Numerical Simulation Study of Cavity Formation in Soil under Blast Load
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Abstract
The main applications of civil explosives in soils are soil compaction, mass excavation, and in situ pile creation. The suitability of explosives for each of these applications strongly depends upon the explosive properties and the soil properties. For those reasons, a reliable estimation or process simulation regarding cost efficiency and explosive work ability in the soil with known soil parameters is relevant. This paper presents a numerical simulation study of different types of soil (different amounts of gravel, sand, silt, and clay) under a blast load modeled using Ansys 2020 R1 Autodyn 2D hydrocode, with different types of explosives. The calculated results from the Ansys 2020 R1 Autodyn 2D and the experimental results obtained from the in situ cavity formation caused by blasting are presented. The Jones–Wilkins–Lee (JWL) equation of state parameters was calculated using EXPLO5 V7.01.01 supported by experimental data, while the soil and explosive properties were measured in laboratory and in situ.
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OpenAlex topics: Seismic Waves and Analysis · Geophysical Methods and Applications · Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
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Faculty of Mining Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Zagreb, Hallerova aleja 7, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
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