Grain breakage under uniaxial compression, through 3D DEM modelling

François Nader (1) , Claire Silvani (1) , Irini Djeran-Maigre (1)

1 SMS-ID - Sols - Matériaux - Structures, Intégrité et Durabilité

A breakable grain model is presented, using the concept of particles assembly. Grains of polyhe-dral shapes are generated, formed by joining together tetrahedral subgrains using cohesive bonds. Single grain crushing simulations are performed for multiple values of the intra-granular cohesion to study the effect on the grain's strength. The same effect of intra-granular cohesion is studied under oedometric compression on samples of around 800 grains, which allows the evaluation of grain breakage model on the macroscopic behaviour. Grain size distribution curves and grain breakage ratios are monitored throughout the simulations.

Domains: Géotechnique; Mechanics of materials [physics.class-ph]

François Nader, Claire Silvani, Irini Djeran-Maigre. Grain breakage under uniaxial compression, through 3D DEM modelling. EPJ Web of Conferences, 2017, 140, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/201714007005⟩. ⟨hal-01726730⟩