Meso-scale framework for modeling granular material using computed tomography
Numerical modeling of unconsolidated granular materials is comprised of multiple nonlinear phenomena. Accurately capturing these phenomena, including grain deformation and intergranular forces depends on resolving contact regions several orders of magnitude smaller than the grain size. Here, we investigate a method for capturing the morphology of the individual particles using computed X-ray and neutron tomography, which allows for accurate characterization of the interaction between grains. The ability of these numerical approaches to determine stress concentrations at grain contacts is important in order to capture catastrophic splitting of individual grains, which has been shown to play a key role in the plastic behavior of the granular material on the continuum level. Discretization approaches, including mesh refinement and finite element type selection are presented to capture high stress concentrations at contact points between grains. The effect of a grain’s coordination number on the stress concentrations is also investigated.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1349010
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-726885
- Journal Information:
- Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 76; ISSN 0266-352X
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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