This study presents numerical and experimental models for the analysis of the excavation of soft soils by means of a cutting tool.The computational model is constructed using an Updated Lagrangean(UL)velocity-based Fi...This study presents numerical and experimental models for the analysis of the excavation of soft soils by means of a cutting tool.The computational model is constructed using an Updated Lagrangean(UL)velocity-based Finite Element approach.A hypoplastic formu-lation is employed to describe the constitutive behavior of soft soils.Large displacements and deformations of the ground resulting from the cutting tool-soil interaction are handled by means of the Particle Finite Element method,characterized by a global re-meshing strat-egy and a boundary identification procedure called a-shape technique.The capabilities and performance of the proposed model are demonstrated through comparative analyses between experiments and simulations of cutting tool-soft soil interactions.The experiments are performed using an excavation device at Ruhr-Universita¨t Bochum(RUB),Germany.The main details concerning the setup and calibration and evolution of the measured draft forces are discussed.Selected computational results characterizing the cutting tool-soft soil interaction including the topology of the free surface,void ratio distribution ahead of the tool,spatio-temporal evolution of the reaction forces and abrasive wear behavior are evaluated.展开更多
文摘This study presents numerical and experimental models for the analysis of the excavation of soft soils by means of a cutting tool.The computational model is constructed using an Updated Lagrangean(UL)velocity-based Finite Element approach.A hypoplastic formu-lation is employed to describe the constitutive behavior of soft soils.Large displacements and deformations of the ground resulting from the cutting tool-soil interaction are handled by means of the Particle Finite Element method,characterized by a global re-meshing strat-egy and a boundary identification procedure called a-shape technique.The capabilities and performance of the proposed model are demonstrated through comparative analyses between experiments and simulations of cutting tool-soft soil interactions.The experiments are performed using an excavation device at Ruhr-Universita¨t Bochum(RUB),Germany.The main details concerning the setup and calibration and evolution of the measured draft forces are discussed.Selected computational results characterizing the cutting tool-soft soil interaction including the topology of the free surface,void ratio distribution ahead of the tool,spatio-temporal evolution of the reaction forces and abrasive wear behavior are evaluated.
