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Research on back analysis of meso-parameters of hydraulic cemented sand and gravel based on Box-Behnken design response surface

Lixia Guo, Yuhang Guo, Ling Zhong, Jiantao Zhu

Abstract

Abstract Cemented sand and gravel (CSG) is a new type of dam-building material. Aiming at the cumbersome process and long calculation time of traditional methods to invert the meso-parameters, a mesophase parameter inversion method based on Box-Behnken Design response surface was proposed. By constructing a response surface simulation test scheme with different inversion parameters (elastic modulus of aggregates, mortars and interfaces, and interfacial tensile strength), the stochastic aggregate model is used to complete the numerical simulation of the damage process, and different results are obtained. The equation between the response variable (stress at different loading times) and the independent variable (inversion parameter) was verified, and the rationality of the response model was verified; the action mechanism of mesophase parameters at different stages on the mechanical properties of the specimen was analysed. The test results are brought into the response surface model, and the meso-parameters are obtained by inverse analysis. The stress–strain curve obtained by numerical simulation with this parameter has an error of 1.1% at the peak stress and 3.27% at the peak strain. The accuracy is high, the number of test groups is much smaller than other conventional inversion methods, and has feasibility of application in CSG.
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OpenAlex topics: Dam Engineering and Safety · Rock Mechanics and Modeling · Drilling and Well Engineering

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Affiliations

School of Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power , Zhengzhou , 450045 , China

Henan Water Valley Research Institute , Zhengzhou , 450046 , China

Henan Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation and Treatment , Zhengzhou , 450002 , China

Fan County Water Conservancy Bureau, Fan County, Puyang City, Henan Province , 457500 , China

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