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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 | 14018 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | Particle Simulations and Particle-Based Methods | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124914018 | |
Published online | 07 June 2021 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124914018
Analytical and DEM studies of thermal stress in granular materials
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
* Corresponding author: t.morimoto@imperial.ac.uk
Published online: 7 June 2021
The ability to predict thermal-induced stresses in granular materials is of practical importance across a range of disciplines ranging from process engineering to geotechnical engineering. This study presents an analytical formula to predict thermal-induced stress increments in mono-disperse granular materials subject to an initial isotropic stress state. A complementary series of DEM simulations were carried out to explore the applicability of the proposed analytical formula. The comparative analysis showed that the proposed expression can accurately predict stress changes in packings where there are negligible particle displacements as a consequence of the thermal loading (e.g. regular packings and medium/dense random packings); however large errors were observed in loose samples with a random packing.
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