Notes on the effect of grain crushing on the granular soil behaviour

Two granular materials — alluvial quartzy Zbraslav sand and granular silica gel — were tested with the intention to demonstrate the effect of grain crushing. Stepwise transformation of the compression curve produced by progressive grain crushing was observed. Due to grain crushing, shear strength envelope became nonlinear, and the behaviour was no more physically isomorphous. The shear stress–strain diagrams acquire a typical wavy (garland-like) form, induced by periodic softening and hardening of the soil response. The intensity of grain crushing depends (in addition to stress level, grain resistance and time) on the shear path. In the crushing phase, initial porosity and angularity play a secondary role. Many other behavioural features common with granular soils (like increase in dilatancy with density and grain size) are suppressed. Grain crushing thus produces a qualitatively different feature of geomaterial behaviour with grave practical consequences (dense sand, e.g. starts to behave like loose).     

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。     

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。     

A constitutive model for granular materials with grain crushing and its application to a pyroclastic soil

A constitutive model for granular materials is developed within the framework of strain–hardening elastoplasticity, aiming at describing some of the macroscopic effects of the degradation processes associated with grain crushing. The central assumption of the paper is that, upon loading, the frictional properties of the material are modified as a consequence of the changes in grain size distribution. The effects of these irreversible microscopic processes are described macroscopically as accumulated plastic strain. Plastic strain drives the evolution of internal variables which model phenomenologically the changes of mechanical properties induced by grain crushing by controlling the geometry of the yield locus and the direction of plastic flow. An application of the model to Pozzolana Nera is presented. The stress–dilatancy relationship observed for this material is used as a guidance for the formulation of hardening laws. One of the salient features of the proposed model is its capability of reproducing the stress–dilatancy behaviour observed in Pozzolana Nera, for which the minimum value of dilatancy always follows the maximum stress ratio experienced by the material. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

岩石单颗粒压缩破碎的数值模拟分析

岩石颗粒破碎是影响粒状材料剪切强度和变形的最主要因素, 岩石颗粒破碎并不是想象的那么难, 像花岗岩颗粒有时在很小的压应力作用下就可以破碎。岩石单颗粒破碎的物理试验结果常常很离散, 完成大量单颗粒破碎的物理试验费时费力不现实, 采用离散单元法(Discrete element method, DEM)PFC软件模拟单颗粒压缩破碎试验, 既能克服单颗粒破碎物理试验的缺陷, 又能解决单颗粒破碎物理试验工作量大的难题, 是研究单颗粒破碎的理想选择。基于DEM的软件PFC2D, 将粒径为0.075～0.1245mm的基本粒子捆绑成不同粒径的单颗粒, 模拟岩石单颗粒压缩破碎试验, 观察颗粒破碎演化过程, 统计单颗粒破碎强度。计算单颗粒压缩破碎后颗粒分布的分维, 验证单颗粒破碎强度的分形模型和单颗粒破碎强度的尺寸效应。文中引用玄武岩单颗粒破碎试验结果, 与单颗粒破碎的离散单元模拟结果进行比较, 验证单颗粒破碎强度的尺寸效应和修正的Weibull理论的离散单元模拟结果。     

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。     

A generalized methodology for determination of crushing strength of granular materials

Determination of crushing strength of granular material is very important for assessing its suitability in various engineering and industrial applications. Laboratory investigations that would yield stress–strain behaviour, and hence, crushing strength of the granular material are extremely cumbersome and time consuming. Also, results obtained from these experiments get influenced by the aspect ratio of the sample, its density, strain rate, size and shape of the grains etc. These difficulties can be overcome by developing a generalized mathematical model, which is primarily based on the physical properties of the granular material such as particle-size and specific gravity, for estimating its crushing strength. With this in view, experiments were conducted on different types of granular materials such as sands, cenospheres (which are found in fly ash and bottom ash) and glass beads, and the results were used for developing such a model. Details of the testing methodology adopted to achieve this are also presented in this paper and validation of the proposed model has been done based on the experimental results and the results reported in the literature.     

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。     

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     

A combined method to model grain crushing with DEM

This paper presents a combined method to model grain crushing effects with discrete element method.This method combines the two most commonly used concepts to model grain crushing in DEM,i.e.the replacement method and the agglomerate method,so that it is both accurate and efficient.The method can be easily implemented.The performance is shown by several DEM simulations of biaxial tests.Particles with different crush-abilities are modeled.DEM simulation results with and without grain crushing are compared and discussed.The change of grain size distribution due to grain crushing is also investigated.     

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.

     

Effects of particle size on crushing and deformation behaviors of rockfill materials

Strength and deformation behaviors of rockfill materials,key factors for determining the stability of dams,pertain strongly to the grain crushing characteristics.In this study,single-particle crushing tests were carried out on rockfill materials with nominal particle diameters of 2.5 mm,5 mm and 10 mm to investigate the particle size effect on the single-particle strength and the relationship between the characteristic stress and probability of non-failure.Test data were found to be described by the Weibull distribution with the Weibull modulus of 3.24.Assemblies with uniform nominal grains were then subjected to one-dimensional compression tests at eight levels of vertical stress with a maximum of 100 MPa.The yield stress in one-dimensional compression tests increased with decreasing the particle size,which could be estimated from the single-particle crushing tests.The void ratio-vertical stress curve could be predicted by an exponential function.The particle size distribution curve increased obviously with applied stresses less than 16 MPa and gradually reached the ultimate fractal grading.The relative breakage index became constant with stress up to 64 MPa and was obtained from the ultimate grading at the fractal dimension(a?2:7).A hyperbolical function was also found useful for describing the relationship between the relative breakage index and input work during one-dimensional compression tests.     

颗粒破碎对钙质砂的应力-应变及强度影响研究

压力作用下颗粒发生破碎是引起砂土力学特性变化的重要因素之一, 对于钙质砂这种易破碎的材料更是如此。为进一步弄清颗粒破碎对钙质砂的应力-应变强度影响, 本文对钙质砂进行三轴固结排水剪切试验得到应力-应变曲线, 并筛分得到三轴试验前后钙质砂颗分曲线。通过引入Hardin定义的颗粒相对破碎率Br, 分析了相对密度、围压与颗粒破碎的关系及颗粒破碎对钙质砂应力-应变和抗剪强度的影响。结果表明:随围压的增大颗粒破碎增量逐渐减小, 直到破碎达到一个上限值, 此时围压和相对密度对颗粒破碎影响很小; 颗粒间的滑动标志着应力达到极限状态, 而颗粒破碎会阻碍应力达到极限状态, 在本实验中, 低围压时颗粒破碎少, 颗粒相对运动形式为滑移, 使应力-应变曲线为软化型, 高围压下颗粒破碎严重, 颗粒破碎在剪切过程中始终发生, 使应力-应变曲线呈应变硬化型; 颗粒破碎使体变从剪胀逐渐发展到剪缩, 且破碎越严重剪缩越严重; 在低围压下钙质砂强度主要由剪胀和咬合提供, 高围压下颗粒破碎严重, 剪胀消失, 咬合减小, 使峰值摩擦角减小, 抗剪强度降低。     

Bounding surface plasticity model for stress-strain and grain-crushing behaviors of rockfill materials

Crushing of grains can greatly influence the strength,dilatancy,and stress-strain relationship of rockfill materials.The critical state line(CSL)in the void ratio versus mean effective stress plane was extended to the breakage critical state plane(BCSP).A state void-ratio-pressure index that incorporated the effect of grain crushing was proposed according to the BCSP.Rowe’s stress-dilatancy equation was modified by adding the breakage voidratio-pressure index,which was also incorporated into the formulations of the bounding stress ratio and plastic modulus.A BCSP-based bounding surface plasticity model was proposed to describe the state-dependent stressstrain behaviors and the evolution of grain crushing during shearing process of rockfill materials,and was shown to sufficiently capture the breakage phenomenon.     

Cavity expansion analyses of crushable granular materials with state‐dependent dilatancy

Crushability is one of the important behaviors of granular materials particularly under high stress states, and affects both the deformability and strength of the materials that are in essence associated with state‐dependent dilatancy. In this presentation, first, a new critical state model is proposed to take into account the three different modes of compressive deformation of crushable granular materials, i.e. particle rearrangement, particle crushing and pseudo‐elastic deformation. Second, the governing equations for cavity expansion in crushable granulates are introduced, in which the state‐dependent dilatancy as well as the bounding surface plasticity model are used. Then, the procedure to obtain semi‐analytical solutions to cavity expansion in the material is described in detail, in which a commercial differential equation solver is employed. Finally, cavity expansion analyses are carried out on Toyoura sand, a well‐documented granular material, to demonstrate the effects of crushability and state‐dependent dilatancy. The study shows that particle crushing does occur at both high stress and critical states and affects the stress fields and the deformation behavior of the material surrounding the cavity in association with state‐dependent dilatancy. This leads to conclusion that particle crushing and state‐dependent dilatancy have to be taken into account when cavity expansion theory is used to interpret cone penetration tests and pressuremeter tests. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

多块体形状堆石体碾压颗粒破碎数值模拟

通过6种典型堆石块体的形状近似,分别采用两种接触本构模型建立了多块体形状堆石体离散元数值模型,研究堆石体在碾压荷载作用下的颗粒破碎过程,建立颗粒破碎的量化计算方法,分析碾压前、后堆石级配曲线的变化,讨论接触本构模型和颗粒形状对块体破碎的影响。模拟结果显示,碾压荷载下堆石颗粒以张拉破碎为主,随着碾压遍数的增加,局部开始出现剪切破碎;提出的颗粒破碎量化计算方法,在大粒径范围对粒径变化幅度预测偏大,但级配曲线整体趋势与实测结果比较吻合;相比较于接触连接模型,平行连接模型与现场碾压试验结果更接近。6种块体形状的数值结果显示,随着形状系数的增加,在其他条件不变的情况下颗粒破碎率逐渐降低,其中类长方形块体在碾压荷载作用下颗粒破碎最明显。相比较于纯圆颗粒或者单一非圆颗粒,采用的6种颗粒形状建立的堆石体振动碾压离散元模型,更接近现场实际情况。     

循环荷载作用下考虑颗粒破碎的堆石体本构模型

中国西部兴建的很多200～300 m高的堆石坝处于高烈度地震区。应力水平高时堆石体的颗粒破碎对其在循环荷载作用下的应力、应变特性有重要的影响。基于广义塑性理论,通过引入状态参数,建立了循环荷载作用下考虑颗粒破碎的堆石体的本构模型,并给出了模型参数的确定方法。与堆石体在400、800、1 500、2 200 kPa围压作用时的试验结果对比,表明所提出的本构模型可以较好地模拟循环荷载作用下颗粒破碎时堆石体的动应力和动应变响应。     

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。     

多尺度内聚颗粒模型破碎过程研究

岩石破碎过程涉及到多个变量（应力、应变和孔隙率等）变化和裂纹的产生、拓展和聚集,是研究岩石破碎机制的重要途径。为了克服现有研究中岩石颗粒模型未考虑岩石内部特征问题,针对岩石内部颗粒非均匀分布、聚集的特点,开展了岩石轴压破碎试验和岩石岩相分析试验,并在此基础上,构建符合真实岩石内部特征的多尺度内聚颗粒模型。根据离散元的颗粒黏结模型（BPM）理论,求解了多尺度内聚颗粒模型不同粒级颗粒间黏结键的力学关系,发现与二级颗粒形成的黏结键断裂判据为 ≥ 2 GPa,三级颗粒之间形成的黏结键断裂判据为 ≥ 6 GPa,并基于该判据建立了用于模拟颗粒模型破碎的演化模型。通过模拟轴压破碎试验,破碎演化模型可以从细观角度得到颗粒模型各颗粒间黏结键承受力的实时变化和岩石破碎过程中黏结键从外而内的断裂顺序;从宏观角度得到岩石内部裂纹呈V形从上表面两端延伸并相交于岩石中部。通过与岩石轴压破碎试验结果对比发现,模拟试验得到的岩石裂纹特征与岩石轴压破碎试验结果相似,验证模型的可靠性,实现了从细观和宏观角度分析岩石破碎过程。