Method of validation of deformation properties of non-cohesive soil within the “wheel–soil” contact problem
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Abstract
Introduction (problem statement and relevance). There is a need to predict and analyze the permissible loading level of the vehicle running gear and soil without conducting a large number of experiments in the field. The obtained results of the study will make it possible to analyze impact of road & soil operational conditions on the choice of the running gear parameters during the vehicle design stage.
The purpose of the study is to verify and validate the process of imitation of running gear interaction (using the example of a rigid wheel/die) with deformable soil (e.g. dry sand).
Methodology and research methods. The model is presented based on the licensed software EDEM, its application is realized by using the method of computer-aided simulation modelling. The solution of the problem is based on the verification and validation results of laboratory and computer-simulated physical processes of the known “wheel/die–soil” contact problem.
Scientific novelty and results. Comparison with the laboratory experiment results was performed: 1) by the internal friction angle of original and artificial sand, the difference in values does not exceed 4%;
2) by the track depth in case of an in-plane shear, within the interval of average pressures of 50–130 kPa in the contact patch, the difference does not exceed 5–10%. A conclusion has been made that it is possible to predict the non-cohesive soil deformation properties measures based on the “sinkage–free shear” process model using the example of an active rigid wheel/die within the set ratios of the vertical and shear loads in the contact patch of the vehicle running gear.
Practical significance. It is the first time when a study deals with digital simulation of mechanical behavior of the wheel contact patch when the wheel moves on non-cohesive artificial soil. The results of the study can be applied in choosing the type of or designing the vehicle running gear.
About the Authors
N. S. Volskaya
Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Bauman Moscow State Technical University”; Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute” (FSUE “NAMI”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Volskaya N.S. – D.Sc. (Eng), professor
Moscow 105005
Moscow 125438
I. V. Basmanov
Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Bauman Moscow State Technical University”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Basmanov I.V. – postgraduate
Moscow 105005
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Volskaya N.S., Basmanov I.V. Method of validation of deformation properties of non-cohesive soil within the “wheel–soil” contact problem. Trudy NAMI. 2025;(4):96-111. (In Russ.) EDN: VBPUUN
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