考虑颗粒强度尺寸效应的原型堆石料破碎特性研究

高土石坝中,堆石体颗粒破碎是导致坝体变形的主要因素之一。但是由于原型坝料的颗粒尺寸较大,其破碎程度难以直接通过室内试验度量,因此通常要将原型级配缩尺为60 mm以下的小粒径级配堆石料,然后才能进行室内试验。而由于原型和试验级配差异较大,导致试验测得的参数往往和原型坝料实际参数有较大差异,因而影响了原型坝料力学特性的深入研究。这里提出了一种新的实时预测原型坝料破碎的方法。首先在颗粒尺度上,基于单粒强度的Weibull分布理论和颗粒分形破碎理论,阐述了原型堆石料级配演化的推求过程;然后通过单粒强度试验测得了相关参数,并与三轴试验测得的试样级配曲线对比,验证了参数选取的合理性;之后分析了颗粒强度离散程度对于原型坝料级配曲线形状的影响;最后,讨论了加载过程中原型级配和试验级配堆石体的相对破碎参量和受力状态的关系。     

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。     

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。     

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。     

Single-particle crushing strength under different relative humidity conditions

This paper presents a fundamental study on the effect of the relative humidity on the rockfill crushing strength. This aspect plays an important role in the mechanical behaviour of rockfill, and it is known that certain characteristics of the granular materials, such as compressibility and shear strength, depend on the confining stress, which is a function of the particles crushing. An increased interest has been observed regarding the effect of the relative humidity in the mechanical behaviour of rockfill. Unfortunately, limited research has been conducted until now regarding the study of individual particle crushing. Therefore, this paper thoroughly investigated particle crushing, by performing single-particle crushing tests on rockfill particles divided into four size ranges, under different relative humidity conditions. The experimental results reveal a considerable influence of the relative humidity in the studied rockfill particles, whose strength of the particles with the greatest dimensions in saturated conditions was reduced by half. Consistent macro-mechanical evidence demonstrates that particle’s size and relative humidity conditions depict the most important factors that influence particle crushing strength.

     

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.     

堆石料三维形状量化及其对颗粒破碎的影响

筑坝堆石料由于尺寸较大,必须对其按一定比例缩尺后才能用来开展室内三轴试验。但缩尺前后颗粒形状难免会有差异,如何评价颗粒形状变化对堆石料变形特性的影响是十分重要的。引入了高精度的三维激光扫描技术对紫坪铺面板坝筑坝堆石料2.5～5、5～10、10～20 mm以及20～40 mm 4个粒径组的颗粒进行了空间形状分析,在此基础上进一步开展了单一粒组的三轴试验,研究了4个粒组的颗粒形状指标与颗粒破碎率的相关性。试验表明,紫坪铺堆石料颗粒破碎率随着其平均球度的增加而减小,并且呈近似半对数线性关系;随着围压的增加,颗粒形状对颗粒破碎的影响逐渐减弱,颗粒强度的影响逐渐增大。紫坪铺堆石料的颗粒强度随着颗粒尺寸的增加逐渐减小,但其破碎率反而随着颗粒尺寸的增加而逐渐减小,主要是因为试验所采用的紫坪铺堆石料颗粒尺寸越小时,其形状越不规则。因此,研究缩尺效应对颗粒破碎率的影响时,要同时考虑颗粒尺寸和颗粒形状。     

坝体填筑料压缩特性及影响因素分析

堆石料的压缩性直接关系工程的安全问题,对某一抽水蓄能电站坝体填筑料开展多组大型侧限压缩试验,结果表明,堆石料的压缩模量较大、压缩指数很小。只有在应力超过颗粒破碎应力以后堆石料压缩曲线才会发生较大程度的下降,且认为颗粒破碎应力是堆石料发生弹塑性变形的转折点,对于不同初始孔隙比的同一种堆石料,在极高的应力状态下它们的压缩曲线会聚到唯一的极限压缩曲线LCC。压缩曲线中堆石料的卸荷回弹量非常小,表明其是弹性变形。不论何种加载路径材料的初始级配决定了堆石料的最终压缩状态,且随着母岩强度的增加、初始孔隙比或者泥岩含量的减小堆石料的压缩性减小。     

考虑形貌特征和级配影响的钙质砂压缩破碎力学特性研究

针对岛礁大型构筑物修建过程中由于高应力而导致作为地基材料的钙质砂发生破碎,进而引发地基沉降变形问题。本文采用高压固结仪对钙质砂开展了一系列终止压力为16 MPa的侧限压缩试验,研究了高应力水平下钙质砂的压缩破碎特性。同时基于显微图像采集和处理技术对钙质砂颗粒的形状参数(圆度和完整度)进行了定量化表征,研究了钙质砂的形状分布规律。最终分别探讨了级配特征(如平均粒径、不均匀系数)、形貌特征等因素对钙质砂压缩和破碎特性的影响。结果表明:随着平均粒径的增大,钙质砂颗粒的形状不规则程度逐渐增加,其棱角也越发育。随着竖向应力的增大,在e-logp平面内,不同粒径钙质砂的压缩曲线逐渐会聚并相交于一条直线,初始粒径对其压缩特性的影响逐渐减小以致消失。而不同级配钙质砂的压缩曲线也发生会聚,但未相交于一条直线。当试样的不均匀系数(C_u)相近时,其压缩破碎量随着平均粒径(d₅₀)的增大而逐渐增加,当试样的d₅₀相近时,其压缩破碎量随着C_u增大而逐渐减小。上述研究成果将对南海岛礁大型工程建设提供重要科学依据。     

粗粒料级配缩尺后最大干密度试验研究

对某级配粗粒料,采用剔除法、等量替代法、相似级配法和混合法等4种不同缩尺方法,依据规范要求进行缩尺。缩尺后替代级配料的最大颗粒粒径分别为20、40、60 mm。对各替代级配料采用振动台法进行了最大干密度试验,基于试验成果,结合分形理论,提出了一种将最大干密度与级配及细粒含量之间关系归一化的方法,并拟合了最大干密度与试验前级配的分形维数、小于5 mm颗粒的含量及最大粒径之间的关系,据此可推求出原型级配料的最大干密度,探讨了缩尺方法对替代料试验前后粒径分布曲线变化幅度的影响,总结出颗粒破碎分形维数与试验前级配的分形维数、小于5 mm颗粒含量及最大粒径之间的关系式,据此可推求出填筑后原型级配料的颗粒破碎分形维数。     

应力路径和干湿状态对堆石料颗粒破碎的影响研究

堆石料颗粒破碎是引起高土石坝变形的重要因素。在大坝填筑、蓄水期,堆石料的应力路径和干湿状态均是变化的。通过大型三轴试验,系统地研究了应力路径和干湿状态对堆石料颗粒破碎规律的影响。试验结果表明：（1）相同初始条件下,按不同应力路径达到同一轴向应变停机时测定的颗粒破碎率是不同的,等围压?3试验产生的颗粒破碎最大,等平均主应力p试验的次之,等最大主应力?1试验的最小,但不同应力路径下的颗粒级配演化规律是一致的。（2）相同初始条件下,湿样的颗粒破碎率明显高于干样,且二者的差距随着围压的增大而增大,不同干湿条件下的颗粒级配演化规律同样是一致的。（3）建立的考虑母岩强度的颗粒破碎率与塑性功的关系可以较好地统一描述不同应力路径及干湿状态下的颗粒破碎。该研究成果可为建立复杂应力路径及干湿变化条件下考虑颗粒破碎的堆石料弹塑性本构模型提供依据。     

Micromechanical modeling of particle breakage of granular materials in the framework of thermomechanics

The particle breakage of granular materials under compression is a phenomenon of great importance. In this paper, a micromechanically based model for the compression of crushable granular materials is developed in the framework of thermomechanics. Both the internal and dissipative energies in the model are derived using the micro–macro volume averaging approach to ensure that all parameters involved have concrete physical meanings. The particle breakage is quantified by the change of the maximum particle size, the size polydispersity and the fractal dimension of the gradation. Compared to other breakage models, there is a major difference that highlights the novelty of the proposed model: neither the ultimate particle size distribution, nor the evolution path of the gradation is predefined in the model. The initiation, evolution and the attenuation of the breakage can be determined by the maximum dissipation principle using thermomechanics and micromechanics. Finally, it is demonstrated that the proposed model can predict the stress dependence of the elastic bulk modulus, the size dependence of the yielding stress and the elastic–plastic-pseudoelastic phase transition of granular materials.

     

珊瑚砂高压力下一维蠕变分形破碎及颗粒形状分析

珊瑚砂是一种含钙极高的海洋生物成因材料,具有高棱角性、形状不规则、易破碎等特点。通过珊瑚砂的高压一维蠕变试验,研究颗粒破碎引起颗粒分布曲线和形状因子的演化规律。借助于高速动态图像的激光粒度粒形仪器,从统计学的角度分析试验前后颗粒形状随压力演化的关系,发现颗粒的形状因子,如长宽比、球形度和凹凸度等,随压力增加而逐渐增加。不同粒径的颗粒形状因子均向一个窄幅范围趋近,说明颗粒破碎具有无尺度性和自相似性的分形特性,分形维数随压力增加而逐渐增大,且趋近分形破碎极限。采用Hardin和Einav的方法计算相对破碎量,发现在两种计算方法下相对破碎量与压力呈幂函数关系,且幂指数相同。相对破碎量随时间增加的现象并不明显,说明在高压力下颗粒破碎主要为压缩破碎,且颗粒细化滑移填充孔隙引起的变形是造成蠕变的主要原因。     

钙质砂一维蠕变分形破碎特性宏微观试验研究

钙质砂是远洋地区港口、机场和民用建筑等构筑物的天然地基材料。通过钙质砂一维压缩蠕变试验和微观结构测试,发现了蠕变前后表面孔隙面积减小且呈分散分布的规律以及试验过程中试样瞬时变形、快速变形和衰减变形特征与粒径的高度相关性;利用基于分形理论改进的相对颗粒破碎率和质量分形维数描述了蠕变前后颗粒破碎程度,得到了分形维数和蠕变与时间的衰减形态曲线关系以及宏观质量分形维数和微观表面分形维数的线性关系,并在此基础上对单一粒径组钙质砂蠕变过程中的分形破碎行为进行了多尺度分析和宏微观跨尺度关联性研究,获得了蠕变过程中颗粒破碎发展以及微观孔隙变化规律,证明了钙质砂蠕变过程中的颗粒重组排列、破碎和研磨行为,揭示了钙质砂蠕变机制。     

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.

     

Particle breakage and deformation of carbonate sands with wide range of densities during compression loading process

In this technical note, evolutions of the particle size distribution, particle breakage, volume deformation and input work of carbonate sands with varying relative densities were investigated through performing a series of one-dimensional compression tests. Loading stress levels ranged from 0.1 to 3.2 MPa. It was found that the initial relative density could greatly affect the magnitude of particle size distribution, particle breakage, volume deformation and input work. Particularly, it was observed that the specimen at a lower relative density underwent much more particle breakage than that at a higher relative density. This could be attributed to the change of the coordination number with the initial density. However, a unique linear relationship between the particle breakage and input work per volume could be obtained, which is independent of the initial relative density.     

单一粒径组颗粒材料破碎规律及破碎极限研究

岩土材料颗粒破碎演化规律是颗粒破碎过程复杂性的集中体现,对单一粒径组颗粒材料破碎规律的研究是进行多粒径组颗粒材料破碎规律的基础。从概率统计角度入手,先对前期研究中所提出的描述单一粒径组颗粒材料破碎规律的3个参数-破碎概率p、破碎状态参数a、b的演化规律进行了研究。通过对3组不同类型（不同试验材料、试验类型）的试验数据的研究,发现随着破碎的发展3个参数趋于定值,表明破碎极限的存在。基于上述研究,最后提出了计算单一粒径组颗粒材料破碎极限的方法,分别得到了3组试样的最终分形维数分别为2.3、2.34、2.28。     

堆石料的剪胀特性与广义塑性本构模型

以三轴试验成果为基础,考虑颗粒破碎引起堆石料剪胀比与应力比之间的非线性关系,提出了能够反映堆石料低围压剪胀、高围压剪缩特性的剪胀方程。在广义塑性理论框架内构造堆石料的塑性流动方向向量和加载方向向量,引入依赖于密实度与平均应力的压缩参数,构造随平均应力、剪应力比和密实度变化的塑性模量,建立了一个考虑颗粒破碎的堆石料弹塑性本构模型。阐述了该模型10个参数的确定方法,并通过模拟不同围压和不同应力路径下堆石料的三轴压缩试验资料验证了模型与参数的合理性。     

堆石料的临界状态与考虑颗粒破碎的本构模型

高应力水平时堆石料的颗粒破碎对其强度和变形机制有重要影响。临界状态土力学理论对重塑土的应力-应变关系的描述较为成功,但目前颗粒破碎对堆石料的临界状态的影响及其数学描述鲜有研究。对堆石料进行了固结应力从0.4 MPa到4 MPa的18组固结排水和固结不排水常规三轴压缩试验,以及6组等向压缩试验。试验结果表明：在排水条件和不排水条件下,不同的固结应力试样都趋于临界状态;堆石料的临界状态在q-p′平面和e-lgp′平面均为非线性变化。基于此试验结果,通过引入状态参数,在广义塑性力学的理论框架下,建立了考虑颗粒破碎的堆石料本构模型,并给出了模型参数的确定方法。与长河坝料的试验进行了对比,结果表明所建议的本构模型可以较好地模拟堆石料从低围压0.4 MPa到高围压 3.5 MPa下的应力-应变特性     

Quantification of particle crushing in consideration of grading evolution of granular soils in biaxial shearing: A probability‐based model

A probability‐based model is presented to estimate particle crushing and the associated grading evolution in granular soils during isotropic compression and prepeak shearing in biaxial tests. The model is based on probability density functions of interparticle and intraparticle stress (ie, particle normalized maximum shear stress and particle average maximum shear stress) derived from discrete element method simulations of biaxial tests. We find that the probability density functions of normalized maximum shear stress are dependent on the current sample grading, implying coupling effects between particle crushing and sample grading such that the particle crushing is affected by the current sample grading, and the grading change is also dependent on the current particle crushing extent. To incorporate these coupling effects into the model, particle crushing and grading change are calculated for each load increment, in which the crushing probability of a particle during any loading increment is denoted as the corresponding increment of probability of the internal maximum shear stress exceeding its maximum shear strength. The model shows qualitative agreement with published experimental data. The effects of the model parameters, including initial porosity, particle strength, initial grading, and crushing mode, on the calculated results are discussed and compared with previous studies. Finally, the strengths and limitations of the model are discussed.