Journal
GRANULAR MATTER
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-019-0984-5
Keywords
Undrained triaxial test; Distinct element method; Computational fluid dynamics; Moving grid; Fluid compressibility
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51639008, 51890911]
- State Key Lab [SLDRCE14-A-04]
- China Scholarship Council (CSC)
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A coupled computational fluid dynamics and distinct element method (CFD-DEM) is proposed to simulate undrained triaxial tests on granular soils. In this method, the compressible volume-averaged Navier-Stokes equations of continuity and momentum with an additional state equation are used for modelling liquid flows. In addition, the volume-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are modified by including the velocity of moving grid in their convective terms to settle the problem of variable boundaries in the process of undrained triaxial compression. Then the capability of the developed method is mainly examined by comparisons with the constant volume method of simulating undrained triaxial tests, which shows that the results of the CFD-DEM method can compare favourably with those obtained from the constant volume method. Finally, the influences of strain rate, initial pore pressure and fluid compressibility on the undrained behavior of granular soils are carefully studied.
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