Numerical modelling of spontaneous crack generation in brittle materials using the particle simulation method
Numerical modelling of spontaneous crack generation in brittle materials using the particle simulation method
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DOI:
10.1108/02644400610671144
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发表时间:
2006-07
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Chong-bin Zhao;T. Nishiyama;A. Murakami
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作者:
Chong-bin Zhao;T. Nishiyama;A. Murakami
Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to present and use the particle simulation method to explicitly simulate the spontaneous crack initiation phenomenon in brittle materials, and to compare the particle simulation results with experimental ones on the laboratory scale.Design/methodology/approach – Using the particle simulation method, the brittle material is simulated as an assembly of particles so that the microscopic mechanism of inter‐ and intra‐particle crack initiation can be straightforwardly considered on the microscopic scale. A laboratory test has been conducted using a gypsum sample model to validate the particle simulation method for explicitly simulating the spontaneous crack initiation phenomenon.Findings – The paper finds that in terms of simulating the macroscopic sliding surface along or around the contact plane between a block and its foundation, both the laboratory test and the particle simulation have produced consistent results. This indicated that the particle simulation metho...