Grain Size Effect on the Mechanical Behavior of Cohesionless Coarse-Grained Soils with the Discrete Element Method
Joint Authors
Wang, Chen
Wen, Renjie
Tan, Cai
Wu, Yong
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Biaxial compression tests with the same specimen size and different maximum grain sizes were simulated for coarse-grained soils using the discrete element method to study the influence of grain size on the mechanical properties and force chain.
The maximum grain sizes were 40, 20, 10, and 5 mm, respectively.
The grading with self-similar fractal structure in mass is designed to ensure the same pore structure for soils.
The shear strength increased with the increase in maximum grain size.
Evident increase in shear strength and significant size effect were observed when the ratio of the specimen diameter to maximum grain size was less than five.
The shear dilation of coarse-grained soils increases with the increase in maximum grain size.
The contact force distribution was uniform when maximum grain size was small but tends to be uneven with the increase in maximum grain size, thereby causing the increase in shear strength by stable strong force chains.
This finding demonstrates size effect on the mechanical properties and force chain of cohesionless coarse-grained soils under the biaxial compression condition.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wen, Renjie& Tan, Cai& Wu, Yong& Wang, Chen. 2018. Grain Size Effect on the Mechanical Behavior of Cohesionless Coarse-Grained Soils with the Discrete Element Method. Advances in Civil Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1116013
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wen, Renjie…[et al.]. Grain Size Effect on the Mechanical Behavior of Cohesionless Coarse-Grained Soils with the Discrete Element Method. Advances in Civil Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1116013
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wen, Renjie& Tan, Cai& Wu, Yong& Wang, Chen. Grain Size Effect on the Mechanical Behavior of Cohesionless Coarse-Grained Soils with the Discrete Element Method. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1116013
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1116013