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Exploration of the Survival Probability and Shape Evolution of Crushable Particles during One-Dimensional Compression Using Dyed Gypsum Particles

Yu, J; Shen, C; Liu, S; Cheng, YP; (2020) Exploration of the Survival Probability and Shape Evolution of Crushable Particles during One-Dimensional Compression Using Dyed Gypsum Particles. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering , 146 (11) , Article 04020121. 10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002371. Green open access

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Abstract

Observing the fragmentation of individual particles within granular assemblies is a subject of evident theoretical and practical importance. A new technique using dyed gypsum particles (DGPs) to match the broken particles to their parents was adopted in this study. An image-based method of acquiring the shape information of particles from two orthogonal views was proposed. The mass survival probability and shape characteristics of the children particles were analyzed after a series of one-dimensional compression tests on the DGPs. It was found that medium-sized particles in the polydisperse samples underwent more breakage than the other particles, and this might have been attributed to the combined effects of the particle crushing strength and the coordination number. The shape evolution of broken particles and surviving particles showed opposite trends. Because the particles after the test within a given size range consisted of both the broken and surviving particles, their overall shape characteristics did not show a consistent trend. Furthermore, individual particle crushing tests on the children particles suggested that the breakage-induced shape irregularity did not change the Weibull modulus, but had a substantial effect on the magnitude of the survival probability.

Type: Article
Title: Exploration of the Survival Probability and Shape Evolution of Crushable Particles during One-Dimensional Compression Using Dyed Gypsum Particles
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002371
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002371
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Gypsum, Granular materials, Particle size distribution, Probability, Particles, Compression, Compression tests
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10108917
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