NDLI: A simple distinct element modeling of the mechanical behavior of methane hydrate-bearing sediments in deep seabed

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Author	Jiang, M. J. Sun, Y. G. Yang, Q. J.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The study on the mechanical behavior of methane hydrate-bearing sediments (HBS) in deep seabed is of great significance for the safe exploitation of methane hydrate in the future. Recent studies have shown that the mechanical behavior of HBS is significantly influenced by methane hydrate since it leads to cementation among soil grains. For better understanding its microscopic mechanical mechanism, this paper presents a simple numerical model of HBS using the distinct element method (DEM). First, a set of tests on two bonded aluminum rods were performed under different loading paths with a specially designed apparatus. Then, a simple bond contact model was proposed based on the experimental data and implemented into our two-dimensional DEM code, NS2D. Finally, a series of drained biaxial compression tests under different confining stresses on HBS samples with different bond strengths, which are used to represent different methane hydrate saturations $$(S_{\mathrm{MH}})$$ , were carried out with this code. By comparing the results of numerical simulations with the experimental data obtained from triaxial compression tests, the study shows that the DEM incorporating the new bond contact model is capable of capturing the main mechanical characteristics of HBS such as the strain softening and dilation. And it can also capture that (a) the peak shear strength increases as $$S_{\mathrm{MH}}$$ or the confining stress increases, while the dilation increases as $$S_{\mathrm{MH}}$$ increases or the confining stress decreases; (b) both the cohesion and friction angle increase with the increasing of $$S_{\mathrm{MH}}$$ , but the influence of $$S_{\mathrm{MH}}$$ on the cohesion is much more significant than on the friction angle.
Starting Page	209
Ending Page	220
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14345021
Journal	Granular Matter
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14347636
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2013-02-24
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Methane hydrate-bearing sediments Mechanical properties Cementation Contact behaviour Distinct element method Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics Engineering Fluid Dynamics Materials Science Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Physics and Astronomy Mechanics of Materials Materials Science

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