各向异性结构性砂土离散元分析

天然沉积砂土力学特性受各向异性及结构性影响明显,实际工程中不能忽视。为探究二者的影响,首先在二维离散元程序NS2D中采用椭圆颗粒模拟了重力场中颗粒长轴主方向为水平的各向异性净砂样,随后基于结构性砂土胶结厚度分布规律及室内试验提出了一个新的微观胶结接触模型并将其引入各向异性净砂样以模拟天然各向异性结构性砂土,最后对该离散元试样进行了双轴试验模拟,将模拟结果与室内试验结果对比以验证该模型的适用性,并对其微观力学特性变化进行研 究。分析结果表明,随着剪切进行,各向异性结构性砂土呈明显应变软化及剪胀现象;胶结接触逐渐减少,且主方向始终为竖向方向;胶结破坏速率及胶结破坏率变化情况与宏观力学响应较一致,且胶结物多为拉剪破坏;土颗粒排列主方向始终为水平向,且水平向排列颗粒所占比例略微增大。     

Modeling crack propagation path of anisotropic rocks using boundary element method

In a cracked material, the stress intensity factors (SIFs) at the crack tips, which govern the crack propagation and are associated with the strength of the material, are strongly affected by the crack inclination angle and the orientation with respect to the principal direction of anisotropy. In this paper, a formulation of the boundary element method (BEM), based on the relative displacements of the crack tip, is used to determine the mixed‐mode SIFs of isotropic and anisotropic rocks. Numerical examples of the application of the formulation for different crack inclination angles, crack lengths, and degree of material anisotropy are presented. Furthermore, the BEM formulation combined with the maximum circumferential stress criterion is adopted to predict the crack initiation angles and simulate the crack propagation paths. The propagation path in cracked straight through Brazilian disc specimen is numerically predicted and the results of numerical and experimental data compared with the actual laboratory observations. Good agreement is found between the two approaches. The proposed BEM formulation is therefore suitable to simulate the process of crack propagation. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Discrete element modeling of dynamic behaviors of railway ballast under cyclic loading with dilated polyhedra

The dynamic behaviors of railway ballast under cyclic loading are simulated with discrete element method (DEM). Dilated polyhedra are constructed based on the Minkowski sum operator in order to resemble the irregular shapes of ballast particles. The polyhedral particle generation, contact detection between particles and contact laws are presented. Ballast box tests with periodic lateral boundaries are conducted to simulate the dynamics of the sleeper and ballast particles. The settlement and effective stiffness of ballast bed are investigated under cyclic loadings with five distinct frequencies. The settlement of ballast bed is significant in the first several cycles and increases with the number of cycles gradually. The higher frequency loading generates larger displacement in the same simulation time. The effective stiffness of ballast bed increases gradually. To study the effect of particles' sharpness, dilated polyhedra with different dilating radii and spherical particles are also developed. Simulation results show the sharper the ballast particles are, the smaller the produced settlement. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Discrete element model for quasi‐brittle rupture under tensile and compressive loading

In the absence of initial cracks, the material behavior is limited by its strength, usually defined in homogeneous conditions (of stress and strain). Beyond this limit, in quasi‐brittle case, cracks may propagate and the material behavior tends to be well described by fracture mechanics. Discrete element approaches show consistent results dealing with this transition during rupture. However, the calibration of the parameters of the numerical models (i.e., stiffness, strength, and toughness) may be quite complex and sometimes only approximative. Based on a brittle rupture criterion, we analyze the biaxial response of uncracked samples. Thus, tensile and compressive strengths are analytically identified and become direct parameters of our discrete model. Furthermore, a physically reliable crack initiation (and subsequent propagation) is shown to be induced during rupture and verified by the simulation of three‐point bending and diametral compression tests. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Modelling of anisotropic damage in brittle rocks under compression dominated stresses

A new model for describing induced anisotropic damage in brittle rocks is proposed. Although phenomenological, the model is based on physical grounds of micromechanical analysis. Induced damage is represented by a second rank tensor, which is related to the density and orientation of microcracks. Damage evolution is related to the propagation condition of microcracks. The onset of microcrack coalescence leading to softening behaviour is also considered. The effective elastic compliance of the damaged material is obtained from a specific form of Gibbs potential. Irreversible damage‐related strains due to residual opening of microcracks after unloading are also captured. All the model's parameters could be determined from conventional triaxial compression tests. The proposed model is applied to a typical brittle rock. Comparison between test data and numerical simulations shows an overall good agreement. The proposed model is able to describe the main features related to induced microcracks in brittle geomaterials. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Discrete element method analysis of non‐coaxial flow under rotational shear

This study focuses on non‐coaxial flow behavior of cohesionless soil undergoing cyclic rotational shear, with a special interest in the effects of particle‐scale characteristics. To this end, we perform a series of 2D discrete element simulations with various particle shapes, inter‐particle coefficient of friction, initial density, and stress ratios. The validity and efficacy of the numerical model is established by systematically comparing numerical simulation results with existing laboratory testing results. Such comparison shows that the numerical simulations are capable of capturing mechanical behavior observed in laboratory testing under rotational shear. We further demonstrate and quantify a strong yet simple relationship between the deviatoric part of the normalized strain increment and the non‐coaxial angle, denoted by and ψ, respectively. This quantitative correlation between ψ and is independent of applied stress ratio, initial and current void ratio, and the number of cycles applied, but dependent on the principal stress orientation and particle‐scale characteristics. At the same , specimens with higher inter‐particle friction angle or smaller particle aspect ratio show greater non‐coaxial angles. A simple model is able to fit this ψ‐ relationship well, which provides a useful relationship that can be exploited in developing constitutive models for rotational shearing. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

三维距离势离散单元法

通过定义距离势函数,提出一种适用于空间任意凸多面体单元的三维距离势函数离散单元法。该方法采用归一化的计算方式,将势函数表征为接触体间的距离函数,并基于此建立接触力计算方程,明确了势函数的物理意义,使接触力计算更加合理,无需对各种可能的接触形式进行差异化处理。新方法克服了原有势函数物理意义不明、接触力计算受单元形式影响等重要缺陷,并突破了四面体单元的限制,可采用空间任意凸多面体单元。通过若干算例说明新方法的正确性和有效性。数值模拟结果表明新方法能够很好处理空间任意多面体单元复杂接触变换过程,准确处理复杂非连续介质的运动过程。     

离散单元法研究进展及应用综述

岩体是一种高度非线性、非连续的介质,从现代工程规模来看,需要对其物理力学性质有一个比较好地认识。相比而言,数值模拟就是一个比较好的认识工具,因为其具有时间短、费用低、简单易行等优点。讨论了连续介质数值方法应用于非连续介质存在的问题,指出了非连续介质数值方法更加适合非连续介质。介绍了非连续介质数值方法中应用比较广泛、发展比较成熟的离散单元法的基本情况,比较详细地阐述了离散单元法中几个有代表性的问题,详细地介绍了离散单元法的研究进展,对其应用也做了相关的介绍,最后进行归纳总结,探讨了离散单元法今后发展的几个方向。     

Discrete element modeling of direct shear tests for a granular material

A succinct 3D discrete element model, with clumps to resemble the real shapes of granular materials, is developed. The quaternion method is introduced to transform the motion and force of a clump between local and global coordinates. The Hertz–Mindlin elastic contact force model, incorporated with the nonlinear normal viscous force and the Mohr–Coulomb friction law, is used to describe the interactions between particles. The proposed discrete element model is used to simulate direct shear tests of the irregular limestone rubbles. The simulation results of vertical displacements and shear stresses with a mixture of clumps are compared well with that of laboratory tests. The bulk friction coefficients are calculated and discussed under different contact friction coefficients and normal stresses. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

考虑颗粒抗转动的砂土双轴试验离散元模拟

颗粒间抗转动作用是影响砂土力学行为的重要因素。将蒋明镜等（2005年）提出的考虑颗粒抗转动作用的颗粒接触模型植入PFC2D中,对砂土双轴试验进行了模拟,研究颗粒抗转动作用对砂土力学行为的影响。研究显示：颗粒抗转动对砂土力学行为影响显著。抗转作用越强,砂土强度越高;抗转系数为0.4时,松砂亦出现软化及剪胀现象。抗转动作用对孔隙比及配位数变化趋势影响也很显著。     

结构性黄土一维湿陷特性的离散元数值模拟

针对结构性湿陷性黄土大孔隙和胶结特性,应用离散元生成了不同含水率结构性黄土试样,研究试样的一维湿陷特性。首先,根据已有的结构性黄土试验资料和胶结颗粒材料离散元数值试验成果,建立胶结强度和初始饱和度之间的关系。其次,采用蒋明镜等提出的分层欠压法[1]和胶结模型[2]制得不同含水率结构性黄土离散元试样,然后进行不同含水率双线法和同一含水率4个压力下单线法湿陷试验的离散元数值模拟。数值模拟结果表明,提出的离散元分析方法能模拟天然结构性湿陷性黄土的主要力学性质,随着含水率的减少,结构屈服应力和最大湿陷压力增加,湿陷系数随着压力先增加后减小,湿陷起始压力为饱和试样的结构屈服应力,单线法湿陷后压缩曲线与饱和试样的压缩曲线接近。此外,模拟结果还表明,不同含水率结构性黄土离散元试样的最大湿陷系数与天然结构性湿陷性黄土相差较远,但在最大湿陷系数与孔隙比的比值上相接近;结构屈服对应着胶结的逐步破坏,湿陷伴随着大量的胶结破坏。提出了基于胶结点数目的损伤变量,研究了其在加载和湿陷过程中的变化规律。研究成果为认识黄土复杂力学特性和建立其本构理论提供了基础。     

考虑转动阻抗的粗粒土离散元模拟

转动阻抗被定义为作用颗粒接触上的一对对称力偶,用来抵抗颗粒之间的相互转动。将转动阻抗引入到离散元模拟中是对传统离散单元法的重要改进。开发出考虑颗粒转动阻抗的接触模型,并将其嵌入到PFC2D中,利用该模型进行粗粒土的双轴剪切数值模型试验,研究剪切过程中转动阻抗对粗粒土的宏细观力学性质的影响。结果显示,在宏观方面,颗粒转动阻抗对粗粒土的宏观力学行为（应力-应变及体应变-轴应变行为）有重要的影响,随着转动阻抗的增加,粗粒土的剪切强度和最大摩擦角随之增加,这与已有的研究结果一致,证明所建模型是可靠的;在微观方面,考察转动阻抗对粗粒土内部微观结构的影响发现,随着转动阻抗的增加,粗粒土的内部的接触数目减少,而粗粒土的剪切强度增加,表明转动阻抗能够提高粗粒土力链网络的稳定性,同时发现随着转动阻抗的增加,粗粒土的各向异性增加主要是强力链各向异性的增加,说明转动阻抗增强了强力链的传递力的能力以及抵抗力链屈曲破坏能力。数值模拟结果表明,增加颗粒转动阻抗,粗粒土出现组构与轴应变非共轴的现象。     

Parametric study of the smooth‐joint contact model on the mechanical behavior of jointed rock

The smooth‐joint contact model based on distinct element method has been widely used to represent discontinuity in the simulation of fractured rock mass, but there is rare efficient guidance for the selection of proper parameters of smooth‐joint contact model, which is the basement for using this model properly. In this paper, the effect of smooth joint parameters on the macroscopic properties and failure mechanism of jointed rock under triaxial compression test is investigated. The numerical results reveal that the friction coefficient of smooth joint plays a dominant role in controlling mechanical behaviors. The stiffness of smooth joint has a relative small influence on the mechanical behaviors. Poisson ratio decreases with the reduction of normal stiffness but increases with the reduction of shear stiffness. The reduction of smooth joint strength, which is determined by normal strength, cohesion, and friction angle of smooth joint, contributes to the breakage of bonded smooth joint and ultimately decreases the strength of the specimen. We proposed a detailed calibration process for smooth‐joint contact model according to the relationship between smooth‐joint parameters and mechanical properties. By following this process, the numerical results are validated against corresponding experimental results and good agreement between them can be found in stress‐strain curves and failure modes of different joint orientations. Further analyses from the microperspective are performed by looking at transmission of contact force, the nature and distribution of microcracks, and the particle displacement to show the failure process and failure modes.     

含裂隙岩体单轴压缩裂纹扩展机制离散元分析

将由室内试验总结得到的岩石微观胶结模型嵌入离散元软件,对Lac du Bonnet花岗岩石进行预制单裂隙单轴压缩试验DEM数值模拟,分析了压缩过程中裂隙试样中应力的分布,并与理论计算结果进行对比分析,同时对各种断裂判据中裂纹起裂角的预测值进行了适用性的对比分析。结果表明,离散元模拟试样破坏形态与试验结果相近;离散元分析得到的应力分布与理论解在定性上相似;当预制角度较小时,侧向应力都处于拉压状态;由于裂隙左右两端压应变的集中造成了裂隙上下面拉应变的产生,造成了裂隙周围特殊的应力分布;当裂隙角度较大时,应力集中现象已不明显,因而,理论值与试验值有偏差;在断裂判据中最大周应力准则和最大能量释放率准则得到的裂纹扩展角与室内试验与DEM结果中的数值较为吻合。     

Discrete element method simulations of the seismic response of shallow foundations including soil‐foundation‐structure interaction

A novel three‐dimensional particle‐based technique utilizing the discrete element method is proposed to analyze the seismic response of soil‐foundation‐structure systems. The proposed approach is employed to investigate the response of a single‐degree‐of‐freedom structure on a square spread footing founded on a dry granular deposit. The soil is idealized as a collection of spherical particles using discrete element method. The spread footing is modeled as a rigid block composed of clumped particles, and its motion is described by the resultant forces and moments acting upon it. The structure is modeled as a column made of particles that are either clumped to idealize a rigid structure or bonded to simulate a flexible structure of prescribed stiffness. Analysis is done in a fully coupled scheme in time domain while taking into account the effects of soil nonlinear behavior, the possible separation between foundation base and soil caused by rocking, the possible sliding of the footing, and the dynamic soil‐foundation interaction as well as the dynamic characteristics of the superstructure. High fidelity computational simulations comprising about half a million particles were conducted to examine the ability of the proposed technique to model the response of soil‐foundation‐structure systems. The computational approach is able to capture essential dynamic response patterns. The cyclic moment–rotation relationships at the base center point of the footing showed degradation of rotational stiffness by increasing the level of strain. Permanent deformations under the foundation continued to accumulate with the increase in number of loading cycles. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

砂土中单桩竖向抗压承载机制的离散元分析

将单桩视为平面问题,采用二维离散单元法分析了砂土中单桩竖向抗压承载机制。首先利用离散元模拟地基的形成、挖孔灌注桩的成桩过程以及地基土的双轴压缩试验;然后通过离散元模拟单桩竖向抗压静载试验,分析其承载机制。结果表明：随着桩的沉降增大,桩端阻力一直增大,桩侧摩阻力先增大后达到稳定值;单位桩长侧摩阻力从桩顶到桩端呈非线性增长趋势;当荷载达到桩的极限承载力时,桩端发生刺入破坏,导致桩侧与桩端附近土体的转动场梯度、应力场梯度增大,主应力发生大角度旋转。     

简化接触模型的月壤离散元数值分析

根据月壤其颗粒级配可归类于粉质砂土。针对真实月壤所处的环境（无水、低重力场、低气压等）,将Perko等2001年提出的月壤颗粒间的范德华力植入离散元分析软件PFC2D中,模拟了刚性边界下加入该模型与未加该模型试样的双轴压缩试验,研究了颗粒间范德华力对试样的宏观力学特性与微观颗粒接触的影响。结果表明,颗粒间的范德华力对试样的抗剪强度、体应变以及颗粒平均配位数都有显著的影响     

冻结裂隙煤岩单轴压缩破坏机制及细观参数反演

煤岩的变形破坏是一个复杂的渐进演化过程, 为了研究冻结条件下裂隙煤岩的破坏机理, 基于CT扫描图像, 应用三维离散元模拟方法, 建立了冻结裂隙煤岩的单轴压缩模型。对比分析数值试验与室内压缩试验得到的应力-应变曲线, 发现二者吻合较好。通过对数值模拟结果的系统分析, 得到了冻结裂隙煤岩的细观结构损伤过程和宏观变形破坏规律, 也发现了煤岩的弹性模量和强度随温度变化的发展规律, 同时给出了煤岩强度和弹性模量与温度的数学关系式。以上研究表明, 离散元模拟方法能够为研究冻结裂隙煤岩的细观损伤演化和宏观破坏变形提供新思路, 可为岩体工程的安全稳定分析提供理论依据和参数基础。     

Evaluating the stress intensity factors of anisotropic bimaterials using boundary element method

This paper presents a boundary element method (BEM) procedure for a linear elastic fracture mechanics analysis in two‐dimensional anisotropic bimaterials. In this formulation, a displacement integral equation is only collocated on the uncracked boundary, and a traction integral equation is only collocated on one side of the crack surface. A fundamental solution (Green's function) for anisotropic bimaterials is also derived and implemented into the boundary integral formulation so that except for the interfacial crack part, the discretization along the interface can be avoided. A special crack‐tip element is introduced to capture the exact crack‐tip behavior. A computer program using FORTRAN has been developed to effectively calculate the stress intensity factors of an anisotropic bimaterial. This BEM program has been verified to have a good accuracy with previous studies. In addition, a central cracked bimaterial Brazilian specimen constituting cement and gypsum is prepared to conduct the Brazilian test under diametral loading. The result shows that the numerical analysis can predict relatively well the direction of crack initiation and the path of crack propagation. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.