An Experimental Investigation of Compaction-Induced Breakage and Ultimate State for Rock Granular Materials

Rock granular materials are among the most common solid filling materials, and their mechanical behavior depends on their grading, which changes due to breakage during loading and compaction. This study conducted compaction experiments on rock granular materials to investigate compaction characteris...

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Main Authors: Hailing Kong, Xinyu Miao, Chengzhen Zuo, Kongyu Hu, Luzhen Wang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/adce/5045428
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description Rock granular materials are among the most common solid filling materials, and their mechanical behavior depends on their grading, which changes due to breakage during loading and compaction. This study conducted compaction experiments on rock granular materials to investigate compaction characteristics, grain size distribution (GSD) evolution, breakage, and fractal behavior and to explore the ultimate breakage state during the compaction process. Although the breakage index theoretically suggested the existence of a crushing limit, experimental results did not confirm this. In this paper, the fractal dimension was used as an effective approach to explore the crushing limit and ultimate distribution of rock granular materials. The fractal dimension ranged from 2.33 to 2.55 for single-size samples and from 2.60 to 2.78 for mixed samples, as determined through mathematical calculations. Understanding the crushing limit of granular materials can assist engineers in designing optimal filling ratios and allowable compaction levels for solid material filling applications.
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spelling doaj-art-3dfb19cde51d4c8c8882c6e418bc514d2025-08-20T03:10:34ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80942025-01-01202510.1155/adce/5045428An Experimental Investigation of Compaction-Induced Breakage and Ultimate State for Rock Granular MaterialsHailing Kong0Xinyu Miao1Chengzhen Zuo2Kongyu Hu3Luzhen Wang4Civil Engineering DepartmentCivil Engineering DepartmentCivil Engineering DepartmentCivil Engineering DepartmentCivil Engineering DepartmentRock granular materials are among the most common solid filling materials, and their mechanical behavior depends on their grading, which changes due to breakage during loading and compaction. This study conducted compaction experiments on rock granular materials to investigate compaction characteristics, grain size distribution (GSD) evolution, breakage, and fractal behavior and to explore the ultimate breakage state during the compaction process. Although the breakage index theoretically suggested the existence of a crushing limit, experimental results did not confirm this. In this paper, the fractal dimension was used as an effective approach to explore the crushing limit and ultimate distribution of rock granular materials. The fractal dimension ranged from 2.33 to 2.55 for single-size samples and from 2.60 to 2.78 for mixed samples, as determined through mathematical calculations. Understanding the crushing limit of granular materials can assist engineers in designing optimal filling ratios and allowable compaction levels for solid material filling applications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/adce/5045428
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title An Experimental Investigation of Compaction-Induced Breakage and Ultimate State for Rock Granular Materials
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title_short An Experimental Investigation of Compaction-Induced Breakage and Ultimate State for Rock Granular Materials
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