Numerical Simulation of Mechanical Properties of Soil Considering the Effect of Internal Erosion

Mao-Wen Li, Sheng-Liang Hu and Chen-Xi Tong ()
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Mao-Wen Li: Nanchang Urban Planning & Design Institute Group Co., Ltd.; Nanchang 330038, China
Sheng-Liang Hu: Nanchang Urban Planning & Design Institute Group Co., Ltd.; Nanchang 330038, China
Chen-Xi Tong: School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China

Mathematics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: The loss of fine particles from the skeleton formed by coarse particles due to seepage action significantly affects the grading, void ratio, and mechanical properties of soil. This results in several issues of engineering hazards. In order to analyze the effect of internal erosion on the mechanical properties of gap-graded soils from macro and micro perspectives, triaxial consolidation and drainage shear tests were simulated in this paper using the particle flow discrete element software PFC 3D . A linear contact model was employed to simulate internal erosion by randomly removing fine particles. The results showed that the void ratio of the specimens increased with the erosion degree. The variation in void ratios of the specimens with the erosion degree before loading was greater than those after loading. The peak deviatoric stresses of the specimens decreased with the increase of the erosion degrees. The larger the erosion degree, the more the maximum volumetric strain and the resistance capacity to deformation was also reduced. The average particle coordination number ( Z ) of the specimens generally tended to decrease as the erosion degree increased. When the average effective stress was not large, the critical state line gradually increased with the erosion degree, while the void ratio was also found to correlate with the erosion degree under the critical state of the specimens with zero average effective stress.

Keywords: internal erosion; numerical simulation; soil mechanical properties; macro and micro analysis; gap gradation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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