Research Article

In Situ Frost-Heaving Characteristics of Shallow Layer of Soil Slopes in Intermittently Frozen Region Based on PFC3D

Table 2

Main mesoscopic parameters.

ModelsParametersUnitValue

Soil particleRadiusmm0.65–1.3
Densitykg/m32655
Friction coefficient0.5
KnN/m1.2e5
Stiffness ratio8

Soil-soilTensile strengthPa2.1e5
Shear strengthPa1.05e5

Ice particleRadiusmm0.34
Densitykg/m3900
Kn1.2e5
Stiffness ratioN/m1

Ice-iceTensile strengthPa9.5e7
Cohesive forcePa9.5e7

Ice-soilTensile strengthPa1.9e7
Cohesive forcePa1.9e7