 2 Marcos Arroyo Departamiento de Ingeniería del Terreno, UPC, Barcelona, Spain Author 3 Francesco Calvetti Dipartimento di Igegneria Civile ed Ambientale (DICA), Politecnico di Milano,Italy Author 4 Antonio Gens Departamiento de Ingeniería del Terreno, UPC, Barcelona, Spain Corresponding author contact: matteo.ciantia@upc.edu