Particle breakage in soils is a well-recognised behaviour. Conventional methods for quantifying the process rely on calculating area between particle size distribution (PSD) curves produced before and after crushing. A key aspect of understanding across different size/sieve fractions. Grading entropy coordinates allow representation any PSD to be shown as single point Cartesian plane are able t...

The paper presents a detailed experimental investigation of particle breakage in three kinds loess, i.e., sandy silty loess and clayey loess. It is firstly found that can occur within oedometer test, which results better-graded soil at the end test. Initial stresses for both are less than 0.5 MPa, about 2 MPa relative (Br) used to evaluate degree, it all tested, Br increases with increasing loa...

It has been observed that the pattern of particle impact breakage in two-dimensional systems is a result of two mechanisms. AMechanism IB accounts for the breakage induced by the stresses that appear in unbroken particles. AMechanism IIB breakage is due to the buckling of the Mechanism I fragments. The purpose of this paper is to try and understand the parameters that govern the magnitude of th...

In this work, we introduce mechanistic considerations in nonlinear milling of particulate material. We show that the mobility of the powder can have a significant effect on the breakage frequency. During grinding, the change in particle size leads to changes in the mobility of the powder which in turn alters the breakage rate. The mechanistic modeling, being able to accommodate different respon...

The breakage induced in single circular particles that impact on solid plates has been studied using a two-dimensional simulation of solid fracture. The simulation allows the computer 'experimenter' to vary independently material properties such as Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio and work of fracture, flexibility that is unavailable in direct experimentation. Where comparison is possible, the ...

In process engineering, the breakage behavior of particles is needed for the modeling and optimization of comminution processes. A popular tool to describe (dynamic) processes is population balance modeling (PBM), which captures the statistical distribution of particle properties and their evolution over time. It has been suggested previously to split up the description of breakage into a machi...