粉煤灰基地聚物加固土的强度及抗冻融性能试验研究

粉煤灰基地聚物作为一种低碳胶凝材料,在地基处理中的应用越来越受到关注。但是目前关于碱激发胶凝材料加固土在冻融极端气候条件下的工程特性尚不清楚,有必要进一步开展冻融循环条件下加固土的强度、变形特征及其影响因素研究。通过室内试验研究了原材料硅铝比、碱激发剂模数及碱溶液浓度对粉煤灰基地聚物固化土的强度与抗冻融性能的影响及微观...     

季节冻土地区路基冷阻层温度场效应

为研究季节冻土地区冷阻层的路基温度场效应,基于ANSYS软件热分析原理,以粉煤灰土、橡胶颗粒改良粉煤灰土和聚丙烯纤维改良粉煤灰土3种冷阻层材料为研究对象,模拟季节冻土地区道路路基温度场,研究其阻止热量交换的效果。结果表明：采用粉煤灰土为冷阻层的道路的最大冻深为1.32 m,温度梯度最低值为-17.606℃/m;采用橡胶颗粒改良粉煤灰土为冷阻层的道路的最大冻深为0.94 m,温度梯度最低值为-23.563℃/m;聚丙烯纤维改良粉煤灰土为冷阻层的道路的最大冻深为1.20 m,温度梯度最低值为-19.557℃/m。橡胶颗粒改良粉煤灰土冷阻效果最佳,其确保路基土处于零上温度不冻结状态的最小摊铺厚度为0.33 m,适宜作为季节冻土地区的冷阻材料。     

Mineralogical speciation of elements in an eastern Canadian feed coal and their combustion residues from a Canadian power plant

Systematic changes in mineralogy, enrichment and depletion of selected elements, and mineralogical speciation of selected elements in fly ash and bottom ash samples from the Lingan Power Plant were compared to run-of-mine and pulverized feed coal from the Sydney coalfield, Nova Scotia, eastern Canada. The analytical techniques used were an electron microprobe equipped with energy and wavelength X-ray dispersive spectrometers, X-ray diffraction, neutron activation, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray and incident light petrography. Three types of glasses (Fe/O-rich, Fe/Al/Si/O-rich and or Al/Si/O-rich) were identified in the combustion residues; they were formed as a result of the interaction of melted pyrite and clay minerals. Compared to the feed coal, most elements were enriched 10 to20 times in the fly ash. The concentration of the elements in both the fly ash and bottom ash are comparable to coal ash that is generated by the low temperature asher in the laboratory. Some chalcophile elements such as arsenic and lead occurred as a solid solution in pyrite in the feed coal and were concentrated in the float fraction (density: <2.81 g/cm³) of the fly ash with non-crystalline Fe-oxides. X-ray mapping of arsenic in the fly ash and bottom ash indicates that arsenic was evenly distributed as oxide within the Fe/O- and Fe/Al/Si/O-rich glass and crystalline phases in the fly ash, possibly in solid solution. Arsenic is associated with Fe/O and Fe/S crystalline phases in the bottom ash.     

Effect of some additives on synthesis of zeolite from coal fly ash

Hydrothermal conversion of fly ash into zeolites was conducted and the effects of the addition of sodium halide and waste solutions produced after zeolitization of fly ash, as well as the adjustment of the Si/Al ratio prior to synthesis process on the formation and cation exchange capacity (CEC) of zeolite product were evaluated. Both the addition of NaCl and NaF ameliorated the crystallinity and CEC of synthesized zeolite, but NaF had a better improvement effect. Na⁺ was considered to enhance the crystallization of zeolite, while F⁻ favored the dissolution of fly ash. The type of zeolite formed depended on the Si/Al ratio of the starting material prior to the nucleation and crystallization of zeolite. The adjustment of the Si/Al ratio of fly ash by addition of Na₂SiO₄ and Al(OH)₃ changed the type and CEC of zeolite. Waste solutions contained large amount of Si and little Al due to the formation of a zeolite named NaP1 in zeolite terminology with the Joint Committee of Powder Diffraction Standard (JCPDS) code of 39-0219. The alkalinity decreased largely. As a result, the CEC value of zeolite products synthesized with waste solution as alkali source decreased. The supplementation of new alkali to adjust the alkalinity of waste solution could enhance the CEC of synthesized product. It was concluded that: (1) addition of sodium halide and adjustment of the Si/Al ratio prior to synthesis can improve the quality of zeolite; (2) waste solutions produced following the zeolitization of fly ash can be reused as an alkali source in the activation of fly ash; zero-emission of waste solution in the synthesis of zeolite from fly ash is possible.     

不同应力路径下某高速公路路基黏性土湿化变形试验研究

针对某高速公路黏性填土路基浸水湿化的情况,进行了大量室内试验研究。为了研究土在实际应力路径下的湿化变形规律,分别在常规三轴应力路径、常规三轴K0固结应力路径、K0固结+常规三轴压缩应力路径以及使用真三轴仪的平面应变下K0固结 + 平面应变剪切应力路径和平面应变等应力比路径下进行了黏性土的湿化试验。通过对试验数据的分析,得到了湿化附加轴向应变与湿化时应力水平的幂函数关系。通过总结研究不同应力路径下应力-应变曲线的规律,提出了不同应力路径下的应力-应变关系的公式。     

Influence of Water Content on Mechanical Properties of Improved Clayey Soil Using Steel Slag

The use of steel slag fines has been fully investigated and developed as it has similar chemical composition and mineralogy to that of Portland cement. Researchers from home and abroad have done lots of research on steel slag, such as its production, processing, properties, mechanical behavior, cementitious property and so on. This paper describes influence of water content on mechanical properties of improved clayey soil using steel slag and a series of tri-axial compression tests are carried out to study the influence of water content to the admixture of clayey soils and steel slag. Through the test data statistics and analysis, the basic rules of the mechanical properties of these mixed soils were gotten, especially, the optimum steel slag and water content. Through tri-axial compression tests, there are several kinds of specimen failure forms in different conditions of steel slag and water content. The stiffness of steel slag is larger than clayey soil, so the specimen with steel slag would break with an oblique angle whereas the clayey soil specimen would be compressed. Drawn from the experiment, while water content increases, cohesion c increases and internal friction angel φ decreases; however, in general, the maximum stress difference firstly increases, and then decreases. Under the same water content, with the curing period and steel slag content increase, cohesion c increases, internal friction angel φ decreases, however, the stress difference increases. By analyzing the specimen failure forms and the relations of stress difference and axial strain, the relations between stress difference max (σ₁ ? σ₃) and steel slag content and relations between the secant modulus E₅₀ and steel slag content are gotten. It is concluded that when the water content is about 18 % and steel slag content is about 30 %, the stress difference and secant modulus E₅₀ is larger than other cases. Therefore, in soft soil foundation treatment, such steel slag and water content could be chosen in order that the soil strength would be improved. So, judging from the results, the foundation settlement will be reduced by mixing appropriate steel slag and water content.     

高钙粉煤灰加固促淤地基机理和性状试验研究

结合高钙粉煤灰与上海浦东国际机场工期促淤软土拌和后加固土体的室内外试验,指出高钙粉煤灰足加固促淤软土地基的一种新型材料。基于在不同掺灰量、不同游离氧化钙含量和添加不同激发剂情形下拌和灰土的室内物理力学性能试验,探讨了高钙粉煤灰加固促淤软土的固化机理和工程特性,加固后土体在无侧限抗压强度、变形、渗透特性以及抗液化能力等方面均有明显改善,指出灰土强度与掺灰量、土体改性激发剂的品种和数量以及养护龄期有关,高钙灰与土体拌和后自膨胀特性下降为12％,消除了高钙灰的体积不稳定问题。现场进行粉喷桩加固软土地基试验表明,复合软土地基的极限承载力达到240kPa以上,可以替代水泥土搅拌桩,桩间土体强度和变形也得到改善。加固场地地下水质分析表明,高钙灰加固促淤软土地基不会影响地下水质和环境。     

真空-堆载预压作用下软土蠕变特性试验研究

采用改进的、可施加负压的三轴仪开展了真空预压、堆载预压以及真空-堆载联合预压作用下软土的固结蠕变试验,描述了加载率、应力比和时间等对软土蠕变特性的影响,分析了轴向应变（率）、体积应变（率）及偏应变（率）与应力比和时间之间的关系。结果表明：轴向应变率和体积应变率与时间的对数关系并非线性,但经过若干天以后可近似认为是线性关系;在不同应力比n下,体应变与时间的关系可用双曲线方程来表示;偏应变、偏应变率与时间的关系符合双曲线方程,通过温州软黏土样的蠕变试验结果验证了其有效性。     

Utilization of fly ash for stabilization/solidification of heavy metal contaminated soils

Pozzolanic-based stabilization/solidification (S/S) is an effective, yet economic remediation technology to immobilize heavy metals in contaminated soils and sludges. In the present study, fly ash waste materials were used along with quicklime (CaO) to immobilize lead, trivalent and hexavalent chromium present in artificially contaminated clayey sand soils. The degree of heavy metal immobilization was evaluated using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) as well as controlled extraction experiments. These leaching test results along with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray (SEM–EDX) analyses were also implemented to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for immobilization of the heavy metals under study. Finally, the reusability of the stabilized waste forms in construction applications was also investigated by performing unconfined compressive strength and swell tests. The experimental results suggest that the controlling mechanism for both lead and hexavalent chromium immobilization is surface adsorption, whereas for trivalent chromium it is hydroxide precipitation. Addition of quicklime and fly ash to the contaminated soils effectively reduced heavy metal leachability well below the nonhazardous regulatory limits. Overall, fly ash addition increases the immobilization pH region for all heavy metals tested, and significantly improves the stress-strain properties of the treated solids, thus allowing their reuse as readily available construction materials. The only potential problem associated with this quicklime–fly ash treatment is the excessive formation of the pozzolanic product ettringite in the presence of sulfates. Ettringite, when brought in contact with water, may cause significant swelling and subsequent deterioration of the stabilized matrix. Addition of minimum amounts of barium hydroxide was shown to effectively eliminate ettringite formation. Overall, due to the presence of very high levels of heavy metal contamination along with sulfates in the solid matrices under study, the results presented herein can be applied to the management of incinerator and coal fly ash, boiler slag and flue gas desulfurization wastes.     

Effect of gravel content on creep behavior of clayey soil at residual state: implication for its role in slow-moving landslides

Soil creep is mostly manifested in slow-moving landslides. It is often the case for active slow-moving landslide with slip zone comprising clayey soil where creep would develop in the residual condition. If gravel is presented in clayey soil, this will have considerable impact on creep behavior of clayey soil. However, knowledge about creep behavior of the clayey soil containing gravel particles is scarce. This paper discusses creep behavior of natural clayey soil with gravel at residual state through a series of creep shear tests. Soil samples for this testing program were collected from the slip zones of two large slow-moving landslides in China. The collected soil samples consisted of clayey soil containing various amounts of gravel particles. The test results show that the soil specimens underwent two different creep patterns. An attenuating creep pattern was observed when the soil specimens were subjected to creep stress less than the residual strength, and a creep with increasing strain rate, or a nonattenuating creep pattern, with no evident secondary creep was noted when creep stress was intestinally increased to a level slightly greater than the residual strength. The creep patterns of clayey soil with gravel at the residual state observed in this study were noted to be very consistent with those of the gravel-free clayey soil reported in Bhat et al. (Int J Geomater 1(1):39–43, 2011, Nat Hazards 69(3):2161–2178, 2013) and Di Miao et al. (Eng Geol 162:53–66, 2013). This gives an indication that creep patterns of clayey soils with and without gravel at the residual state are essentially the same, or in other words, that the presence of gravel does not change the creep pattern of clayey soil. However, the test results in this study illustrate that the presence of gravel does have a notable effect on creep behavior of clayey soil. Specifically, the creep stress leading to creep failure of clayey soil and the minimum ratio of the creep stress to residual strength (RCSR) increased with gravel content, and the displacement until the tertiary creep was also larger in samples containing more gravel particles. It is postulated that creep behavior of clayey soil at the residual state in this study and its relationship with gravel content may be related to strength recovery and crushing of gravel-sized particles during creep.     

Long-term brine impacted fly ash,Part II: Mobility of major species in the ash residues

The leaching of major species from fly ash is a function of the pH of the solution in contact with the fly ash. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the pH of the leachant on the leaching of species from the ash residues recovered after the long-term fly ash–brine interactions. Acid neutralization capacity (ANC) tests using solutions of different pH values ranging from the initial pH of the ash residues (11–12) to pH 4 were employed in the leaching experiments. The ANC tests revealed that the release of major species from the ash residues depended on the pH of the leachants except for Na and Cl, where the significant concentrations leached were independent of the solution pH. The concentrations of Al and Si in the ANC leachates were very high at pH below 6 while Ca, K, Sr, Mg and B were immediately mobilized from the brine impacted fly ash when in contact with de-ionized water, and leaching increased as the pH decreased. The concentration of SO₄ leached from the brine impacted ash residues at high pH was high, and the leaching increased with decrease in the pH of the leachant. This study shows that most of the major elements captured in the ash residues could be mobilized when in contact with aqueous solutions of various pH. This reveals that the co-disposal of fly ash and brine may not be the best practice as the major elements captured in the ash residues could leach over time.     

粉煤灰处理软土地基的试验研究

利用淤泥质粘土掺入不同比例的粉煤灰, 分别进行了渗透、固结、直接剪切及三轴剪切试验, 详细研究了粘土掺入粉煤灰后其工程力学性能变化的特征以及粉煤灰加固软土的机理。试验结果证实, 利用粉煤灰处理软土地基是-种所需投资较少且有明显效果的方法, 并可带来良好的环境效益和社会效益。     

工业废渣加固土强度特性

工业废渣的资源化是解决工业废渣环境污染的有效途径之一。以粉煤灰和高炉矿渣为固化剂,石灰为碱性激发剂,对黏土进行加固。通过室内试验的方法,分析固化剂掺入量、养护龄期等对固化土无侧限抗压强度、pH值和饱和度等发展规律的影响。试验结果表明,固化土的无侧限抗压强度随固化剂掺入量的增加而增大,随养护龄期的增加而增大,提出一个综合反映固化剂掺入量、养护龄期和压实度等因素对固化土强度影响规律的综合影响因子,固化土强度与综合影响因子呈负指数函数关系;粉煤灰+石灰和高炉矿渣+石灰可有效改良土体无侧限抗压强度特性;石灰是一种有效的碱性激发剂,可提供工业废渣发生火山灰反应的高碱性环境。试验成果为工业废渣改良不良土质的设计提供试验依据。     

铁路路基粗粒土填料临界动应力试验研究

粗粒土填料被广泛应用于铁路基床填料中,直接承受轨道结构传递的列车动循环荷载的长期作用,研究其在列车动荷载作用下的动力行为特征及塑性变形特性可为路基状态评估、沉降控制提供思路。采用GDS动三轴试验系统对铁路基床表层的粗粒土填料动力响应开展研究,通过引入塑性应变率和安定理论,将不同频率、围压、循环动应力比等条件下路基填料的轴向塑性应变的发展规律划分为塑性安定、塑性蠕变和增量塑性破坏3种类型,并确定了塑性安定和塑性蠕变状态的临界动应力水平。研究表明：粗粒土填料的临界循环应力比随着围压的增大而增大,随着荷载频率的增加而减小。通过对试验结果的拟合分析,提出了以围压为变量的临界动应力经验公式,为合理评估列车荷载作用下路基任意深度的动力稳定提供了理论依据。     

Assessment of soil and water contamination around an ash-disposal site: a case study from the Seyitömer coal-fired power plant in western Turkey

Seyitömer power plant comprises 4.8% of Turkey's total energy production. The fly ash produced has been deposited in the area, since the 1960s, by a dry disposal technique. In 1997, wet disposal was improperly exercised in the area causing ash flow over agricultural fields. This study is concerned with the chemical analysis of ash, soil and water samples collected in the area following ash-removal studies after the ash flow in 1997. The results reveal that Na, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Al, Fe, Co, and Cr contents of soil and water are governed by basement lithology in the area, whereas Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cu contents are determined by fly ash from disposal sites. Although lithogenic Cr and Co contents are exceedingly high, comparison with the regulatory standards for drinking water, irrigation water and agricultural soils reveals no pollution pertinent to solid waste production in waters, whereas there is moderate pollution by Pb and Cu in soils.     

Compression Behavior of Mine Tailings Amended with Cementitious Binders

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of fly ash amendment on the compression behavior of mine tailings. Natural and synthetic (i.e., laboratory prepared) mine tailings were used to assess the effects of tailings composition and tailings solids content on compressibility. Three types of off-specification fly ashes and Type I–II Portland cement were used as cementitious binders. Tailings-fly ash mixtures were prepared at solids content of 60–75% (water content = 33–67%), water-to-binder ratios of 2.5 and 5, and were cured for 0.1 days (2 h), 7, and 28 days. Bi-linear compression curves on semi-log plots were observed in most of the binder-amended tailings specimens. The break in slope on the compression curve was identified as the breaking stress, whereupon cementitious bonds were broken. The breaking stress increased with an increase in fly ash content, which was attributed to a lower water-to-binder ratio and void volume-to-binder volume ratio that produced more effective particle bonding. Breaking stress also increased with an increase in CaO content and CaO-to-SiO₂ ratio of fly ash, which resulted in more effective bonding between particles. The effect of curing time on the breaking stress of fly ash amended specimens was characterized by (1) an increase in breaking stress via increase in curing time and cementitious bond formation or (2) a constant breaking stress with curing time due to competing mechanisms during loading. Specimens cured under a vertical stress showed an increase in breakings stress with applied load water removal prior to cementitious bond formation that reduced the water-to-binder ratio and led to more effective cementation.     

矿渣−粉煤灰地聚合物固化砂土力学特性研究

硅酸盐水泥作为常规的土壤固化剂存在高能耗、高排放等问题,研究人员一直在寻求一种更加经济环保的水泥代替品。使用基于高炉矿渣（ground granulated blast-furnace slag,简称 GGBS）、粉煤灰（ fly ash,简称 FA）的地聚合物对砂土进行加固,通过调整激发剂的种类和配比、矿渣与粉煤灰比例、水灰比和养护条件等,研究不同因素对地聚合物固化砂土力学性能的影响。通过无侧限抗压强度（unconfined compressive strength,简称 UCS）测试、电子计算机断层扫描（ computed tomography,简称 CT ）分析、扫描电子显微镜（scanning electron microscope,简称 SEM）对试样进行了深入研究。结果表明：基于 GGBS-FA 的地聚合物可有效地提高砂土的力学性能;复合激发剂的加固效果优于单组分激发剂;低温不会明显降低地聚合物固化砂土的最终力学性能,仅延缓了地质聚合反应和结构的形成;碱性环境对地聚合物固化砂土的强度有促进作用;酸性环境及长时间暴露在空气中,会降低地聚合物固化砂土的强度。     

Interface creep behavior of grouted anchors in clayey soils: effect of soil moisture condition

This study aims at investigating the influence of moisture conditions on interface shear behavior of element-grouted anchor specimens embedded in clayey soils. The tests involved comparatively short embedment lengths and a device that was specially designed to facilitate moisture conditioning. Rapidly loaded pullout tests as well as pullout tests under sustained (creep) loading were conducted to characterize both the short-term and long-term ultimate shear strength of anchor–soil interfaces. Both values of the interface shear strength were found to decrease exponentially with increasing moisture content values, although their ratio was found to show a linearly decreasing trend with increasing moisture content. The interface shear creep response under pullout conditions was characterized by a rheological hybrid model that could be calibrated using experimental measurements obtained under increasing stress levels. The accuracy of the hybrid model was examined by evaluating the stress-dependent prediction model as well as its governing parameters. This investigation uncovers the coupled impact of soil moisture condition and external stress state on the time-dependent performance of grouted anchors embedded in clayey soils by correlating the interface shear strength with soil moisture content and associating the creep model with stress levels applied to the grout–soil interface.

     

Utilization of lime,slag and fly ash for improvement of a colluvial soil in New South Wales,Australia

In Australia, colluvial soils form large terrains which are often subjected to considerable erosion and mass movement. This study presents a laboratory evaluation of the improvement effected by hydrated lime, milled blast furnace slag and fly ash on a fine grained (erosive) colluvial soil in New South Wales, Australia. Geotechnical tests were conducted to determine the compaction and consolidation characteristics and the compressive and shear strength properties of the blended and natural soil specimens. The effect of these additives on the Atterberg limits and pH levels is also investigated. As large amounts of fly ash and steel slag are produced in New South Wales, it is economically attractive to utilize these industrial by-products for ground improvement rather than employing conventional methods such as lime treatment. This study demonstrates that for the colluvial soil tested, milled slag is the most effective in terms of improving the internal friction angle of the treated soil, while lime is the most suitable for achieving the optimum compressive strength. Non-pozzolanic fly ash is found to be inappropriate as a soil improving agent. The cost of ground treatment using the various additives is also estimated and compared.     

冻融及含水率对压实黏质土力学性质的影响

针对自然环境因素对季冻区路基强度与稳定性的影响,以京哈高速公路四平-长春段沿线的黏质土为研究对象,对不同含水率的土样进行0～16次冻融循环试验。通过室内三轴试验,分析了冻融次数和含水率对压实黏质土试样力学特性的影响规律,并探讨了其影响机制。研究结果表明,当试样的含水率小于最佳含水率时,随着冻融次数和含水率的增加,压实黏质土的应力-应变曲线由应变软化型向应变硬化型转变,试样的破坏形式逐渐由脆性破坏转为塑性破坏;压实黏质土的极限强度、弹性模量和黏聚力整体上均随冻融次数的增加而呈衰减趋势,内摩擦角与冻融次数的关系并无规律可循,但各个力学参数均在经历8次冻融循环后基本趋于稳定;含水率对压实黏质土的力学性质影响显著,极限强度、弹性模量、黏聚力和内摩擦角均随含水率的增加大幅减小。综合考虑冻融循环和含水率对压实黏质土力学性质的影响规律,建议季冻区路基应做好排水工作以降低路基含水率水平,并将经历8次冻融循环后的力学指标作为工程设计参考值。