The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression

The fundamental fractal micro mechanics of normal compression of granular materials is studied using DEM. This paper examines the emergence of a finite fractal bounded by two particle sizes as stress increases, and the evolution of various definitions of the ‘smallest particles’. It is revealed that...

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Main Authors: de Bono, John P., McDowell, Glenn R.
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Published: Elsevier 2016
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description The fundamental fractal micro mechanics of normal compression of granular materials is studied using DEM. This paper examines the emergence of a finite fractal bounded by two particle sizes as stress increases, and the evolution of various definitions of the ‘smallest particles’. It is revealed that if particles are categorised according to their coordination number, then the volume of all particles with 4 contacts or fewer is directly proportional to the void space. These particles are called ‘critical particles’ and are shown, for the first time, to explain quantitatively the voids reduction with increasing vertical stress.
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spelling nottingham-333642020-05-04T20:01:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33364/ The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression de Bono, John P. McDowell, Glenn R. The fundamental fractal micro mechanics of normal compression of granular materials is studied using DEM. This paper examines the emergence of a finite fractal bounded by two particle sizes as stress increases, and the evolution of various definitions of the ‘smallest particles’. It is revealed that if particles are categorised according to their coordination number, then the volume of all particles with 4 contacts or fewer is directly proportional to the void space. These particles are called ‘critical particles’ and are shown, for the first time, to explain quantitatively the voids reduction with increasing vertical stress. Elsevier 2016-09 Article PeerReviewed de Bono, John P. and McDowell, Glenn R. (2016) The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression. Computers and Geotechnics, 78 . pp. 11-24. ISSN 0266-352X DEM; normal compression; crushing; fractal http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.04.018 doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.04.018 doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.04.018
spellingShingle DEM; normal compression; crushing; fractal
de Bono, John P.
McDowell, Glenn R.
The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression
title The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression
title_full The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression
title_fullStr The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression
title_full_unstemmed The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression
title_short The fractal micro mechanics of normal compression
title_sort fractal micro mechanics of normal compression
topic DEM; normal compression; crushing; fractal
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33364/
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