Experimental Study on the Critical-State and Energy Dissipation Behaviors of Rubber–Sand Mixtures
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 3
Abstract
In the present study, a number of triaxial tests were conducted to examine the shear behavior of rubber–sand mixtures, with an emphasis placed on the critical-state line and energy performance. The experimental results indicated that under otherwise similar conditions, the deviatoric stress reduces with increasing rubber content but increases with increasing confining pressure. The promotion of confining pressure and rubber content contributed to increased contractiveness of rubber–sand mixtures (RSM) in shear. The position of the critical-state line (CSL) in the e–lnp′ plane depended on both rubber content and confining pressure, and it shifted toward the right (or upward) direction with an increase of confining pressure and rotated in a clockwise direction with an increase of rubber content. The slope of the critical-state line (M) in the q−p′ plane decreased as the rubber content increased. In addition, the energy analysis indicated that most work input is dissipated, with the stored elastic potential energy taking a minor proportion. The energy dissipation decreased with increasing rubber content and increased with increasing consolidation pressure. Macroscopically, this was associated with the stress level within a specimen and microscopically linked with the contact force level and related energy dissipation through the interparticle friction behaviors.
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All data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52078507 and 42071078) and the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou City (No. 202002030195).
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