Abstract
This paper reports the development of a particle breakage model within a finite-element (FE) framework based on the modified Mohr–Coulomb model (MMC). A modified form of the strength-dilatancy relationship is used to incorporate additional energy consumed due to particle breakage. A new particle breakage index is introduced and constitutively linked to the mobilized friction angle. The model is verified against carefully conducted drained triaxial tests on medium-dense calcareous sand obtained from offshore Australia as well as other published data. The model is implemented in the FE program ABAQUS for both small strain and large deformation FE analyses in practical field problems. Several important microscopic observations can be made from the proposed model that are not limited to identifying soil regions where particle breakage is maximized. Due to its inherent simplicity, the newly developed model can provide reasonable predictions for soil-structure interaction problems in calcareous sands.
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Acknowledgments
The triaxial compression tests of this study were performed during the lead author’s visit to the University of Western Australia. His visit was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2020A1515010745) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2019MS119). The second author is an ARC Future Fellow and is supported by the ARC Project FT190100735. This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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