• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2017.04a
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• pp.9-9
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• 2017

입자거동해석소프트웨어(EDEM)은 DEM(Discrete Element Method)기법을 이용한 입자 거동 전용 해석툴로 입자 유입량, 위치 등을 조절하여 입자거동과 관련된 제품 개발, 프로세스 최적화를 위한 비용 및 시간 절감에 활용도가 뛰어난 소프트웨어이다. EDEM을 활용하기 위해선 적용대상에 대한 물성치를 적용하여야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 EDEM를 이용하여 현재 연구개발 중인 카드클리너 방식의 고추 선별기의 성능을 분석을 수행하기 위해 고추 물성측정 실험을 수행 하였다. EDEM을 이용한 입자거동해석에 필요한 개인 물성치에는 포아송비, 전단탄성계수, 밀도가 있다. 또한 입자-입자, 입자-Geometry 간의 상호관계를 위한 물성치인 반발계수, 정지마찰계수, 구름마찰계수가 필요하다. 공시 시료인 고추는 광주광역시 남구 승촌동 소재의 개인농가 Plastic 온실로 재배된 '천상'품종을 사용하였다. 푸아송 비와, 전단 탄성계수를 측정하기 위한 인장시험기기로는 만능인장시험기(TA-XT2, Stable Micro, 영국)를 이용하였으며, 인장에 의한 고추의 변형량 축정은 초고속카메라(NX4-SI, IDT, 미국)을 이용하였다. 밀도는 비중병법에 기초하여 질량과 부피를 측정하여 밀도를 계산하였다. 반발계수는 고추의 충돌 실험을 통해 변화한 높이를 이용하여 계산하였고, 충동 실험을 통해 변화한 높이는 초고속카메라를 이용하여 측정하였다. 정지마찰계수와 구름마찰계수는 고추의 미끄러짐이 시작하는 각도와 등속도 운동으로 구르는 각도를 초고속카메라를 이용하여 측정 후 계산하였다. 모든 실험은 3번 반복을 통해 평균값을 시험 결과 값으로 이용하였다. 고추의 대한 물성치 실험결과 고추의 푸아송 비는 0.294(std : 0.2), 전단탄성계수 4.624E+06 Pa, 밀도 $600kg/m^3$로 나타났다. 또한 입자-입자 간의 물성치인 반발계수는 0.383, 정지마찰계수는 0.455, 구름마찰 계수는 0.043로 나타났다. 추후 본 연구에서 측정한 고추의 물성치를 적용한 EDEM 입자거동해석 시뮬레이션을 통해 카드클리너 방식의 고추 선별기의 성능에 대한 분석을 하고자 한다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.175-183
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• 2014

This study investigates the response of structures to tunnelling-induced ground movements in clay ground, varying tunnel excavation condition (tunnel depth and diameter), tunnel construction condition (ground loss), and tunnel ground condition (soft clay and stiff clay). Four-story block-bearing structures have been used because the structures can easily be characterized of the extent of damages with crack size and distribution. Numerical parametric studies have been used to investigate of the response of structures to varying tunnelling conditions. Numerical analysis has been conducted using Discrete Element Method (DEM) to have real cracks when the shear and tensile stress exceed the maximum shear and tensile strength. The results of structure responses from various parametric studies have been integrated to consider tunnel excavation condition, tunnel construction condition, and tunnel ground condition and provide a relationship chart among them. Using the chart, the response of structures to tunnelling can easily be evaluated in practice in clay ground.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.148-158
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• 2018

This study investigated the effect of the grinding media of a ball mill under various conditions on the raw material of copper powder during the milling process with a simulation of the discrete element method. Using the simulation of the three-dimensional motion of the grinding media in the stirred ball mill, we researched the grinding mechanism to calculate the force, kinetic energy, and medium velocity of the grinding media. The grinding behavior of the copper powder was investigated by scanning electron microscopy. We found that the particle size increased with an increasing rotation speed and milling time, and the particle morphology of the copper powder became more of a plate type. Nevertheless, the particle morphology slightly depended on the different grinding media of the ball mill. Moreover, the simulation results showed that rotation speed and ball size increased with the force and energy.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.316-326
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of cleavages on indirect tensile strength (ITS) of the granite. Brazilian disc tests and ring tests with three different hole sizes were performed. 2D DEM (Discrete Element Method) simulation was employed to further understand the failure process during the tests and the mechanism behind. Results show that ITS decreases across hardway, grain and rift cleavage. Measured average ITS from ring tests is about 2.5 ~ 6.4 times of those measured from Brazilian disc tests, and it decreases with increasing ratio of diameters of inner hole and specimen. Failure pattern in ring tests is influenced by both hole size and relative positions of cleavages parallel and perpendicular to the loading direction.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.204-213
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• 2015

The congestion of pedestrians impedes the utilization efficiency of a subway station. Conflicts among pedestrians due to unseparated pedestrian flows not only increase the impedance of pedestrian mobility but also negatively affect on pedestrian safety. This paper analyzes the travel characteristics of bi-directional pedestrian flow based on microscopic movements, and evaluates the operation efficiency on separating the traffic line. The subway station was simulated in a 2-D grid structure by applying Discrete Element Method, and the movement is organized in each cell of the grid. As a result, the model explicates that separating the traffic line and encouraging the 'Keep right rule' would be mostly effective for the conflicting flows. Therefore, applying the 'Walking Guidance System' would be efficient to improve the pedestrian convenience and mobility.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.401-420
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• 2016

The stability of deep coal roadways with large sections and thick top coal is a typical challenge in many coal mines in China. The innovative Universal Discrete Element Code (UDEC) trigon block is adopted to create a numerical model based on a case study at the Dongtan coal mine in China to better understand the failure mechanism and stability control mechanism of this kind of roadway. The failure process of an unsupported roadway is simulated, and the results suggest that the deformation of the roof is more serious than that of the sides and floor, especially in the center of the roof. The radial stress that is released is more intense than the tangential stress, while a large zone of relaxation appears around the roadway. The failure process begins from partial failure at roadway corners, and then propagates deeper into the roof and sides, finally resulting in large deformation in the roadway. A combined support system is proposed to support roadways based on an analysis of the simulation results. The numerical simulation and field monitoring suggest that the availability of this support method is feasible both in theory and practice, which can provide helpful references for research on the failure mechanisms and scientific support designing of engineering in deep coal mines.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2010.03a
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• pp.314-323
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• 2010

Recently, granular soils having a large particle size are frequently used as a filling material in the construction of foundation, harbor, dam, and so on. The shear behavior of this granular soil plays a key role in the stability of structures. For example, soil particle crushing occurring at the interface between structure and soil and/or within soil mass can cause the disturbance of ground characteristics and consequently induce an issues in respect of stability of structures. In order to investigate the shear behavior according to an existence and nonexistence of particle crushing, numerical analyses were conducted by using the DEM(Discrete Element Method)-based software program PFC(Particle Flow Code). Using the crushing model and non-crushing model which were created in this study, numerical analyses of ring shear test were conducted and their results were analyzed and compared. In general, landslide and slope stability are accompanied by a large displacement and consequently not only a peak strength but also a residual strength are very important in the analysis of landslide and slope stability. However the direct shear test which has been commonly used in the determination of shear strength parameters has a limitation on displacement therefore the residual strength parameters can not be obtained. The characteristics of residual shear behavior were investigated through the numerical analyses in this study.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.1541-1549
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• 2013

This study investigates the response of structures to tunnelling-induced ground movements in sand ground, varying tunnel excavation condition (tunnel depth and diameter), tunnel construction condition (ground loss), ground condition (loose sand and dense sand). Four-story block-bearing structures have been used because the structueres can easily be characterized of the extent of dmages with crack size and distribution. Numerical parametric studies have been used to investigae of the response of structures to varying tunnelling conditions. Numerical analysis has been conducted using Discrete Element Method (DEM) to have real cracks when the shear and tensile stress exceed the maximum shear and tensile strength. The results of structure responses from various parametric studies have been integrated to consider tunnel excavation condition, tunnel construction condition, and ground condition and provided as a relationship chart. Using the chart, the response of structures to tunnelling can easily be evaluated in practice in sand ground.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.7-15
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• 2004

An explosion modeling technique was developed by using the spherical discrete element code, PFC3D, which can be used to model the dynamic stress wave propagation phenomenon. The modeling technique is simply based on an idea that the explosion pressure should be applied to a PFC3D particle assembly not in the form of an external force (body force), but in the form of a contact force (surface force). According to this concept, the explosion pressure is applied to the wall particles by the scheme of radius expansion/contraction of inner-hole particles. The output wall force is compared to the input hole pressure in every time step, and a correction routine is activated to control the radius multiplier of the inner-hole particles. A comparative blast simulation far a cement mortar block of $80\times90\times80mm$ was conducted by using the conventional explosion modeling method and the new one. The results of the simulation are presented in a qualitative fashion.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.31 no.12
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• pp.59-69
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• 2015

This study examined the magnitude and distribution of earth pressure on the support system in a jointed rock mass due to the different joint sets as well as varying the rock type and joint condition (joint shear strength and joint inclination angle). Based on a physical model test and its numerical simulation, a series of numerical parametric analyses were conducted using a discrete element method. The results showed that the induced earth pressure was affected significantly by a joint set depending on the inclusion of the joint inclination angle, which induces a joint sliding condition, but the number of joint sets alone was not important, even though the earth pressure could be increased slightly as the number of joint sets is increased. In addition, the study results were compared with Peck's earth pressure for soil ground, which indicated that the earth pressure in a jointed rock mass could be considerably different from that in soil ground. The study suggests that the effects of joint sets as well as rock type and joint condition are important factors affecting the earth pressure in a jointed rock mass and they should be considered when designing a support system in a jointed rock mass.