The mechanical behavior of continuous fiber reinforced granular columns is simulated by means of a Discrete Element Model. Spherical particles are randomly deposited simultaneously with a wire, that is deployed following different patterns inside of a flexible cylinder for triaxial compression testing. We quantify the effect of three different fiber deployment patterns on the failure envelope, represented by Mohr-Coulomb cones, and derive suggestions for improved deployment strategies.
@article{arxiv.1511.05705,
title = {Continuous Wire Reinforcement for Jammed Granular Architecture},
author = {Matthias Fauconneau and Falk K. Wittel and Hans J. Herrmann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.05705},
year = {2015}
}