基于PFC2D岩石颗粒破碎强度和能量的分形模型

颗粒的破碎强度随着粒径的增大而减小,即颗粒破碎的尺寸效应,分形模型为解释固体颗粒破碎的尺寸效应提供了可行的方法。根据岩石颗粒破碎时的分形特征,采用Sammis破碎准则,通过模拟分析得出岩石颗粒破碎能量和强度的分形模型,建立和验证用分维D来表示岩石颗粒破碎的能量和强度准则,得出并验证了岩石颗粒破碎分维的确定方法。利用离散元软件PFC2D的黏结颗粒模型BPM（Bonded Particle Model）模拟了小孔隙率n=0.12和大孔隙率n=0.3,即密实和松散两种情况。其中小孔隙率采用在模型上添加小颗粒的新方法,分别做了400组粒径不等的数值模拟试验,从粒径与破碎强度、破碎能量之间的关系和应力-应变曲线3个方面进行了统计,验证了岩石颗粒破碎强度与分维D的理论关系为σ_f∝dD-3,并得出颗粒破碎时的能量和与分维D之间的关系为E_f∝dD-1。验证了分形理论在分析颗粒破碎的尺寸效应中的较好应用,为确定岩石颗粒的破碎强度和岩石堆砌体剪切强度提供新的方法和参考意见。     

堆石颗粒压缩破碎强度的尺寸效应

目前在颗粒材料的尺寸效应研究中,极少考虑颗粒的复杂形状和内部结构非均匀性。采用随机散粒体不连续变形分析方法(SGDD),引入无厚度界面单元和凝聚力模型模拟颗粒破碎,对5组不同粒径的堆石颗粒进行单颗粒压缩试验的数值模拟,分析了颗粒内界面单元强度对颗粒破碎的影响,并采用Weibull分布模型分析颗粒破碎强度的尺寸效应。通过与室内单颗粒压缩试验对比,试验的数值模拟能真实地再现单颗粒压缩下的破碎过程,不同颗粒的压缩曲线规律相似,达到峰值荷载前,承载力曲线急剧上升,随后颗粒发生致命破碎,承载能力骤降。不同粒径组的单颗粒破碎强度均服从Weibull分布,平均Weibull模数为2.48。不同粒径组的颗粒特征强度存在明显的尺寸效应,特征强度随着颗粒尺寸的增大而减小,与颗粒尺寸呈幂指数关系,但小于Weibull模型的预测值。     

基于尺寸效应的粗粒土单颗粒破碎试验及数值模拟

在外荷载等因素作用下,粗粒土易发生颗粒破碎。对泥岩和砂岩颗粒进行了一系列的单颗粒破碎试验,基于尺寸效应和颗粒破碎分形模型,研究了单颗粒破碎强度、破碎能量及Weibull模量等与分形维数间的关系。利用PFC3D对单颗粒破碎过程进行分析,并与试验数据对比,验证了数值程序的可靠性;随后扩展到大颗粒粒径,分析了其单破碎强度及破碎能量。结果表明：在同类试验条件下,不同材料所得的分形维数是不同的;不同粒径砂岩的破碎程度均大于泥岩;单颗粒破碎强度具有明显的尺寸效应;单颗粒破碎强度与破碎能量均可通过分形维数与颗粒粒径预测得出;修正后的Weibull模量也可通过分形维数得出;数值模拟结果与试验结果及预测结果基本一致;大颗粒粒径单颗粒破碎强度模拟结果与预测结果基本一致,破碎能量稍有差异,需进一步试验验证。研究成果可为获取大粒径粗粒土的单颗粒强度与变形特性提供参考。     

堆石料单粒强度尺寸效应的颗粒流模拟方法研究

围绕堆石料单粒强度尺寸效应的颗粒流模拟方法展开研究。首先,基于FISH二次开发建立了堆石料的随机不规则单粒模型,充分考虑堆石料的形状特征和破碎现象;然后,建立了堆石料单粒强度尺寸效应的等效模拟方法,以单粒强度随其粒径的变化规律为基础,推导了堆石料模型中细观黏结强度与堆石料等效粒径的负指数经验公式;其次,基于建立的数值模型对堆石料的室内单粒压缩试验进行仿真模拟,验证数值模型的正确性和合理性,并对较大粒径堆石料的单粒强度进行模拟预测,突出数值试验的优势;最后,基于建立的数值模型对相同粒径不同形状特征堆石料的单粒强度分布特征进行模拟研究。研究结果表明：（1）堆石料内部缺陷含量和尺寸随粒径增加对其单粒强度所产生的尺寸效应,可通过堆石料模型中细观强度参数随粒径折减进行等效模拟;（2）形状特征对堆石料的破裂机制具有重要影响,方形颗粒为压剪破裂,单粒强度较高,而随机不规则颗粒和圆形颗粒为拉剪或劈裂,单粒强度相对较低;（3）拉剪或劈裂条件下,堆石料形状越不规则,其单粒强度的离散程度越高,反之则离散程度越低。相关研究成果可为进一步研究荷载作用下堆石体内各粒径段堆石料的破碎量奠定基础,从而更加真实地反映堆石体的级配演化规律。     

颗粒形状对堆石颗粒破碎强度尺寸效应的影响

大量的颗粒破碎试验结果表明,颗粒破碎强度存在明显的尺寸效应,即颗粒破碎强度随着粒径的增大而减小,但颗粒形状对破碎强度尺寸效应的影响研究较少。首先对大石峡堆石坝工程的砂砾石料和灰岩混合料进行了颗粒扫描、形状分析和单颗粒压缩试验。砂砾石料的球度和凸度明显大于灰岩混合料,砂砾石料颗粒偏向于浑圆状,而灰岩混合料颗粒棱角状突出。试验结果表明,两组堆石颗粒的破碎强度均存在明显的尺寸效应,并评估了不同强度尺寸效应模型的适用性。综合分析试验结果和收集、整理的文献中的数据,颗粒形状对破碎强度的尺寸效应有较为明显的影响,颗粒形状越不规则,其颗粒破碎强度的Weibull模数越小,颗粒破碎强度的尺寸效应越明显。     

基于颗粒破碎的粗粒土剪切强度的模拟分析

颗粒破碎在岩土工程领域是很常见的现象,土工试验中无法显示颗粒破碎过程及其影响,本文采用离散单元软件PFC2D模拟了考虑颗粒破碎影响的粗粒土的直剪试验,给出了考虑颗粒破碎的粗粒土直剪试验的模拟方法,分析粗粒土的剪应力-剪切位移关系、剪胀和剪切强度等宏观力学行为,探讨基本颗粒间黏聚力、单颗粒孔隙率和粗粒土试样的孔隙率对剪切强度的影响。结果表明:颗粒破碎对剪切强度的破碎准则有影响,颗粒不破碎试样的剪切强度符合Mohr-Coulomb准则;颗粒破碎试样的强度包络线是幂函数关系。     

钙质粗粒料颗粒强度和压缩特性的试验研究

目前对钙质土压缩特性的研究主要集中在钙质细砂,而实际工程中广泛存在钙质粗粒料,因此对钙质粗粒料压缩特性开展研究具有重要意义。通过颗粒强度测定仪和全自动大型固结仪对钙质土进行了单颗粒破碎试验和一维压缩试验,研究了颗粒粒径和相对密度对钙质粗粒料的颗粒强度和压缩特性的影响。单颗粒试验结果表明,钙质砂单颗粒的特征应力随着颗粒相对密度的增大而增大;单颗粒的破碎强度具有明显的尺寸效应,可利用单颗粒的特征应力进行标准化,且服从Weibull分布。压缩试验结果表明,单一粒径试样破碎后的分形维数随颗粒粒径的增大而增大;试样的Hardin破碎率与塑性功的关系为幂函数关系;在本次试验条件下,单一粒径试样的屈服应力与单颗粒的特征应力存在近似线性关系。     

基于PFC2D模拟的矿物粒径非均质效应研究

岩石作为矿物颗粒的集合体,矿物粒径非均质性对其宏观力学特性影响比较明显。基于颗粒流程序PFC2D,通过设置不同种类粒径组合及粒径比来体现粒径非均质性,研究了粒径非均质性对岩石材料宏观力学特性（弹性模量、峰值强度、泊松比）的影响。研究中设计了6种粒径组合方案,粒径种类数分别为:连续粒径、10种、8种、5种、3种、2种,每种方案下设置5种平均粒径及4种粒径比,进行单轴压缩试验。结果表明,岩石内部存在颗粒尺寸效应和粒径非均质效应,岩石弹性模量和峰值强度随粒径增大均呈减小的趋势,随粒径非均质性的提高整体上也呈减小的趋势,但局部变化阶段受模型中细颗粒含量及数量的影响会呈增大的趋势。粒径对弹性模量的作用机制主要是通过影响模型孔隙率实现的。研究结果揭示了岩石宏观特性的变化是模型内颗粒尺寸效应和粒径非均质性效应共同作用的结果,为掌握矿物粒径对岩石强度及变形特性的影响提供了一定依据。     

岩石颗粒破碎的尺寸效应

固体颗粒破碎强度的尺寸效应是一种普遍存在的现象,冰块、岩石颗粒、陶瓷和混凝土块等的破碎强度都表现出随颗粒直径增加而减小的现象,分形模型为解释固体颗粒破碎强度的尺寸效应提供了可行的方法。本文采用Steacy和Sammis分形模型模拟了岩石颗粒压碎特征,分析岩石颗粒破碎后的颗粒分布规律,给出颗粒破碎分维的确定方法,建立颗粒压碎强度与粒径的理论关系,颗粒破碎强度与颗粒粒径的关系用分维D表示为fdD-3。已有的颗粒破碎分布的数据表明,岩石颗粒破碎的分维大约为2.50～2.60,颗粒破碎强度符合用分维表示的尺寸效应。     

颗粒破碎的三维离散元模拟研究

采用PFC等离散元方法研究岩土材料的颗粒破碎已经成为热点。采用考虑局部应力集中的点荷载破碎准则,利用阿波罗填充和膨胀法保证破碎前、后颗粒之间的种群平衡,并引入尺寸因子来表征不同粒径的颗粒强度。在此基础上,开展了石英砂、钙质砂和萨克拉门托河砂3种不同破碎难易程度材料的数值试验,并与室内试验结果进行对比。结果表明:建立的三维颗粒破碎模型能够很好地描述破碎难易程度不同的颗粒材料的压缩特性;考虑应力集中效应的点荷载破碎准则比基于平均应力Mohr-Coulomb理论的颗粒破碎准则更能真实地反应颗粒材料的破碎现象。同时,所建立的模型能够揭示破碎对颗粒材料各向异性消散和级配曲线演化的影响规律。     

堆石料颗粒破碎特性试验研究

颗粒破碎是堆石料的一项基本特性,它对堆石体的变形和强度特性具有明显的影响。对于高堆石坝而言,在高应力场作用下堆石颗粒发生明显破碎,可导致坝体变形率增加。为了正确认识堆石体及堆石坝的变形特性和机理,研究了堆石颗粒破碎特性以及颗粒破碎的影响因素。采用大型三轴试验研究了堆石料的颗粒破碎特性,分析了堆石体干密度、级配特征、堆石颗粒强度等对颗粒破碎的影响,研究了应力状态对颗粒破碎率的影响,建立了颗粒破碎率的计算模型以及颗粒破碎引起的堆石体应变增量与颗粒破碎率的关系。     

高应力下颗粒材料一维力学特性研究(I):压缩性质

高水平应力作用下,砂土等颗粒材料中的颗粒将发生破碎。一方面,颗粒破碎导致材料的颗粒分布曲线发生变化：材料中的粗颗粒含量减少,细颗粒含量增加;另一方面,颗粒的破碎引起了能量的转化。由能量守恒定律,作用过程中外力所做的功一部分由粒间摩擦力转化成热能,而另一部分则消耗到颗粒破碎过程中。利用表面物理学理论,颗粒破碎能可以表达为颗粒表面张力在颗粒破碎中所作的功。由此得到了一维压缩条件下颗粒破碎量与宏观压缩量之间的关系表达式。为了验证得到的关系式,开展了砂土的一维压缩试验,并进行了试验数据的整理分析。研究结果表明,所得关系表达式能较好地反映高水平应力作用下颗粒破碎对颗粒材料压缩性的影响。     

含石量和颗粒破碎对土石混合料强度的影响研究

The characteristics of particle breakage and shear strength of soil-rock aggregate with six rock contents under six normal pressures were studied from macro and mecro perspectives by large-scale direct shear test, particle observation test and particle sieving test. The relationship between macroscopic shear strength properties and mecroscopic particle breakage characteristics was established, thus further revealing the influence mechanism of rock content and particle breakage on the shear strength characteristics of soil-rock aggregate. The results showed that particle breakage mainly occurred near the shear plane. The breakage morphology can be divided into surface grinding, local fracture, complete fracture and complete breakage, resulting from the stress concentration caused by uneven contact forces between particles. Due to particle breakage, the content of fine particles increased, coarse grains decreased, and intermediate grains fluctuated. The relative particle breakage Br increased with the increase of normal pressure ?n or rock content P5, which accorded with the function of two variables. With the increase of normal pressure ?n, the shear strength τ increased nonlinearly and met the modified M-C strength criterion. When the rock content P5 increased, the cohesive force c0 of soil-rock aggregate decreased, the internal friction angle ?0 of soil-rock aggregate increased, and the non-linear parameter Δ? increased. Particle breakage was the direct cause of non-linear strength characteristics of soil-rock aggregate.     

Grain crushing in geoscience materials-Key issues on crushing response,measurement and modeling:Review and preface

Grain crushing is commonly encountered in deep foundation engineering,high rockfill dam engineering,railway engineering,mining engineering,coastal engineering,petroleum engineering,and other geoscience application.Grain crushing is affected by fundamental soil characteristics,such as their mineral strength,grain size and distribution,grain shape,density and specimen size,and also by external factors including stress magnitude and path,loading rate and duration,degree of saturation,temperature and geochemical environment.Crushable material becomes a series of different materials with the change in its grading during grain crushing,resulting in a decrease in strength and dilatancy and an increase in compressibility.Effects of grain crushing on strength,dilatancy,deformation and failure mechanisms have been extensively investigated through laboratory testing,discrete element method(DEM)modelling,Weibull statistics,and constitutive modelling within the framework of the extended crushing-dependent critical state theory or the energy-based theory.Eleven papers summarized in this review article for this special issue addressed the above issues in grain crushing through the advanced testing and modelling.     

Modelling size effect on rock aggregates strength using a DEM bonded-cell model

Empirical evidence has shown that particle breakage affects the mechanical behaviour of granular materials. The source of this mechanism takes place at the particle scale, and the main consequence on the macromechanical behaviour is increasing compressibility. Due to the inverse correlation between particle size and particle crushing strength, coarse rockfill materials are particularly vulnerable to mechanical degradation due to particle breakage. However, such coarse materials do not fit in standard laboratory devices, and the alternative of large sample testing is usually unavailable or too expensive. Alternatively, recent works have proposed multi-scale approaches using the discrete element method (DEM) to carry out numerical testing of coarse crushable materials, although few studies have focused on size effects. This article presents the application of a DEM bonded-cell model to study particle size-strength correlation on angular rock aggregates. Each particle is modelled by a cluster of perfectly rigid polyhedral cells with Mohr–Coulomb contact law. Constant cell density within particles implies that the presence of potential fragmentation planes increases with size. Therefore, particle strength decreases with size. A comprehensive sensitivity analysis was carried out through 1477 particle crushing simulations in a given particle size. Based on published experimental data on calcareous rock aggregates, part of the simulations were used for calibration, and 97 additional simulations of a coarser size fraction were performed for validation. The results show a good agreement with the empirical data in terms of size effect and data scatter through Weibull statistics.

     

A random virtual crack DEM model for creep behavior of rockfill based on the subcritical crack propagation theory

The post-construction settlement of rockfill dams and high filled ground of airport, which is a phenomenon of much significance, is mainly caused by the time-dependent breakage of the rockfill material. In this paper, a random virtual crack DEM model is proposed for creep behavior of rockfill in PFC2D according to the theory of subcritical crack propagation induced by stress corrosion mechanisms. The bonded clusters are adopted to represent the rockfill particles so as to simulate their irregular shapes. Virtual cracks are set at the bonds of the clusters, and the length of the crack is considered as a random value, which leads the crushing strength of a single particle to follow the Weibull’s statistical model and the corresponding size rules. Oedometric creep tests for rockfill are simulated by using this proposed model. The results show that the model, validated preliminarily by some test data, can reflect qualitatively the creep mechanism as well as the size effects reasonably. Particles can develop various breakage patterns during creep, including global breakage, local breakage and even complex mixed breakage. The increase in stress levels and particle size will lead to an obvious growth of the creep strain and creep rate of the rockfill. The scale effects on the creep behavior of rockfill are analyzed through 35 specimens, and formulas including the effects of scales and stress levels are tentatively proposed.