Lattice Boltzmann-Discrete Element Modeling Simulation of SCC Flowing Process for Rock-Filled Concrete.

堆石混凝土自密实混凝土流动过程的格子玻尔兹曼-离散元模拟

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Since invented in 2003, rock-filled concrete (RFC) has gained much attention and has been successfully applied in more and more civil and hydraulic projects in China. This study developed a numerical framework to simulate self-compacting concrete (SCC) flows in the voids among rocks of RFC, which couples the lattice Boltzmann method and discrete element method (DEM). The multiple-relaxation-time scheme is used to simulate self-compacting mortar (SCM) for better stability while the motion of coarse aggregates in SCC is simulated with DEM. The immersed moving boundary method is incorporated to deal with the interactions between coarse aggregates and SCM. After validation, the coupled framework is applied to study SCC flows in a single channel and in porous media with multi-channels. A passing factor was proposed and calculated to describe quantitatively the passing ability of SCC through a single channel. The study found that jamming of SCC occurs when the ratio of the gap width to particle diameter is smaller than 2.0 and the jamming risk increases with solid particles fraction while the passing ability has a weak relation with the pressure gradient. Further, SCC flow is self-tuning in porous media with multi-channels and it is prone to go through larger or wider gaps. Exceeded existence of narrow gaps will significantly increase the jamming risk.
自2003年发明以来,堆石混凝土(RFC)受到了广泛关注,并已成功应用于中国越来越多的土木和水利工程中。本研究开发了一个数值框架,用于模拟堆石混凝土石块间空隙中的自密实混凝土(SCC)流动,该框架耦合了格子玻尔兹曼方法(LBM)和离散元方法(DEM)。采用多松弛时间格式模拟自密实砂浆(SCM)以获得更好的稳定性,同时利用离散元方法模拟自密实混凝土中粗骨料的运动。引入浸没运动边界法来处理粗骨料与自密实砂浆之间的相互作用。经过验证后,该耦合框架被应用于研究单通道及多通道多孔介质中的自密实混凝土流动。提出并计算了一个通过因子,用以定量描述自密实混凝土通过单通道的能力。研究发现,当间隙宽度与颗粒直径之比小于2.0时,自密实混凝土会发生堵塞;堵塞风险随固体颗粒体积分数的增加而增加,而通过能力与压力梯度的相关性较弱。此外,自密实混凝土在多通道多孔介质中的流动具有自调节性,且倾向于通过较大或较宽的间隙。窄间隙的过度存在将显著增加堵塞风险。
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Authors Chen, Song-Gui;Zhang, Chuan-Hu;Jin, Feng;Cao, Peng;Sun, Qi-Cheng;Zhou, Chang-Jun;
Journal Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
Year 2019
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