Effect of Particle Breakage and Shape on the Mechanical Behaviors of Granular Materials

Table 3

Percentage of locked contact.

TC numerical simulation tests		Fd	Number of total contacts	Number of locked contacts	Locked contact percentage
(kPa)	100	150	10216	3522	34.48
		160	10577	3386	32.01
		170	10794	3157	29.25
		180	13400	3589	26.78
	300	150	10829	3915	36.15
		160	11007	3920	35.61
		170	11695	3937	33.66
		180	14052	3973	28.27
	500	150	10992	4719	42.93
		160	11476	4429	38.59
		170	11878	4172	35.12
		180	14877	4600	30.92