| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 249, 2021
Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
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| Article Number | 14010 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Particle Simulations and Particle-Based Methods | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124914010 | |
| Published online | 07 June 2021 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124914010
Numerical simulations of cone penetration in cemented sandstone
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Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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Private Consultant
* Corresponding author: aigerim.rakhimzhanova@nu.edu.kz
colinthornton18@gmail.com
Published online: 7 June 2021
In this study, three-dimensional simulations of cone penetration tests (CPT) in cemented sandstone have been investigated using the Discrete Element Method (DEM). We generated the realistic grain size distribution of sandstone in the numerical simulations using the Ustyurt-Buzachi Sedimentary Basin samples. Numbers of numerical CPT tests at different bond strength values were performed with the penetrometer vertically moved down at a constant rate. The results of the real-world particle size distribution show that the cone penetration resistance and side friction increase with increasing depths; and with increase in bond strength the cone resistance and side friction decrease, while the friction ratio increases. The result of numerical CPT tests in cemented sandstone was found to be in good agreement with the Soil Behaviour Type (SBT) classification system from CPT data.
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