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<p>Sandstone is one of the most popular building materials since the earliest times. It has various textures and colours as well as good technical parameters. Sandstones, having such wide applications, are subjected to various external factors during the period of use. So, it is of utmost importance to have a good knowledge of their strength parameters. We employed a numerical method called Discrete Element Method to examine in a non-invasive manner the mechanical strength of industrial sandstones, that are commonly used as broken stones in road construction, cladding material, paving stones, pavement tiles and so on. Various mechanical external factors were considered, such as breaking, compressional and abrasion forces or impact by external objects and vibrations. Fragmentation of the considered sandstones under compressional regime was a source of knowledge about energy storage inside the material and energy release, as well as appearance of fractures inside the matter and final sandstone fragmentation into crumbs.</p>
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Sandstone is one of the most popular building materials since the earliest times. It has various textures and colours as well as good technical parameters. Sandstones, having such wide applications, are subjected to various external factors during the period of use. So, it is of utmost importance to have a good knowledge of their strength parameters. We employed a numerical method called Discrete Element Method to examine in a non-invasive manner the mechanical strength of industrial sandstones, that are commonly used as broken stones in road construction, cladding material, paving stones, pavement tiles and so on. Various mechanical external factors were considered, such as breaking, compressional and abrasion forces or impact by external objects and vibrations. Fragmentation of the considered sandstones under compressional regime was a source of knowledge about energy storage inside the material and energy release, as well as appearance of fractures inside the matter and final sandstone fragmentation into crumbs.

Strength of industrial sandstones modelled with the Discrete Element Method

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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Sandstone is one of the most popular building materials since the earliest times. It has various textures and colours as well as good technical parameters....

Strength of industrial sandstones modelled with the Discrete Element Method

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Oct 09, 2021

Page range: 346 - 365

Received: Dec 31, 2020

Accepted: Jul 08, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2021-0020

Keywords
sandstone strength, material resistance, numerical modelling, uniaxial compression strength, Discrete Element Method, ESyS-Particle

© 2021 Piotr Klejment et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Strength of industrial sandstones modelled with the Discrete Element Method

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Oct 09, 2021

Page range: 346 - 365

Received: Dec 31, 2020

Accepted: Jul 08, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2021-0020

Keywordssandstone strength, material resistance, numerical modelling, uniaxial compression strength, Discrete Element Method, ESyS-Particle

© 2021 Piotr Klejment et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
sandstone strength, material resistance, numerical modelling, uniaxial compression strength, Discrete Element Method, ESyS-Particle