Development of a saturation-based Mu(I)-rheology for wet granular materials using discrete element method

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School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, P.O. Box 11155/9567, Iran

Abstract

The discrete element method (DEM) is used to establish a rheological model that relates the apparent viscosity of a granular material to shear rate, normal stress, and water saturation. A theoretical model is developed to determine water distribution and water-induced forces between particles for different saturations. The resulting forces are embedded in a 3D shear cell as a numerical rheometer and a wet specimen is sheared between two walls. A power law rheological model is obtained as a function of inertia number and saturation. It was found that up to a critical saturation, the apparent viscosity increases with saturation and is higher than that of the dry specimen. However, when the saturation exceeds a critical value, the viscosity suddenly drops below that of dry condition. To evaluate the model, the collapse of two-dimensional granular material on a horizontal rigid bed is studied using continuum-based numerical simulation which utilizes the proposed rheological model.

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Scientia Iranica
Volume 28, Issue 5
Transactions on Mechanical Engineering (B)
September and October 2021
Pages 2719-2732

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  • Receive Date: 16 October 2020
  • Revise Date: 29 November 2020
  • Accept Date: 08 February 2021

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