Numerical simulation of strain softening behavior at pile-soil interface

2014 ◽  
pp. 295-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Tan ◽  
J Sun ◽  
K Ng
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Strain Softening ◽  
Softening Behavior ◽  
Soil Interface

scholarly journals Compaction of Cohesive Granular Material: Application to Carbon Paste

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 704
Author(s):  
Zahraa Kansoun ◽  
Hicham Chaouki ◽  
Donald Picard ◽  
Julien Lauzon-Gauthier ◽  
Houshang Alamdari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Aluminum Industry ◽  
Frequency Effect ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Cyclic Tests ◽  
Carbon Paste ◽  
Rheological Models ◽  
Softening Behavior ◽  
The Aluminum Industry

Carbon-like materials such as the anode and the ramming paste play a crucial role in the efficiency of the Hall–Héroult process. The mechanical behavior of these materials during forming processes is complex and still ill-understood. This work aimed to investigate experimentally the mechanical behavior of a carbon paste used in the aluminum industry under different loading conditions. For this purpose, experiments consisting of (1) relaxation tests at different compaction levels, (2) quasi-static cyclic tests at several amplitudes, (3) monotonic compaction tests at varied strain rates, and (4) vibrocompaction tests at different frequencies were carried out. The obtained results highlight some fundamental aspects of the carbon paste behavior such as the strain rate’s effect on the paste compressibility, the hardening-softening behavior under cyclic loadings, the effect of cycling amplitude on the stress state and the paste densification, and the frequency effect on the vibrocompaction process. These results pave the way for the development of reliable rheological models for the modeling and the numerical simulation of carbon pastes forming processes.

Numerical Simulation of Bored Pile-Soil Interface Shear Performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 438-439 ◽  
pp. 1427-1432
Author(s):  
Qian Xu Liao ◽  
Jin Cao ◽  
Jun Wei Tang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Clayey Soil ◽  
Frictional Resistance ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Interface Shear ◽  
Bored Pile ◽  
Model Pile ◽  
Shear Performance ◽  
Bored Piles ◽  
Soil Interface

This paper derives a numerical simulation of direct shearing test and model pile test based on the measured data of bored piles. Characteristics of the interface between bored pile and soil around it are analyzed. Laws of the magnitude and the distribution range of point resistance and frictional resistance of the bored piles in granular and clayey soil are obtained and the mechanism on them is explained.

Numerical Simulation of Interface Softening for Large Size Direct Shear Test

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 3230-3235
Author(s):  
Zhao Yun Xiao ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Yan Sheng Deng ◽  
Fan Tu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Direct Shear Test ◽  
Shear Test ◽  
Friction Model ◽  
Secondary Development ◽  
Direct Shear ◽  
Shear Tests ◽  
Direct Shear Tests ◽  
Softening Behavior ◽  
Large Size

The interface of non-woven geotextile and HDPE geomembrane based on direct shear test has an obvious softening behavior. This paper adopts displacement-softening model that proposed by Esterhuizen and conducts secondary development by using ABAQUS and its embedded FRIC subroutine, making further efforts to conduct numerical simulation of interface of non-woven geotextile and HDPE geomembrane based on large-size direct shear tests. Results show that the developed interface friction model can simulate the characteristics of interface softening of certain materials better, thus providing a method when study the interface softening characteristic of materials.

scholarly journals Semianalytical Solution for Large Deformation of Salt Cavern with Strain-Softening Behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Lina Ran ◽  
Huabin Zhang ◽  
Qingqing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Zone ◽  
Large Deformation ◽  
Strain Softening ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Strength Criterion ◽  
Geological Strength Index ◽  
Salt Rock ◽  
Salt Cavern ◽  
Softening Behavior ◽  
The Impact

A semianalytical solution of stress and displacement in the strain-softening and plastic flow zones of a salt cavern is presented. The solution is derived by adopting the large deformation theory, considering the nonlinear Hoek–Brown (H-B) strength criterion. The Romberg method is used to carry out numerical calculation, and then, the large deformation law of displacement is analyzed. The results are compared with those obtained by former numerical methods, and the solutions are validated. The results indicate that the displacement of the plastic zone decreases with the increase in distance away from the salt cavern. Similarly, it decreases with an increase in the geological strength index or running pressure, with the running pressure having a more significant effect on the displacement. It increases with the dilation angle, and the impact degree gradually increases. Compared with the softening parameter, h, of the plastic zone, the flow parameter, f, has little impact on the displacement. The displacement of the plastic zone obviously increased when considering the strain-softening of salt rock. When considering the shear dilation and softening behaviors of salt rock, the analytical solution obtained by employing the experiential regression Hoek–Brown (H-B) criterion, which considers many factors such as the structural characteristics of the salt formation and the rock mass quality, is safer and closer to the actual situation. This study can provide reference for many applications, including but not confined to analyzing the deformation of the surrounding rock of an underground salt cavern storage facility during construction.

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