Research Article

Mechanical Modeling of Frozen Coarse-Grained Materials Incorporating Microscale Investigation

Table 1

Basic physical characteristics of the frozen coarse-grained material.

ParametersValues

Maximum diameter, Dmax (mm)10
Diameter at 10% finer, D10 (mm)0.508
Diameter at 30% finer, D30 (mm)4.8
Diameter at 60% finer, D60 (mm)7
Uniformity coefficient, Cu13.78
Curvature coefficient, Cc6.48
Maximum dry density, ρd,max (g/cm3)2.02
Optimum moisture content, opt (%)4.5