›› 2012, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (2): 70-73.

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Simulation of Triaxial Tests of Marble Samples through the Particle Flow Code

YAO Tao1, REN Wei2,QUE Kunsheng3, WANG Yundong4   

  1. (1. Standard and Norms Research Institute, Ministry of Housing and UrbanRural Development, Beijing, 100835; 2. Wuhan Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071; 3. Zhejiang Electric Power Design Institute, Hangzhou, 310012;4. WISDRI Engineering & Research Incorporation Limited, Wuhan, 430223)
  • Received:2011-05-17 Online:2012-04-20 Published:2012-04-27

Abstract: The paper simulates triaxial tests of marble under different confining pressures by the particle flow code (PFC). It is noted that the micro parameters derived from the uniaxial tests can be used to simulate triaxial tests. The comparisons between the results of PFC numerical simulations and laboratory test show good agreement with the tested Mohr-Coulomb strength parameters. However, the PFC simulations could not reflect the change of the elastic modulus in the actual testing. The significant differences also exist in the tested and simulated Poisson's Ratio values.

Key words: Particle Flow Coe Simulation, Uniaxial Compression, Triaxial Compression, Rock Shear Strength, Deformation of Rock Samples