Mechanism of the Breakage of Spherical Gypsum Particles under 3-Point Contact Conditions
Particle breakage has a great influence on the mechanical properties of coarse-grained soil materials. In the structure, a particle usually contacts with several surrounding particles when breakage occurs. The crushing mechanism of spherical particles under three-point contact conditions was investi...
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doaj-61a307b7e8b84d49bae3056b06bc78932021-06-30T23:55:59ZengMDPI AGProcesses2227-97172021-06-0191029102910.3390/pr9061029Mechanism of the Breakage of Spherical Gypsum Particles under 3-Point Contact ConditionsYiran Niu0Lin Li1Yanwei Zhang2Shicai Yu3Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaDepartment of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaDepartment of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaCSC Dongfu Assets Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200135, ChinaParticle breakage has a great influence on the mechanical properties of coarse-grained soil materials. In the structure, a particle usually contacts with several surrounding particles when breakage occurs. The crushing mechanism of spherical particles under three-point contact conditions was investigated theoretically and experimentally. In the theoretical analysis, the contact force required for particle breakage is solved by using a stress superposition method based on the ball–ball contact model. To verify the theory, particle contact tests of gypsum spheres under three-point contact conditions were carried out. The experimental results are consistent with the theoretical prediction. Different from the ball–ball contact test, the rupture surface after breakage is a fixed plane passing through all three contact points under three-point contact conditions. Under multi-point contact conditions, the size of the conical core depends on the normal force on the contact point at the moment of particle breakage. Multi-point contact makes particle breakage more difficult, and the stronger the constraint of surrounding spheres, the more difficult it is for the particle to break. Both the theory and the experiment provide evidence that the arrangement of particles affects the overall strength of the coarse-grained soil structure.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/6/1029particle breakagegypsumcoarse-grained soilcrushingspherecontact |
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Mechanism of the Breakage of Spherical Gypsum Particles under 3-Point Contact Conditions |
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Mechanism of the Breakage of Spherical Gypsum Particles under 3-Point Contact Conditions |
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Particle breakage has a great influence on the mechanical properties of coarse-grained soil materials. In the structure, a particle usually contacts with several surrounding particles when breakage occurs. The crushing mechanism of spherical particles under three-point contact conditions was investigated theoretically and experimentally. In the theoretical analysis, the contact force required for particle breakage is solved by using a stress superposition method based on the ball–ball contact model. To verify the theory, particle contact tests of gypsum spheres under three-point contact conditions were carried out. The experimental results are consistent with the theoretical prediction. Different from the ball–ball contact test, the rupture surface after breakage is a fixed plane passing through all three contact points under three-point contact conditions. Under multi-point contact conditions, the size of the conical core depends on the normal force on the contact point at the moment of particle breakage. Multi-point contact makes particle breakage more difficult, and the stronger the constraint of surrounding spheres, the more difficult it is for the particle to break. Both the theory and the experiment provide evidence that the arrangement of particles affects the overall strength of the coarse-grained soil structure. |
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