Effect of phase structure of an abrasive soil mass on steel wear
A soil mass consists of separate grains and particles with pores between them, which are most frequently filled with water containing gas bubbles (air, water vapour and CO2). Bulk density is one of the three parameters that determines the quantitative ratio between the three phases found in the soil...
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| Published in | AIP conference proceedings Vol. 1946; no. 1 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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25.04.2018
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | A soil mass consists of separate grains and particles with pores between them, which are most frequently filled with water containing gas bubbles (air, water vapour and CO2). Bulk density is one of the three parameters that determines the quantitative ratio between the three phases found in the soil i.e. solid, liquid, and gas. It is a time-varying parameter. Even though bulk density is among the basic characteristics of a soil mass, it has not been so far described in terms of wear impact. The paper presents the results of testing for the rate of abrasive wear of Hardox 500 steel within a soil mass with varied bulk density. The experiment was carried out under laboratory conditions using the “rotating bowl” method in a medium soil with varied moisture content. It was found that for loamy soils, steel wear decreased with an increase in bulk density. |
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| ISSN: | 0094-243X 1551-7616 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.5030316 |