Wheat straw direct shear simulation using discrete element method of fibrous bonded model

2022 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Matthew Schramm ◽  
Mehari Z. Tekeste
Keyword(s):  
Discrete Element Method ◽  
Wheat Straw ◽  
Discrete Element ◽  
Direct Shear ◽  
Element Method

Simulation of Uniaxial Compression for Flexible Fibers of Wheat Straw Using the Discrete Element Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 2025-2034
Author(s):  
Matthew W Schramm ◽  
Mehari Z. Tekeste ◽  
Brian L Steward
Keyword(s):  
Discrete Element Method ◽  
Wheat Straw ◽  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Young's Modulus ◽  
Discrete Element ◽  
Flexible Fibers ◽  
Dem Model ◽  
Element Method

HighlightsSimulation of uniaxial compression was performed with flexible fibers modeled in DEM.Bond-specific DEM parameters were found to be sensitive in uniaxial compression.A calibration technique that is not plunger-dependent is shown and validated.Abstract. To accurately simulate a discrete element method (DEM) model, the material properties must be calibrated to reproduce bulk material behavior. In this study, a method was developed to calibrate DEM parameters for bulk fibrous materials using uniaxial compression. Wheat straw was cut to 100.2 mm lengths. A 227 mm diameter cylindrical container was loosely filled with the cut straw. The material was pre-compressed to 1 kPa. A plunger (50, 150, or 225 mm diameter) was then lowered onto the compressed straw at a rate of 15 mm s-1. This experimental procedure was simulated using a DEM model for different material properties to generate a simulated design of experiment (DOE). The simulated plunger had a travel rate of 40 mm s-1. The contact Young’s modulus, bond Young’s modulus, and particle-to-particle friction DEM parameters were found to be statistically significant in the prediction of normal forces on the plunger in the uniaxial compression test. The DEM calibration procedure was used to approximate the mean laboratory results of wheat straw compression with root mean square (RMS) percent errors of 3.77%, 3.02%, and 13.90% for the 50, 150, and 225 mm plungers, respectively. Keywords: Calibration, DEM, DOE, Flexible DEM particle, Uniaxial compression, Wheat straw.

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