The distribution and amount of ground ice on Mars is an important issue to be addressed for the future exploration of the planet.The occurrence of interstitial ice in Martian frozen ground is indicated by landforms,su...The distribution and amount of ground ice on Mars is an important issue to be addressed for the future exploration of the planet.The occurrence of interstitial ice in Martian frozen ground is indicated by landforms,such as fluidized ejecta craters,softened terrain,and fretted channels.How-ever,experimental data on the rheology of ice-rock mixture under Martian physical conditions are sparse,and the amount of ground ice that is required to produce the viscous deformation observed in Martian ice-related landforms is still unknown.In our study,we put forward a three-dimensional non-Newtonian viscous finite element model to investigate the behavior of ice-rock mixtures numeri-cally.The randomly distributed tetrahedral elements are generated in regular domain to represent the natural distribution of ice-rock materials.Numerical simulation results show that when the volume of rock is less than 40%,the rheology of the mixture is dominated by ice,and there is occurrence of a brittle-ductile transition when ice fraction reaches a certain value.Our preliminary results contribute to the knowledge of the determination of the rheology and ice content in Martian ice-rock mixture.The presented model can also be utilized to evaluate the amount of ground ice on Mars.展开更多
Frost heave in water-bearing rock masses poses significant threats to geotechnical engineering.This paper developed a novel three-dimensional(3D)frost model,based on the combined finite-discrete element method(FDEM),t...Frost heave in water-bearing rock masses poses significant threats to geotechnical engineering.This paper developed a novel three-dimensional(3D)frost model,based on the combined finite-discrete element method(FDEM),to investigate the frost heave process in rock masses where thermal transfer,water migration,water-ice phase transition(ice growth)and ice-rock interaction are explicitly simulated.The proposed model is first validated against existing experimental and analytical solutions,and further applied to investigate path-dependent frost heave behavior under various freezing conditions.Results show that freezing direction plays a vital role in the dynamic ice growth and ice-rock interaction,thus affecting the frost heave behavior.In the top-down freezing regime,ice plugs form first at the crack's top surface,sealing the crack and preventing water migration,which can amplify ice pressure.Parametric studies,including rock Young's modulus,ice-rock friction,and rock hydraulic conductivity,further reveal that the temporal aspects of ice development and rock mechanical response strongly affect ice-rock interaction and hence the frost heave mechanism.Furthermore,some typical phenomena(e.g.water/ice extrusion and frost cracking)can also be well captured in this model.This novel numerical framework sheds new light on frost heave behavior and enriches our understanding of frost heave mechanisms and ice-rock interaction processes within cold environment engineering projects.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Pro-gram of China (No. 2008CB425701)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40774049)+2 种基金the National Science and Technology Project (No. SinoProbe-07)Institute of Earthquake Science,China Earthquake Administration,and Senior Visiting Professorship of Chinese Academy of SciencesCMG Program of the U.S. National Science Foundation
文摘The distribution and amount of ground ice on Mars is an important issue to be addressed for the future exploration of the planet.The occurrence of interstitial ice in Martian frozen ground is indicated by landforms,such as fluidized ejecta craters,softened terrain,and fretted channels.How-ever,experimental data on the rheology of ice-rock mixture under Martian physical conditions are sparse,and the amount of ground ice that is required to produce the viscous deformation observed in Martian ice-related landforms is still unknown.In our study,we put forward a three-dimensional non-Newtonian viscous finite element model to investigate the behavior of ice-rock mixtures numeri-cally.The randomly distributed tetrahedral elements are generated in regular domain to represent the natural distribution of ice-rock materials.Numerical simulation results show that when the volume of rock is less than 40%,the rheology of the mixture is dominated by ice,and there is occurrence of a brittle-ductile transition when ice fraction reaches a certain value.Our preliminary results contribute to the knowledge of the determination of the rheology and ice content in Martian ice-rock mixture.The presented model can also be utilized to evaluate the amount of ground ice on Mars.
基金supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(Grant Nos.Discovery 341275,and CRDPJ 543894-19)NSERC/Energi Simulation Industrial Research Chair programState Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection Open Fund(Grant No.SKLGP2024K001).
文摘Frost heave in water-bearing rock masses poses significant threats to geotechnical engineering.This paper developed a novel three-dimensional(3D)frost model,based on the combined finite-discrete element method(FDEM),to investigate the frost heave process in rock masses where thermal transfer,water migration,water-ice phase transition(ice growth)and ice-rock interaction are explicitly simulated.The proposed model is first validated against existing experimental and analytical solutions,and further applied to investigate path-dependent frost heave behavior under various freezing conditions.Results show that freezing direction plays a vital role in the dynamic ice growth and ice-rock interaction,thus affecting the frost heave behavior.In the top-down freezing regime,ice plugs form first at the crack's top surface,sealing the crack and preventing water migration,which can amplify ice pressure.Parametric studies,including rock Young's modulus,ice-rock friction,and rock hydraulic conductivity,further reveal that the temporal aspects of ice development and rock mechanical response strongly affect ice-rock interaction and hence the frost heave mechanism.Furthermore,some typical phenomena(e.g.water/ice extrusion and frost cracking)can also be well captured in this model.This novel numerical framework sheds new light on frost heave behavior and enriches our understanding of frost heave mechanisms and ice-rock interaction processes within cold environment engineering projects.
