期刊
NATURAL HAZARDS
卷 108, 期 2, 页码 1469-1488出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-04741-6
关键词
Rockfall; Soil cushion layer; Particle size; Impact force; Discrete element method
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52039007]
- Youth Science and Technology Innovation Research Team Fund of Sichuan Province [2020JDTD0001]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [XJ2021002702]
- program of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province [2021YJ0033]
This study investigates the influence of particle size on the buffering efficiency of a soil cushion layer through experimental and numerical tests. It is found that particle size can significantly affect the impact force, especially in high-velocity impacts. These findings offer insights for designing effective soil cushion layers for protection structures.
Soil cushion layers are commonly paved in front of protection structures to avoid the direct impact of rockfall and debris flow. This study is devoted to investigating the influence of particles size on the buffering efficiency of a soil cushion layer by experimental and numerical tests. A series of experimental tests are performed by releasing a spherical granite rock block from different heights to impact onto a soil cushion layer consisting of uniformly graded particles. The influence of particle grading on the buffering efficiency is then analyzed in a set of parametric studies. The impact force of rock block and the interacting force at the interface between the soil layer and the protection structure are monitored and evaluated. The discrete element method is utilized to explore the cratering process of rock block, together with the force chains and energy evolutions in the soil cushion layer. The results indicate that soil particles size can influence significantly on the impact force, especially for high-velocity impacts. This effect can be explained by the number and the stability of force chains formed in the granular packing. These findings can provide some insights to designing effective soil cushion layers for protection structures.
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