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Micromechanical analysis of the surface erosion of a cohesive soil by means of a coupled LBM-DEM model

TitleMicromechanical analysis of the surface erosion of a cohesive soil by means of a coupled LBM-DEM model
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsCuellar P, Philippe P, Bonelli S, Benahmed N, Brunier-Coulin F, Ngoma J, Delenne J-Y, Radjaï F
EditorOnate E, Bischoff M, Owen DRJ
SponsorEuropean Commun Computat Methods Appl Sc, Int Assoc Computat Mech
Conference NameIV International Conference on Particle-based Methods (PARTICLES 2015)
VolumePARTICLE-BASED METHODS IV-FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS
Pagination519-528
Date Publishedsept-30-2015
PublisherInternational Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
Conference LocationSEP 28-30 2015 Barcelona, SPAIN
KeywordsCohesion, DEM, LBM, Surface erosion
Abstract

The elementary mechanisms driving the ubiquitous surface erosion of cohesive geomaterials can be analysed from a micromechanical perspective combining well-known numerical techniques. Here, a coupled model combining the Discrete Element and Lattice Boltzmann methods (DEM-LBM) provides an insight into the solid-fluid interaction during the transient erosion caused by a vertical fluid jet impinging on the surface of a granular assembly. The brittle cementation providing cohesion between the solid grains is described here by means of a simple bond model with a single-parameter yield surface. The initial topology of the surface erosion tends to mimic the profile of fluid velocity directly above the soil surface. We find that both the rate of erosion and the magnitude of eroded mass depend directly on the micromechanical strength of the single solid bonds.

URLhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01269324
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