Different Results in Pressuremeter Theories

The limit pressure that evaluated from pressuremeter tests has been shown to represent a key constitutive relationship for bearing capacity and shallow foundation design. The theoretical and the conventional limits pressure have been evaluated from different methods of interpretation using different theories. This paper provides a new method for interpretation the conventional limit pressure, the new method showed very good agreements with other methods used for evaluating the conventional limit pressure. The new method named as conventional limit pressure. The results of Menard pressuremeter conducted in Abu-Dhabi site been analyzed in five methods of interpretation for conventional and theoretical limit pressure. The deduced results from different methods showed some discrepancies for the same tests. The tested soil can be described as poorly graded sand with silt.     

Essential Findings in Pressuremeter Theories

The pressuremeter, used for in situ soil testing, has undergone significant development both in its technical applications and in the interpretation methods employed for a range of parameters. Several methods have been developed to evaluate the undrained strength of a soil using a pressuremeter. Test results based on these methods show distinctive discrepancies. Different methods for evaluating the limit pressure are also presented. The values of these limit pressure evaluations vary based on the evaluation method used. In any given test, the limit pressure results also affect the values deduced for undrained shear strength. The discrepancies in the undrained shear strength values exceeded 80 % for the same test when evaluations were made with different interpretation methods. Because of the large discrepancies in the results of the undrained shear strength when using different analysis methods, the Gibson and Anderson method is recommended as being most reliable in deducing undrained shear strength values from pressuremeter tests, particularly for use in the design of foundations.     

高填方减载式刚性涵洞受力特性模型试验研究

为了研究高填方减载式刚性涵洞结构的减载效果，利用模型试验分别对减载式刚性涵洞、采用一般减载方法的涵洞和未减载涵洞的涵顶垂直土压力和侧墙水平土压力进行对比分析。在此基础之上，建立了减载式刚性涵洞涵顶垂直土压力理论模型，推得了减载式刚性涵洞涵顶垂直土压力计算式，并将模型试验结果与理论分析结果进行了对比分析。研究结果表明，减载式刚性涵洞不仅能够有效缓解涵顶应力集中，而且与一般减载涵洞相比还能有效减小涵洞侧墙水平土压力；对于减载式涵洞涵顶垂直土压力，理论计算结果与模型试验结果一致且两者相差较小，从而验证了理论模型的适用性和正确性。     

饱和膨润土及其与砂混合物的压缩变形特性

对用不同制样方法得到的饱和膨润土及其与砂混合物进行了压缩试验。试验结果表明,饱和膨润土的压缩曲线呈双线性,不同于普通黏土的压缩曲线。压缩试验中量测了侧向应力,由此得到的饱和膨润土的静止侧向压力系数值较一般黏土的数值要大。对膨润土与砂混合物的击实样进行了由非饱和到饱和状态的浸水试验,并得出试验过程中侧向应力的变化规律。由于浸水饱和的试样和抽真空饱和的试样在较高压力时压缩曲线趋于一致,可采用快速抽真空饱和的方法进行试验研究,以缩短非饱和混合物击实样浸水饱和所需时间。引入骨架孔隙比的概念,用来判断膨润土与砂混合物中砂骨架是否形成,得出影响混合物压缩特性的决定因素。     

Liquefaction evaluation discrepancies in tropical lagoonal soils

Field penetration tests and shear wave velocity measurements are both established and accepted methods for evaluating liquefaction potential in soils. The results produced by the two methods are generally well correlated. However, recent studies have shown that when investigating tropical lagoonal deposits, the same accepted methods for evaluating liquefaction potential often produce significant discrepancies in results. This discrepancy is most apparent in saturated lagoonal deposits of calcareous gravelly sand (or sandy gravel), which tend to exhibit low penetration resistance values but relatively high shear wave velocities. These disparate test results can suggest different soil classifications under current building codes. Ambiguity in the code may allow for a potentially unconservative classification, which may in turn allow for the use and construction of less costly, lighter weight foundation systems than warranted. Equally as important, the potential for unconservative design as related to liquefaction appears to be high when shear wave velocity measurements are used as a basis for evaluation in these types of lagoonal deposits. Because of this, it is strongly recommended that caution should be excercised when determining seismic design parameters in these types of geologic environments. A hypothesis to explain the discrepancies in the results of evaluation methods and a suggested design protocol is proposed.     

改进的主动土压力计算方法

墙背土压力分布与挡土墙的位移大小和转动模式密切相关。针对绕墙底向外转动的刚性挡土墙,基于土压力形成机制的分析及已有的研究成果,建立挡土墙位移与墙背土体内摩擦角发挥值之间的关系式,反映了墙背土体内摩擦角随着挡土墙位移的增加而渐进发挥的过程。在此基础上,提出一种改进的考虑位移影响的主动土压力计算方法。计算结果表明,随着挡土墙位移的增大,墙背土压力由静止土压力逐步减小。当挡土墙位移达到临界值后,相应的墙背土压力均收敛于库仑主动土压力。墙底背面土压力也是随着挡土墙位移的增长而逐步收敛于库仑主动土压力。与模型试验结果对比表明,理论计算值与试验实测值基本吻合。     

基于朗肯土压力理论的有限土体土压力计算探究

在一般土力学及挡土墙研究中,计算土压力的方法往往是传统的朗肯土压力理论和库仑土压力理论,其都是建立在半无限土体假定基础上的.由于城市用地紧张,建筑物与支护结构的距离常常比较小,支护结构的作用越来越复杂.城市开发建设过程中,不仅要保证自身的稳定性、经济性,还要保证临近建筑物和设施的安全.对四种有限土体土压力计算方法进行推导探究,分析对比得到在同等条件下,利用极限平衡受力分析法所得到的有限土体土压力值较小,更具经济效益,而在不同的地层和墙间距情况下不同的算法有不同的特点,充分考虑特殊条件下的土压力计算方法,可以使施工设计方案更优化.     

高水压力作用下裂隙岩体渗透性的变化研究

渗透系数是表征裂隙岩体透水性能的一个重要参数,当水压力较小时,岩体的渗透系数变化不明显,但在高水压力条件下,岩体的渗透系数会发生明显变化,这给我们在进行渗流分析时带来了一定的困难,因为多数情况下是将渗透系数当作定值来计算的。在高压水条件下,基于非达西流方程,推导了裂隙岩体的渗透系数与水压力之间的表达式,并给出了常规压水或低水压力、高压压水时水力劈裂前后渗透系数的计算公式。现场压水试验结果表明,当岩体发生水力劈裂后,渗透系数增加明显,此时可以通过压水量和水压力的变化量来计算裂隙岩体的渗透系数。通过几个抽水蓄能电站的高压压水试验结果验证了裂隙岩体水力劈裂前后渗透系数的变化规律,并与实际裂隙岩体的渗透系数进行了比较,其误差在10%左右,表明本文给出的渗透系数表达式的合理性和准确性,为水利水电工程的渗流分析及渗漏量的计算提供了渗透系数选择的依据。     

水井酸处理的周期性负压法

针对常规水井酸处理法增产效果有限、对地下水污染严重的问题, 提出了水井酸处理的周期性负压法.该方法通过产生周期性负压, 不断向裂隙中压入井筒里活性较强的酸液, 并及时清除裂隙中的反应产物, 因而使用一次周期性负压法, 具有多次常规酸处理加物理洗井的增产效果; 同时它利用周期性负压和少量多次注酸, 限制水井酸处理的污染范围, 降低对地下水的污染程度.使用结果表明: 与常规水井酸处理法相比, 水井酸处理的周期性负压法可使水井酸处理效果平均提高186%, 酸处理后的污水排出量减少59%.另外, 该方法简便易用, 使用成本低, 可广泛推广应用.      

现浇X形混凝土桩沉桩挤土效应现场试验研究

挤土型桩的挤土效应一直是工程界研究和关注的热点问题之一。结合南京长江四桥北接线段现浇X形桩软基处理工程,首次开展现浇X形混凝土桩（简称X形桩）沉桩过程现场试验,测得不同X形横截面方向、不同距离及深度处的水平位移、侧向土压力以及孔隙水压力的分布规律,研究X形桩挤土效应规律。研究结果表明,最大水平位移发生在桩顶,距离5倍等效桩径处的土体水平位移可以忽略不计;随着桩中心距的增加,挤土压力和孔隙水压力逐渐减小,并且尖角方向的挤土压力大于凹弧方向的挤土压力。现场试验数据为X形桩的布置形式以及桩间距的选择提供有力的设计参考依据。     

饱和砂土地基中吸力式桶形基础水平承载力研究

吸力式桶形基础不仅承受着上部结构及自身所引起的竖向荷载,还受到波浪、海流、海风等引起的水平荷载作用,在高纬度海域冬季还可能受到海冰的长时间挤压作用。利用三维有限元模型,研究饱和排水砂土条件下吸力式桶形基础的水平极限承载力和失稳模式,分析缓慢施加水平荷载时吸力式桶形基础失稳破坏机制,探讨不同长径比的桶形基础承载性能,研究桶体内外壁土压力分布情况和转动轴位置,并根据极限平衡解法,推导出饱和砂土地基桶形基础水平极限承载力计算公式。研究结果可为砂土地基条件下的吸力式桶形基础的设计提供参考。     

RB模式下砂土非极限主动土压力的离散元模拟与理论研究

针对刚性挡土墙绕墙底向外位移(RB)模式下砂土非极限主动土压力分布问题,采用离散元数值模拟对砂土的主动破坏过程进行分析。研究结果表明,非极限主动状态下,不同深度处土体内摩擦角变成极限值时,该点所需的水平位移近似相同,约为0.03%H,墙-土摩擦角至极限值时该点所需的水平位移S_δ近似与深度z呈线性关系,即S_δ=0.12%z;挡墙位移过程中,墙后土体中存在多个相互平行的“准滑动面”。根据模拟结果,在Liu提出的摩擦角调动值计算公式基础上进行了修正,并利用斜微分单元法,取墙后土楔体中平行于滑动面的薄层作为斜微分单元,建立了非极限主动状态下单元体静力平衡方程,得到了RB模式下挡墙不同位移量时非极限主动土压力计算公式。将计算结果与模拟结果和模型试验实测数据进行对比,验证了理论公式的合理性。     

空化水射流热效应影响煤体渗透率试验研究

对空化水射流空泡溃灭瞬间和空化噪声声场作用产生的热效应进行了分析,得到了热效应作用下的煤体渗透率表达式,并开展了不同空化条件(泵压、空化腔围压)下的煤体温度和瓦斯渗流试验。结果表明:空化腔围压一定时,温度随泵压的增大而升高;而泵压一定时,温度随空化腔围压的增大而减小。当热应力大于平均有效应力时,煤体热膨胀出现微变形,产生的张应力使裂隙变宽、数量增多;热效应使得游离瓦斯内能增加,分子自由程大大缩短,同时吸附瓦斯解吸使得煤基质发生收缩效应,导致微孔隙及微裂隙结构产生膨胀变形,从而影响煤体渗透率。试验得到渗透率随温度升高呈指数规律增大,与理论得到的渗透率表达式描述的规律相符。     

黏性土的非极限主动土压力计算方法研究

经典土压力理论只能计算挡土墙位移达到极限状态时的土压力。为了更贴近工程实际,需要发展非极性土压力理论,但以往的研究仅限于砂土。对于黏性土的非极限主动土压力,在已有成果的基础上,从黏性土的应力莫尔圆出发,推导了介于初始状态和极限主动状态之间的中间状态时,黏性土的内摩擦角? 随墙体位移变化的关系公式;同时考虑了墙土接触面上外摩擦角? 和黏聚力cw的影响,根据黏性土应力莫尔圆的几何关系得到了土体黏聚力c与墙体位移的关系;最后应用水平分层法求得了非极限状态时黏性土的主动土压力计算公式。与模型试验数据的对比分析表明,理论计算值和试验实测值基本吻合。研究表明,计算方法对于计算黏性土在非极限状态时的主动土压力具有一定的理论意义,在实际工程中也具有相应的实用价值。     

两种应力路径下无烟煤的变形破坏特征及能量分析

煤矿井下巷道开挖及采煤是一个卸围压过程,与常规三轴压缩试验相比,煤岩在卸围压时表现出不同的力学性质。通过对常规三轴和卸围压两种应力路径下的试验研究发现,无论是常规三轴还是卸围压试验,高围压均导致煤样更大的应变和更强烈的破坏。在初始围压相同的情况下,与常规三轴试验相比,卸围压试验中峰值点割线模量较小、割线泊松比较大;煤样在卸围压时的破坏更强烈,侧向应变较大,而轴向应变差别不大。通过卸围压效应系数分析发现,初始围压越高和卸围压速率越大,煤样的卸围压效应系数越小,越易失稳破坏,与高围压下割线模量降低相一致。对常规三轴和卸围压试验中无烟煤破坏过程的能量变化分析结果表明,卸围压速率越快,煤样的极限储存能Up越小,煤样越易失稳破坏,验证了卸围压效应系数分析结果。高围压下常规三轴试验和卸围压试验中煤样的破坏需要更多的能量,揭示了高围压下煤样变形破坏强烈的多的原因。     

三轴试验抗剪强度指标线性回归方法的讨论

利用线性回归统计抗剪强度指标是岩土工程中的常用手段。对于常规三轴试验,可以通过线性拟合p-q曲线或者拟合大小主应力的方法来求解抗剪强度参数,并给出了这两种方法的完整计算公式,同时应用矩法和线性回归方法统计了小浪底64组320个固结排水三轴试验和多个水利工程大坝填筑料的试验资料,发现对于常规三轴试验,拟合p-q曲线求解抗剪强度参数存在高估摩擦系数、低估粘聚力的问题;利用概率理论对两种方法进行了对比分析也发现了同样的趋势。因此,根据常规三轴试验统计抗剪强度参数时采用直接拟合大小主应力更为合理。     

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.     

High-resolution simulations of particulate matter emitted by different agriculture tillage under different weather conditions in California,USA

Agriculture tillage can result in the high concentration of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm or less (PM₁₀) that can cause serious health problems. To understand how different agriculture tillage methods and wind conditions affect the transmission and distribution of PM₁₀, four model runs were performed using the high resolution Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with a chemistry component (WRF-Chem). In these runs, the observed emission rates under the conventional and combined tillage methods and different wind speeds were inputted into WRF-Chem. The simulated results show that the WRF-Chem model can reasonably capture the meteorological conditions at 500 m horizontal resolution over an agricultural field in California. The atmospheric concentration of particulate matter increases significantly with an increase in the emission area. Substantial reduction, 50%, of aerosolized PM₁₀ dust emissions can be achieved by using combined tillage, when considered under the same meteorological conditions when compared to that caused by the conventional tillage method. Using the same conventional tillage emission rates, the lower velocity wind produces larger airborne concentrations of pollutants than does a stronger wind. Conversely, a stronger wind distributes the particulate matter over a larger area though with a diminished concentration when compared to a weaker wind. The atmospheric concentration of particulate matter was found to have a direct relationship to its emission intensity and area and wind conditions.     

基于特低渗砂岩覆压试验渗透率方向性特征分析

由于地质成因的不同,岩石渗透率往往具有不同程度的大小和方向性差异,即呈各向异性的特点。目前,岩石渗透率方向性特征的理论和试验研究仍然不足,缺乏岩石渗透率各向异性量化评估。基于国内CCUS场地储层砂岩,沿正交方向钻取岩芯试件若干,完成瞬态法覆压渗透率测试。试验结果表明,特低渗砂岩正交方向渗透率随围压（上覆岩层压力）加载呈幂律函数递减,当围压加载至20 MPa以后,正交方向渗透率差异性逐步降低,即渗透率由各向异性逐步向各向同性过渡,且储层砂岩竖向渗透率压力敏感系数普遍低于水平侧向。通过建立一种空间坐标系下渗透率计算模型,将岩石内部渗流规律等效为空间正交方向渗透率模型,并借用统计学标准差定义提出渗透率各向异性系数?k,将不同岩性储层岩石渗透率不均匀性作归一化处理,定量地描述了覆压试验过程中试件渗透率各向异性的变化规律。