循环荷载下吸力锚基础周围孔压响应特性数值研究

吸力锚基础海上安装方便、定位精确且具有较大上拔承载力,可作为张力腿平台的系泊基础,在深水油气工程应用广泛。服役过程中,作用在吸力锚基础上的荷载一般为一定预张力上的单向循环动力作用,动力荷载可分为波频荷载和二阶低频慢漂荷载,其中波频荷载的幅值较小但周期短,低频荷载幅值较大但周期较长。本文建立多孔介质海床中吸力锚在定常力基础上承受循环上拔荷载的有限元模型,对锚体周围的孔压响应特性进行数值计算与分析,重点分析比较波频荷载和低频慢漂荷载作用下的振荡和残余孔压的变化趋势与影响范围。研究表明,循环上拔荷载作用下吸力锚外侧浅层土体孔压累积显著,降低土体有效应力,弱化筒壁-土体摩擦阻力,有可能引起吸力锚失效模式的转化;循环荷载的幅值和周期都将对孔压响应的大小和分布造成一定影响。     

饱和弱化与液化土层的水平极限抗力

通过给饱和砂土层施加反压,模拟地震荷载作用下具有残余孔压的饱和弱化、液化土层。选择粉质细砂与细砂,进行了18组水平荷载作用下桩与饱和弱化、液化土层相互作用的模型试验,研究了饱和弱化、液化土层水平极限抗力随土层残余孔压增加的变化规律。结果表明,随土层中残余孔压增加,水平极限抗力逐渐降低,土层液化后的水平极限抗力大约降低80%~90%。通过定义饱和弱化、液化土层的强度,定量分析了饱和弱化、液化砂土的强度参数与水平极限抗力之间关系。又通过引入土层的残余孔压比折减系数,建立了确定饱和弱化、液化土层等效强度的关系式,进而提出了一种按等效强度确定饱和弱化、液化土层水平极限抗力的方法。     

循环荷载作用下桩周土体强度弱化特性试验研究

软黏土地基在循环周期荷载的连续作用下不会发生液化现象,但是随着循环荷载的周期、振幅、应力的不断增加,土体的有效强度会不断降低,从而引起土体破坏。特别是桩结构在工作期间除了要承受竖向的荷载外,还将受到波浪、冰荷载以及船的撞击荷载。这些荷载一般都具有往复作用的性质,这种往复荷载作用期间会使桩周土体产生疲劳效应,土体结构发生破坏,引起桩周土体的弱化。通过室内动三轴模拟天津码头区域桩周土承受的静（结构荷载）、动（波浪荷载）组合作用,对振动前后桩周土体的强度弱化情况进行研究,试验获得该区域桩周土体在周期荷载作用下,土体土体强度的变化关系。同时提出一个相对较简单且符合试验规律的天津地区桩周土的强度弱化公式,为该地区土体弱化的评估提供参考依据。     

循环荷载作用下结构性软黏土动力特性试验研究

循环荷载作用下软土力学参数呈现衰减劣化的趋势。本文以天津滨海海积软土为研究对象,通过GCTS空心圆柱扭剪仪进行不同波形与幅值动力循环试验,在达到规定振次后停止试验,利用微型十字板测试其抗剪强度,根据典型的动应力-应变滞回曲线确定动压缩模量、阻尼比与动应变的关系。试验结果表明:循环荷载作用下,累积变形量、抗剪强度、动压缩模量、阻尼比演化与波形和幅值有关。幅值相同时,方波产生的累积变形量明显大于正弦波。低幅值时,抗剪强度基本上表现为随振次增加先下降明显,后趋于稳定,与变形一致,属于稳定型;临界应力幅值时,随着振次增加,开始强度下降幅度大,之后下降速率变小,但不趋于稳定。动压缩模量变化趋势与十字板强度演化规律一致,阻尼比变化特征与十字板强度变化呈相反的趋势。     

描述软土不排水循环应力应变响应的拟动力关系

依据等效黏弹性理论与蠕变理论,建立了描述一般应力状态饱和软土不排水循环应力应变响应的拟动力本构关系。该关系包括三个基本参数：循环剪切模量,阻尼比与增量循环累积应变。利用循环剪切模量与阻尼比随土单元八面体剪应变的变化描述循环荷载作用下软土的不排水循环应变,依据Mises蠕变势函数与正交流动法则确定循环累积应变增量。通过饱和软土不固结不排水循环三轴压缩试验确定这些变化关系。按确定出的参数预测循环三轴拉伸与循环扭剪试验结果。预测出的循环拉伸试验剪切模量和阻尼比随八面体剪应变的变化与试验结果吻合。对于循环扭剪试验,当循环偏应力与静偏应力方向一致时,预测出的循环累积应变随循环次数的变化与试验结果基本一致;当循环偏应力与静偏应力作用方向不一致时,预测出的循环累积应变与试验结果相比偏小。     

描述软土不排水循环应力应变响应的拟动力关系

依据等效黏弹性理论与蠕变理论,建立了描述一般应力状态饱和软土不排水循环应力应变响应的拟动力本构关系。该关系包括三个基本参数：循环剪切模量,阻尼比与增量循环累积应变。利用循环剪切模量与阻尼比随土单元八面体剪应变的变化描述循环荷载作用下软土的不排水循环应变,依据Mises蠕变势函数与正交流动法则确定循环累积应变增量。通过饱和软土不固结不排水循环三轴压缩试验确定这些变化关系。按确定出的参数预测循环三轴拉伸与循环扭剪试验结果。预测出的循环拉伸试验剪切模量和阻尼比随八面体剪应变的变化与试验结果吻合。对于循环扭剪试验,当循环偏应力与静偏应力方向一致时,预测出的循环累积应变随循环次数的变化与试验结果基本一致;当循环偏应力与静偏应力作用方向不一致时,预测出的循环累积应变与试验结果相比偏小。     

频率对K_0固结饱和粘土动力特性影响的试验分析

通过循环三轴试验,研究了k0固结饱和粘土在0.5 Hz、0.1 Hz与0.01 Hz循环应力作用下,循环强度与土样破坏时最终累积孔压的变化。结果表明,当循环频率从0.1 Hz减少至0.01 Hz时,若循环应力作用下三轴土样发生应力反向,k0固结饱和粘土循环强度大约降低3%左右;若没有应力反向,且当循环破坏次数从10变化至1 000时,循环强度的降低不超过1%,若循环破坏次数大于1 000时,循环频率的改变对循环强度基本没有影响。对于有应力反向情况,循环频率减小将导致最终累积孔压比增加;对于无应力反向情况,循环频率改变对最终累积孔压比的影响并不显著。循环频率对最终累积孔压比的影响与其对循环强度的影响一致。     

强夯法加固粉土地基室内模型试验研究

为了研究强夯法的加固机理和强夯过程中土体的变形规律,根据模型试验的相似第二定理和量纲分析方法,采用半圆模型夯锤,进行强夯法加固粉土地基室内模型试验;分析了不同夯击次数时,夯沉量和影响深度的变化规律,并对夯击时土体内部的动应力进行了研究。试验结果表明,夯锤夯沉量和影响深度均随夯击次数的增加而增加,并且增幅呈平滑的减缓趋势;当夯击数超过11击后,影响深度与夯沉量之比约为3左右;在土层较浅处,动应力衰减较快,而较深处土体,动应力衰减较慢。     

预应力混凝土双压花锚具性能的低周重复荷载试验研究

通过对预应力混凝土一种新型双压花锚具足尺寸试件的试验,研究了这种锚具在低周重复荷载下的性能及其特点、锚具受周期荷载后再次承受静力荷载作用时的性能以及周期荷载的不同应力循环幅度对锚具性能的影响。试验结果表明:双压花锚具达到了国家标准规定的周期荷载性能要求;随着周期荷载循环次数的增加,锚具每个循环的荷载与变形关系呈近似线弹性关系;锚具在历经50次重复加卸荷后,其静载性能发生了很大变化,而最大承载力和极限变形能力没有降低。     

双向循环荷载下黄土的动变形特性研究

利用SDT-20型动三轴仪在双向循环荷载下探究了黄土的动变形特性,分析了初始循环偏应力、径向动荷载幅值和预剪应力对黄土动变形发展的影响。试验结果表明:双向循环荷载作用下,初始动应力状态对黄土破坏模式有重要影响,初始循环偏应力小于0 k Pa时,黄土呈受拉破坏,初始循环偏应力大于0 k Pa时,黄土呈受压破坏。初始循环偏应力、径向动荷载幅值和预剪应力对黄土的动剪切变形均有明显的影响,初始循环偏应力和径向动荷载幅值的增大均加快了黄土的动剪切变形发展,使土体的破坏更迅速。预剪应力对土体起到预压密作用,黄土的动剪切变形的发展随预剪应力的增大而减缓。当剪切动荷载幅值保持不变时,拉压动荷载幅值的增大明显地加速了黄土动剪切变形的发展,其对土体动剪切变形的影响和剪切动荷载是一致的。     

粘性土地基在动荷载作用下变形分析

通过室内模型试验从宏观与微观结构讨论了粘性土地基分别在静载、动载作用下横向位移、竖向位移随深度的变化规律、地基应变与最大剪应变分布。分析研究了粘性土微结构动态环境能场、外部环境条件变化与其内在介质环境变化之间的密切关联。结果表明,动载比静载作用下的位移、应变、剪应变大得多,特别是对地基的浅表处影响不仅范围大而且深度加大。试验结果还表明偏湿土和受振动的土击数越多,对土的初始结构损伤越厉害,但土的后期结构强度有所提高。     

Seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete frames using buckling‐restrained braces with bearing block load transfer mechanism

A new method of retrofitting reinforced concrete (RC) frames with buckling‐restrained braces (BRBs) to improve frame strength, stiffness and energy dissipation is proposed. Instead of typical post‐installed anchors, load is transferred between the BRB and RC frame through compression bearing between an installed steel frame connected to the BRB, and high‐strength mortar blocks constructed at the four corners of the RC frame. This avoids complex on‐site anchor installation, and does not limit the allowable brace force by the anchor strength. Cyclic displacements of increasing amplitudes were imposed on two RC frame specimens retrofitted with different BRB strength capacities. In one of the frames, the bearing blocks were reinforced with wire mesh to mitigate cracking. A third RC frame was also tested as a benchmark to evaluate the retrofit strength and stiffness enhancements. Test results indicate that the proposed method efficiently transferred loads between the BRBs and RC frames, increasing the frame lateral strength while achieving good ductility and energy‐dissipating capacity. When the bearing block was reinforced with wire mesh, the maximum frame lateral strength and stiffness were more than 2.2 and 3.5 times the RC frame without the BRB respectively. The BRB imposes additional shear demands through the bearing blocks to both ends of the RC beam and column member discontinuity regions (D‐regions). The softened strut‐and‐tie model satisfactorily estimated the shear capacities of the D‐regions. A simplified calculation and a detailed PISA3D analysis were shown to effectively predict member demands to within 13.8% difference of the measured test results. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Field testing of stiffened deep cement mixing piles under lateral cyclic loading

Construction of seaside and underground wall bracing often uses stiffened deep cement mixed columns (SDCM). This research investigates methods used to improve the level of bearing capacity of these SDCM when subjected to cyclic lateral loading via various types of stiffer cores. Eight piles, two deep cement mixed piles and six stiffened deep cement mixing piles with three different types of cores, H shape cross section prestressed concrete, steel pipe, and H-beam steel, were embedded though soft clay into medium-hard clay on site in Thailand. Cyclic horizontal loading was gradually applied until pile failure and the hysteresis loops of lateral load vs. lateral deformation were recorded. The lateral carrying capacities of the SDCM piles with an H-beam steel core increased by 3-4 times that of the DCM piles. This field research clearly shows that using H-beam steel as a stiffer core for SDCM piles is the best method to improve its lateral carrying capacity, ductility and energy dissipation capacity.     

Settlements under consecutive series of cyclic loading

In this study, consolidation settlements of soft clay caused by cyclic loading and the affecting factors such as number of cycles and stress level were experimentally investigated. A group of samples prepared in slurry consolidometer in the laboratory were tested using cyclic simple shear testing device. Normally consolidated samples were subjected to five consecutive series of cyclic loading and drainage for 60 min were applied between each cyclic loading stages. Cyclic tests were performed with stress controlled two-way sinusoidal wave loading with different stress levels and number of cycles. Frequency of cyclic loading was constant as 0.1 Hz. As a result of this study, it can be concluded that soft clays subjected to undrained cyclic loading and drainage cycles exhibit more resistance against subsequent cyclic shear stresses. The consolidation settlements, pore pressures and shear strains decrease after each stage of cyclic loading.     

Factors affecting shear modulus degradation of cement treated clay

Cement stabilization is often used to improve the bearing capacity and compressibility of soft clays. The present paper aims to investigate the shear modulus degradation of cement treated clay during cyclic loading. A series of cyclic triaxial test was conducted on artificially cement treated marine clay to study the factors affecting the shear modulus degradation. The parameters considered for the study are cement content (2.5–7.5%), curing days (7–28), cyclic shear strain amplitude (0.3–1%), number of loading cycles (1–100) and loading frequency (0.1–0.5 Hz). As in the case of natural clays, cement treated clays exhibit stiffness degradation which depends on mix ratio, curing days and loading conditions. The results show that the shear modulus degradation decreases with increase in the shear strain amplitude, cement content and curing days. It is also noted that irrespective of the mix ratio and curing conditions, the degradation decreases with increase in loading frequency. An empirical relationship is proposed to predict the shear modulus degradation based on Idriss׳s degradation model. The performance of the proposed empirical model is validated with the present experimental results.     

水平荷载情况下深海吸力锚稳定性研究

深海吸力锚基础的极限承载能力是海洋工程结构设计中的一个关键问题,达到极限平衡状态时,吸力锚的极限承载能力与其失稳模式密切相关。本文基于Cou lom b摩擦对原理,给出了一种精确模拟吸力锚承载能力的有限元模型。在该数值模型基础上,利用通用有限元分析软件ABAQU S,研究了系泊点位置、长径比对吸力锚承载能力的影响,并给出了深海吸力锚失稳模式。研究结果表明,系泊点位置极大地影响着吸力锚的极限承载力和稳定性,系泊点位置的变化,会导致吸力锚出现前倾转动、平移滑动和后仰转动等的失稳模式。     

Undrained deformation behavior of saturated soft clay under long-term cyclic loading

Subgrade soils of traffic infrastructures are subjected to large numbers of load applications at a stress level below their shear strength. It is therefore of great practical relevance to study the deformation behavior of soft clay under long-term cyclic loading. In this study, a series of monotonic triaxial tests and long-term cyclic (50,000 cycles) triaxial tests have been carried out to investigate the undrained deformation behavior of undisturbed soft clay from Wenzhou, China. The stress–strain hysteretic loop, resilient modulus and permanent strain of the tested samples were found significantly dependent on CSR and confining pressure. With an increase of CSR and confining pressure, the resilient modulus decreases more significantly with increasing number of cycles and the accumulation rate of permanent strain increases. Furthermore, the shape of the stress–strain hysteretic loop almost remains unchanged and the resilient modulus tends to a steady value after a large number of cycles. Based on the experimental results, two equations are established for the prediction of long-term resilient modulus and permanent strain. Finally, a new critical value of 0.65 is suggested for CSR. When CSR>0.65, the resilient modulus for large number of cycles is reduced to a so called “asymptotic stiffness” and the accumulation rate of permanent strain significantly increases.     

Centrifuge modeling of load-deformation behavior of rocking shallow foundations

Shallow foundations supporting building structures might be loaded well into their nonlinear range during intense earthquake loading. The nonlinearity of the soil may act as an energy dissipation mechanism, potentially reducing shaking demands exerted on the building. This nonlinearity, however, may result in permanent deformations that also cause damage to the building. Five series of tests on a large centrifuge, including 40 models of shear wall footings, were performed to study the nonlinear load-deformation characteristics during cyclic and earthquake loading. Footing dimensions, depth of embedment, wall weight, initial static vertical factor of safety, soil density, and soil type (dry sand and saturated clay) were systematically varied. The moment capacity was not observed to degrade with cycling, but due to the deformed shape of the footing–soil interface and uplift associated with large rotations, stiffness degradation was observed. Permanent deformations beneath the footing continue to accumulate with the number of cycles of loading, though the rate of accumulation of settlement decreases as the footing embeds itself.