循环荷载下软黏土不排水强度弱化分析的动力有限元ABAQUS实现

在波浪循环荷载作用下饱和软黏土地基出现孔隙水压力升高,并导致不排水强度弱化,严重影响防波堤的承载性能。考虑静偏应力影响,基于最大孔隙水压力发展模型和正常固结软黏土不排水强度公式,推导出软黏土不排水强度随循环荷载作用次数和应力水平变化的动态折减规律。结合软黏土不排水强度动态折减规律和M-C屈服准则,在有限元软件ABAQUS上实现软黏土不排水强度循环弱化分析的数值开发和动力运算过程。运用该动力有限元方法对天津港防波堤地基软黏土的动、静三轴试验进行数值模拟运算。结果表明,最大孔隙水压力发展曲线以及循环荷载作用后不排水强度的数值预测结果与动三轴试验结果吻合良好。另外,动力有限元方法（DFEM）能够表示土体强度在循环荷载作用下的具体弱化过程。     

Face stability analysis of shallow shield tunnels in dry sandy ground using the discrete element method

Controlling the face stability of shallow shield tunnels is difficult due to the inadequate understanding of face failure mechanism. The failure mechanism and the limit support pressure of a tunnel face in dry sandy ground were investigated by using discrete element method (DEM), which has particular advantages for revealing mechanical properties of granular materials. The contact parameters of the dry sand particles were obtained by calibrating the results of laboratory direct shear tests. A series of three-dimensional DEM models for different ratios of the cover depth to the diameter of the tunnel (C/D = 0.5, 1, and 2; i.e., relative depth) were then built to simulated the process of tunnel face failure. The limit support pressure, failure zone and soil arching were discussed and compared with other methods. The results of DEM simulations show that the process of tunnel face failure can be divided into two stages. With the increase of the horizontal displacement of the tunnel face, the support pressure decreases to the limit support pressure and then increases to the residual support pressure. The limit support pressure increases with the rise of relative depth and then tends to be constant. In the process of tunnel face failure, the failure zone is gradually enlarged in size and expands to the ground surface. The numerical results also demonstrate that soil arching occurs in the upper part of the failure zone and the soil becomes loosened in the failure zone. Consequently, the comprehensive analysis of tunnel face failure may help to guarantee safe construction during tunneling.