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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 249, 2021
Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
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Article Number | 11010 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | Geomaterials | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124911010 | |
Published online | 07 June 2021 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124911010
Anisotropic nature of the capillary stress tensor
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Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Canada
* e-mail: mojtaba.farahnaklang@ucalgary.ca
** e-mail: wan@ucalgary.ca
*** e-mail: mehdi.pouragha@carleton.ca
Published online: 7 June 2021
The paper describes a micromechanical approach that explores the anisotropic nature of the capillary stress tensor and its evolution in pendular granular materials via Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) simulations. Dimensionless parameters are used to address the conditions under which the contribution of capillarity (or cohesive interparticle forces) to the stress transmission within a Representative Elementary Volume (REV) is expected to be considerable. From a series of suction-controlled conventional triaxial tests, numerical results show that the significance of the capillary stress and the relative magnitude of its mean to deviatoric components is directly connected to the characteristic particle size and applied stress. In addition, it is shown that the anisotropic character of the capillary stress tensor intensifies with increasing suction. Furthermore, a simple shear test is conducted at constant mean stress to reveal the development of deviatoric capillary stresses in the absence of any change in mean stress, which cannot be captured by the commonly used Bishop’s stress expression.
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