{"title":"基于离散元的充水裂隙岩体冻融损伤研究","authors":"Fengqi Shen , Wenliang Qiu , Kai Xie , Mingming Xing , Haowei Zhu , Shibo Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107343","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Freeze–thaw damage to fractured rock severely threatens the safety of geotechnical engineering. The existing studies lack numerical modeling of freeze–thaw cycles in fractured rock. In this study, a discrete element model (DEM)-based method for simulating freeze–thaw damage in water-bearing fractured rock is proposed. Frost expansion of pore water and fracture water is simulated using the particle expansion method and effective volume expansion method, respectively. Changes in the water content during freeze–thaw cycles are considered. The proposed model is validated by comparison with laboratory results. The evolution of freeze–thaw damage and cracking behavior are analyzed for different numbers of freeze–thaw cycles and different fracture inclinations. The numerical results reveal that the effect of freeze–thaw damage caused by fracture water is greater than that of damage caused by pore water after a few freeze–thaw cycles. After 40 freeze–thaw cycles, the peak stress of the fractured rock decreases by 67%. The cracking resistance range of the fracture controls the freeze–thaw damage, and for standard samples, the freeze–thaw damage of the 0° fracture inclination rock is the greatest. The fracture inclination first controls the direction of fracture propagation and then shifts to the localized damage zone. This numerical approach provides a meaningful tool for understanding freeze–thaw damage and frost cracking in engineering application in cold regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55217,"journal":{"name":"Computers and Geotechnics","volume":"185 ","pages":"Article 107343"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"A discrete element-based study of freeze–thaw damage in water-filled fractured rock\",\"authors\":\"Fengqi Shen , Wenliang Qiu , Kai Xie , Mingming Xing , Haowei Zhu , Shibo Huang\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107343\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>Freeze–thaw damage to fractured rock severely threatens the safety of geotechnical engineering. The existing studies lack numerical modeling of freeze–thaw cycles in fractured rock. In this study, a discrete element model (DEM)-based method for simulating freeze–thaw damage in water-bearing fractured rock is proposed. Frost expansion of pore water and fracture water is simulated using the particle expansion method and effective volume expansion method, respectively. Changes in the water content during freeze–thaw cycles are considered. The proposed model is validated by comparison with laboratory results. The evolution of freeze–thaw damage and cracking behavior are analyzed for different numbers of freeze–thaw cycles and different fracture inclinations. The numerical results reveal that the effect of freeze–thaw damage caused by fracture water is greater than that of damage caused by pore water after a few freeze–thaw cycles. After 40 freeze–thaw cycles, the peak stress of the fractured rock decreases by 67%. The cracking resistance range of the fracture controls the freeze–thaw damage, and for standard samples, the freeze–thaw damage of the 0° fracture inclination rock is the greatest. The fracture inclination first controls the direction of fracture propagation and then shifts to the localized damage zone. This numerical approach provides a meaningful tool for understanding freeze–thaw damage and frost cracking in engineering application in cold regions.</div></div>\",\"PeriodicalId\":55217,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Computers and Geotechnics\",\"volume\":\"185 \",\"pages\":\"Article 107343\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":5.3000,\"publicationDate\":\"2025-05-22\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Computers and Geotechnics\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"5\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266352X25002927\",\"RegionNum\":1,\"RegionCategory\":\"工程技术\",\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q1\",\"JCRName\":\"COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Computers and Geotechnics","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266352X25002927","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS","Score":null,"Total":0}
A discrete element-based study of freeze–thaw damage in water-filled fractured rock
Freeze–thaw damage to fractured rock severely threatens the safety of geotechnical engineering. The existing studies lack numerical modeling of freeze–thaw cycles in fractured rock. In this study, a discrete element model (DEM)-based method for simulating freeze–thaw damage in water-bearing fractured rock is proposed. Frost expansion of pore water and fracture water is simulated using the particle expansion method and effective volume expansion method, respectively. Changes in the water content during freeze–thaw cycles are considered. The proposed model is validated by comparison with laboratory results. The evolution of freeze–thaw damage and cracking behavior are analyzed for different numbers of freeze–thaw cycles and different fracture inclinations. The numerical results reveal that the effect of freeze–thaw damage caused by fracture water is greater than that of damage caused by pore water after a few freeze–thaw cycles. After 40 freeze–thaw cycles, the peak stress of the fractured rock decreases by 67%. The cracking resistance range of the fracture controls the freeze–thaw damage, and for standard samples, the freeze–thaw damage of the 0° fracture inclination rock is the greatest. The fracture inclination first controls the direction of fracture propagation and then shifts to the localized damage zone. This numerical approach provides a meaningful tool for understanding freeze–thaw damage and frost cracking in engineering application in cold regions.
期刊介绍:
The use of computers is firmly established in geotechnical engineering and continues to grow rapidly in both engineering practice and academe. The development of advanced numerical techniques and constitutive modeling, in conjunction with rapid developments in computer hardware, enables problems to be tackled that were unthinkable even a few years ago. Computers and Geotechnics provides an up-to-date reference for engineers and researchers engaged in computer aided analysis and research in geotechnical engineering. The journal is intended for an expeditious dissemination of advanced computer applications across a broad range of geotechnical topics. Contributions on advances in numerical algorithms, computer implementation of new constitutive models and probabilistic methods are especially encouraged.