Toward a Better Understanding of Blast Furnace Raceway Blockages
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DOI: 10.1002/srin.202000227
Abstract: Around 69% of the worldwide steel production is still based on pig iron production through the blast furnace (BF) route. Although the overall process and the chemical reactions inside a BF are well understood, it… read more here.
Keywords: blast; raceway blockages; burden; force chains ... See more keywords
Tunnel excavation in granular media: the role of force chains
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DOI: 10.1007/s10035-021-01141-2
Abstract: We investigate how force chains in a granular packing influence and change during a tunnel excavation process. A two-dimensional (2D) frictional cohensionless packing is considered under gravity and a set of contiguous particles are removed… read more here.
Keywords: force; granular media; force chains; tunnel excavation ... See more keywords
Quantitative Detection of Contact Force Chains in a Model Particle Assembly Using Digital RGB Photoelastic Measurements
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DOI: 10.1007/s12205-020-0947-8
Abstract: This paper explains a newly developed technique for identifying particles belonging to the contact force chains in a model particle assembly. This was accomplished through digital image analysis of the color images obtained from photoelastic… read more here.
Keywords: contact force; force; particle; chains model ... See more keywords
Strength of Strained Two‐Phase Mixtures: Application to Rapid Creep and Stress Amplification in Subduction Zone Mélange
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl081252
Abstract: Aseismic creep may occur by distributed deformation in mélange shear zones comprising weak matrix and stronger clast materials. Slow slip events or steady tectonic displacement can be distributed over read more here.
Keywords: stress; strained two; force chains; lange ... See more keywords
Evolution of adaptive force chains in reconfigurable granular metamaterials
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DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00965g
Abstract: We combine discrete element method simulations, evolutionary algorithms, and experiments to search for granular packings of variable modulus (VM) particles arranged in a triangular lattice with optimal bulk mechanical properties. read more here.
Keywords: reconfigurable granular; chains reconfigurable; granular metamaterials; force chains ... See more keywords
Asphalt-Mixture Force Chains Length Distribution and Skeleton Composition Investigation Based on Computational Granular Mechanics
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DOI: 10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0003633
Abstract: AbstractIn asphalt mixtures, external loading transfer paths can be deemed as force chains. The force chains difference can be used to evaluate skeleton structure. In this study, various asphalt mi... read more here.
Keywords: skeleton; force chains; mixture force; asphalt mixture ... See more keywords
From force chains to nonclassical nonlinear dynamics in cemented granular materials.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.105.l022901
Abstract: In this letter, we present evidence for a mechanism responsible for the nonclassical nonlinear dynamics observed in many cemented granular materials that are generally classified as mesoscopic nonlinear elastic materials. We demonstrate numerically that force… read more here.
Keywords: cemented granular; granular materials; force chains; nonlinear dynamics ... See more keywords
A Simulation and Experiment of the Flow Fluctuation Characteristics of a Fertilizer Distribution Apparatus with a Screw from the Perspective of the Force Chain
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DOI: 10.3390/app14031122
Abstract: To investigate the causes of flow fluctuations in a worm-type distributor during the fertilization process, this study employed the discrete element method to simulate the fertilization process. The analysis focused on the influences of force… read more here.
Keywords: distribution; flow fluctuations; force; force chain ... See more keywords
Quantitative Investigation into the Relation between Force Chains and Stress Transmission During High-Velocity Compaction of Powder
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DOI: 10.3938/jkps.74.660
Abstract: High-velocity compaction (HVC), an innovative approach to obtain green compacts with high and uniform density, is widely used in the powder metallurgy industry. In this study, meso force chains, macro stress transmission, and their relation… read more here.
Keywords: chains stress; stress transmission; force; force chains ... See more keywords