Particle shape consideration in numerical simulation of assemblies of irregularly shaped particles  

作　　者：Saba Abedi Ali Asghar Mirghasemi 

机构地区：[1]School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran

出　　处：《Particuology》2011年第4期387-397,共11页颗粒学报（英文版）

摘　　要：The mechanical behavior of granular materials depends much on the shape of the constituent particles. Therefore appropriate modeling of particle, or grain, shape is quite important. This study employed the method of direct modeling of grain shape （Matsushima ＆ Saomto, 2002）, in which, the real shape of a grain is modeled by combining arbitrary number of overlapping circular elements which are connected to each other in a rigid way. Then, accordingly, a discrete-element program is used to simulate the assembly of grains. In order to measure the effects of grain shape on mechanical properties of assembly of grains, three types of grains-high angular grains, medium angular grains and round grains are considered where several biaxial tests are conducted on assemblies with different grain types, The results show that the angularity of grains greatly affects the behavior of granular soil.The mechanical behavior of granular materials depends much on the shape of the constituent particles. Therefore appropriate modeling of particle, or grain, shape is quite important. This study employed the method of direct modeling of grain shape （Matsushima ＆ Saomto, 2002）, in which, the real shape of a grain is modeled by combining arbitrary number of overlapping circular elements which are connected to each other in a rigid way. Then, accordingly, a discrete-element program is used to simulate the assembly of grains. In order to measure the effects of grain shape on mechanical properties of assembly of grains, three types of grains-high angular grains, medium angular grains and round grains are considered where several biaxial tests are conducted on assemblies with different grain types, The results show that the angularity of grains greatly affects the behavior of granular soil.

关 键 词：Discrete element method Granular soil Angularity Confining pressure 

分 类 号：TQ018[化学工程]