Particle breakage in construction materials: A geotechnical perspective

NJ John, I Khan, S Kandalai, A Patel - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
An extensive review of literature related to particle breakage and crushing has been done in
this paper by filtering out a total of 183 articles from the respective domains. Based upon the …

Experimental investigation on mechanical behavior and particle crushing of calcareous sand retrieved from South China Sea

Y Wu, N Li, X Wang, J Cui, Y Chen, Y Wu… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Calcareous sand containing weak particles originated from the deposition of skeletal
residue of marine organisms is susceptible to significant particle crushing under …

Micromechanical investigation of particle-size effect of granular materials in biaxial test with the role of particle breakage

P Wang, ZY Yin, ZY Wang - Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Understanding the effect of particle size on the shear strength of granular materials is
important for geotechnical design and construction. However, previous studies show …

Effective parameters for the particle breakage of calcareous sands: An experimental study

H Shahnazari, R Rezvani - Engineering geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Calcareous sediments have different behavior under monotonic and cyclic loadings
compared to that of terrigenous soils. Particle breakage is considered the most important …

Physical and mechanical properties of calcareous soils: A review

LJ Xu, X Wang, R Wang, C Zhu… - Marine Georesources & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Calcareous soil is widely distributed throughout tropical areas. Due to its unique
sedimentary environment and soil behaviors, severe engineering problems and disasters …

Mechanical property and deformation behavior of geogrid reinforced calcareous sand

X Ding, Z Luo, Q Ou - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2022 - Elsevier
The strength and deformation properties of maritime geotechnical structures made primarily
of calcareous sand are critical for project safety, and geogrid reinforcement is a promising …

Comparative study on cyclic behavior of marine calcareous sand and terrigenous siliceous sand for transportation infrastructure applications

Z Ding, SH He, YF Sun, TD Xia, QF Zhang - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Calcareous sand has been used as an emerging unbound granular filler to replace siliceous
sand in the construction of marine transportation infrastructure. However, the critical …

Shape characteristics of coral sand from the South China Sea

X Wang, Y Wu, J Cui, CQ Zhu, XZ Wang - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The particle shape of coral sand is a crucial factor that affects its accumulation
characteristics. Two-dimensional particle images of coral sand with different particle sizes …

The effect of temperature on the drained shear behavior of calcareous sand

SH He, HF Shan, TD Xia, ZJ Liu, Z Ding, F Xia - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
In answer to the growing demands for temperature-related engineering applications in
marine geotechnical engineering, this article explores the effect of temperature on the …

Evolution of particle shape produced by sand breakage

Y Xiao, Y Sun, W Zhou, J Shi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents the results of a study on the evolution of particle shape in carbonate
sands that underwent different degrees of particle breakage. Carbonate sand specimens …