Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Sand Particle Fracture Using Discrete-Element Method and Synchrotron Microcomputed Tomography Images

Jarrar, Zaher A.; Alshibli, Khalid A.; Al-Raoush, Riyadh I.

doi:10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002281

Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Sand Particle Fracture Using Discrete-Element Method and Synchrotron Microcomputed Tomography Images

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002281· OSTI ID:1681199

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Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Recent research showed that fracture of sand particles plays a significant role in determining the plastic bulk volumetric changes of granular materials under different loading conditions. One of the major tools used to better understand the influence of particle fracture on the behavior of granular materials is discrete-element modeling (DEM). This paper employed the bonded block model (BBM) to simulate the fracture behavior of sand. Each sand particle is modeled as an agglomerate of rigid blocks bonded at their contacts using the linear-parallel contact model, which can transmit both moment and force. DEM simulated particles closely matched the actual three-dimensional (3D) shape of sand particles acquired using high-resolution 3D synchrotron microcomputed tomography (SMT). Results from unconfined one-dimensional (1D) compression of a single synthetic silica cube were used to calibrate the model parameters. Particle fracture was investigated for specimens composed of three sand particles that were loaded under confined 1D compression. Breakage energy measured from DEM models matched well with that measured experimentally. The paper studied the effects of contact loading condition and particle interaction on the fracture mode of particles using BBM that can closely capture the 3D shape of real sand particles.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory-Advanced Photon Source, Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; FG02-94ER14466

OSTI ID:: 1681199

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1630318

Journal Information:: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Journal Name: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 146; ISSN 1090-0241

Publisher:: American Society of Civil EngineersCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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