应力主轴旋转下砂土力学特性的数值模拟分析

应力主轴旋转条件下砂土等颗粒材料的力学响应与细观组构及演化规律密切相关.通过将离散元数值模拟与室内物理试验在正应变分量发展、剪应力-剪应变关系曲线、体应变发展规律及影响因素等方面进行对比分析,验证了离散元数值模拟的有效性.在此基础上,将颗粒长轴定向组构特征和粒间接触法线组构特征分别用反映组构分布各向异性程度及主方向的变量表示,深入分析了应力主轴旋转条件下颗粒材料组构特征在一个循环周的演化规律,并同时考察了初始孔隙比和应力比对颗粒材料细观组构演化规律的影响.

Discrete element simulation of mechanical characteristics of sands under principal stress axes rotation

The mechanical behavior of sands and other granular materials subjected to rotation of principal stress axes is significantly dependent on the micro fabric properties and their evolution. The discrete element simulation for sands under cyclic rotation of principal stress axes was validated by comparing the numerical simulation and laboratory test results on the development of two normal strains, the relationship between shear stress and shear strain, the evolution of the volumetric strain, and the effects of initial void ratio and stress ratio. Four variables characterized by the spatial distribution features of particle major axis orientation and inter-particle contact normal directions were used to describe the fabric properties of granular materials. The evolution of the four fabric variables in a single cycle was studied for granular materials subjected to cyclic rotation of principal stress axes. The effects of initial void ratio and stress ratio on the evolution of fabric variables were also investigated in detail.