非饱和土中波的传播特性

基于已建立的非饱和土中的波动方程,第1次从理论上推证出非饱和土中存在4种体波,即1种S波和3种P波（P1波、P2波和P3波）,并导出了4种体波的波速以及衰减的解析表达式,分析了4种体波的波速、衰减与频率以及饱和度之间的关系。结果表明：3种P波中P3波波速最小,衰减最大;P1波波速最大,衰减最小;P2波则介于二者之间。4种体波都具有弥散性,一般而言,波速随频率的提高而有所减小,而衰减则有所增大。随含气量的提高,P1波的波速减小,P2波和S波的波速增大,而P3波则受含气量的影响很小;P1波和P3波的衰减都有所减小,但变化不是很显著,P2波的衰减基本不随含气量的变化而变化,S波几乎不存在衰减现象。     

Modelling frost heave in unsaturated coarse-grained soils

Acta Geotechnica - Coarse-grained soils were considered not susceptible to frost heave. However, substantial frost heave has been observed in unsaturated coarse fills in high-speed railway...     

考虑残余含气量的非饱和土的水力耦合本构模型

大量的非饱和土干湿循环试验表明,当土体处于吸湿过程直至吸力降低为0 kPa时,土体并不能达到完全饱和状态,还存在一定的残余气体。在高饱和度时,由于残余气体以封闭气泡的形式分布在土体中,土体呈现较大的压缩性,使其与饱和土的性质不同。在这种状态下,现有的非饱和土本构模型预测到的土饱和度为100%,与试验结果存在一定的偏差。为了使本构模型在高饱和度状态时具有较高的精度,对非饱和土的毛细滞回和塑性变形耦合本构模型进行了修正,使其能够考虑残余含气量的影响。通过预测与实测结果比较,证明了新模型能够有效地模拟残余含气量对非饱和土力学特性的影响。     

Equivalent stress approach in modelling unsaturated soils

This article presents an equivalent stress approach that can be used in many elastoplastic constitutive models for unsaturated soils. The use of the equivalent stress leads to a modified yield locus that is independent of the suction. In addition, the equivalent stress becomes the major stress variable, with suction required only as an additional variable in calculations. The model on the basis of equivalent stress predicts exactly the same soil behaviour, with the sole difference being the use of equivalent stress instead of original stress variables. This article also presents the equivalent stress formulations of several constitutive models for unsaturated soils, including the Barcelona Basic Model. The predictions from these models remain unchanged, with the only difference being in their implementation. Finally, the equivalent stress approach and the net stress approach are compared for the Barcelona Basic Model. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Constitutive modeling of unsaturated aggregated soils

A coupled water retention–mechanical constitutive model for unsaturated aggregated soils is presented here. Based on the multi‐scale experimental results, the model incorporates the inter‐particle bonding, fabric and partial saturation effects in a single framework. It is formulated within the framework of hardening elasto‐plasticity and is based on the critical state concept. Prior to model validation, we evaluate the model parameters and propose determination procedures for the main new parameters. Finally, the model is examined for its capability in simulating the experimental results of aggregated and bonded soils. Results of these simulations show that the model addresses the most features arising from the combined effects of soil structure and partial saturation. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

非饱和土的清华弹塑性模型

为研究土在非饱和增湿情况下的应力、应变和强度关系,提出将含水率引入清华模型的硬化参数中建立非饱和土的清华弹塑性模型。通过在干土中掺加冰屑的方法进行增湿试验,表明该模型可以预测不同含水率的非饱和土的应力-变形和强度关系,从天然风干状态增湿到其他含水率的应力-应变全过程的计算结果也与试验结果相符合。将含水率直接引入弹塑性模型而不去研究复杂的基质吸力,可能是非饱和土本构模型工程应用的一条简便途径。     

On constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils

The paper presents a review of constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils. After a brief historical perspective, a number of existing constitutive models are classified and discussed according to the type of stress variables adopted in their formulation. Afterwards, attention is given to recent developments in the proposal of coupled hydraulic-mechanical models and the possibility of casting them in a sound thermodynamical framework. Finally, a double structure model for expansive soils is described. The incorporation of microstructural considerations and its use as a platform for incorporating the influence of new variables are highlighted.     

Bearing capacity of unsaturated expansive soils

It is difficult to determine the bearing capacity of a foundation in unsaturated expansive soil, although this is most important. The bearing capacity of unsaturated expansive soil is related to the drying and wetting environment. Swelling pressure occurs when the soil volume change is constrained as an expansive soil is inundated. The expansive lateral pressure, induced by the swelling pressure is similar to the passive earth pressure. By considering the effect of the expansive lateral pressure in Terzaghi's bearing capacity formula, the bearing capacity of unsaturated expansive soil is derived. Because it is very difficult to measure suction in situ, the bearing capacity is expressed using the expansive lateral pressure offers a feasible approach to calculate the bearing capacity of a foundation in unsaturated expansive soil, when suction is not measured. Plate load tests to measure the bearing capacity in situ were performed for the foundation in natural soil and saturated soil immersed by water. The verification of the bearing capacity formulae presented in this paper is conducted by comparing the predicted results with the results of the plate load tests on unsaturated expansive soils in Handan and Bingxia, China.     

Thermo-elastoplastic constitutive model for unsaturated soils

This study presents a simple approach to modelling the effect of temperature on the deformation and strength of unsaturated/saturated soils by using the average skeleton stress and degree of saturation. The concept of thermo-induced equivalent stress is introduced to consider the influence of temperature on the pre-consolidated stress. A skeleton stress–saturation framework is applied to enable the model to describe the thermo-elastoplastic behaviour of both unsaturated and saturated soils, as the skeleton stress can smoothly shift to Terzaghi’s effective stress if saturation changes from the unsaturated to the saturated condition. The new model only employs seven parameters, of which five parameters are the same as those used in the Cam-Clay model. The other two parameters can be easily determined by oedometer tests and simple thermo-mechanical tests. Numerical simulations of isotropic loading tests and triaxial shear tests under different conditions are conducted to illustrate the performance of the proposed model. By comparing with experimental temperature controlled oedometer tests and triaxial tests, it is confirmed that the proposed model is able to capture the thermo-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated/saturated normally and over-consolidated soils with a set of unified parameters.     

考虑温度影响的重塑非饱和膨胀土非线性本构模型

以非饱和土的非线性模型为基础,通过对土性参数的修正和考虑温度本身引起的土的变形,建立了考虑温度效应的重塑非饱和膨胀土的本构模型。该模型包括土骨架的本构关系和水量变化的本构关系两个方面,涉及18个参数,都可用非饱和土三轴试验确定。共做了13个重塑非饱和膨胀土温控三轴试验,分析了温度对土的强度和变形的影响,研究了模型参数的变化规律。     

Localized failure in unsaturated soils under non-isothermal conditions

Fluctuations of temperature and degree of saturation have considerable influence on the mechanical, hydraulic and retention properties of unsaturated soils. Localized failure is a ubiquitous feature of geomaterials. Major research on localized failure of geomaterials has been focused on geomaterials under the isothermal condition. In this article, we study the localized failure of unsaturated soils under non-isothermal conditions. In particular, we derive the isothermal and adiabatic bifurcation conditions from a homogeneous deformation at the constitutive level under a locally drained condition. A recently proposed meso-scale constitutive model for thermal unsaturated soils is used to derive the isothermal and adiabatic acoustic tensors. We present the spectral form of the consistent tangential elasto-plastic operator from a local material integration algorithm. The numerical simulations at the material level are conducted to study the impact of temperature on localized failure of unsaturated soils under the plane strain condition. The numerical results show that the timing and the critical angle of bifurcation are dependent on temperature.     

非饱和土层一维固结特性分析

在Fredlund非饱和土的一维固结理论的基础上进行假设,由得出的液相及气相的控制方程、Darcy定律及Fick定律,采用Laplace 变换、逆变换等数学方法得到了大面积均布瞬时加载下表面为透水透气面、底面为不透水和不透气面的非饱和土层一维固结时间域内的超孔隙水压力、超孔隙气压力及土层沉降的解析解;应用典型算例,分析了不同气、水渗透系数比情况下土体超孔隙水压力、超孔隙气压力消散及土层沉降随时间的变化规律以及不同时间超孔隙水压力、超孔隙气压力消散随深度的变化规律。将得出的结果退化成相应的饱和土的解与太沙基饱和土固结理论结果比较,验证了其正确性。     

Evaluation of probabilistic flow in two unsaturated soils

A variably saturated flow model is coupled to a first-order reliability algorithm to simulate unsaturated flow in two soils. The unsaturated soil properties are considered as uncertain variables with means, standard deviations, and marginal probability distributions. Thus, each simulation constitutes an unsaturated probability flow event. Sensitivities of the uncertain variables are estimated for each event. The unsaturated hydraulic properties of a fine-textured soil and a coarse-textured soil are used. The properties are based on the van Genuchten model. The flow domain has a recharge surface, a seepage boundary along the bottom, and a no-flow boundary along the sides. The uncertain variables are saturated water content, residual water content, van Genuchten model parameters alpha (α) and n, and saturated hydraulic conductivity. The objective is to evaluate the significance of each uncertain variable to the probabilistic flow. Under wet conditions, saturated water content and residual water content are the most significant uncertain variables in the sand. For dry conditions in the sand, however, the van Genuchten model parameters α and n are the most significant. Model parameter n and saturated hydraulic conductivity are the most significant for the wet clay loam. Saturated water content is most significant for the dry clay loam. Electronic Publication     

非饱和土中Rayleigh波的传播特性分析

基于对非饱和多孔介质的研究成果,考虑孔隙中液相和气相的相互影响,研究了非饱和土地基中Rayleigh波的传播特性。通过非饱和土中固相、液相和气相的质量平衡方程、动量平衡方程和非饱和土有效应力原理,建立了问题的弹性波动方程。通过引入势函数及考虑自由透水（透气）的边界条件,经过理论推导给出了非饱和土中Rayleigh波的弥散特征方程。通过数值算例分析了Rayleigh波的波速和衰减系数随饱和度、频率和固有渗透系数等因素的变化规律。结果表明：不同饱和度下波速随频率和固有渗透系数的变化均是先不变,然后小幅下降,再急剧增加,最后趋于一致;衰减系数在不同饱和度下随频率的增大而增大,随固有渗透系数的增大而先增大后减小。     

再论非饱和土的抗剪强度

通过不同吸力状态下的非饱和土抗剪强度试验,探讨了基质吸力对黏聚力和摩擦角的影响,提出在不同的基质吸力条件下黏聚力和摩擦角均可能是变化的。非饱和土的抗剪强度包络面在几何学上是直纹面的一种,该包络面可用改进的摩 尔-库仑破坏准则描述,并用试验验证了该公式的合理性。结合改进的摩尔-库仑抗剪强度公式和具体试验,提出了等效黏聚力-吸力曲线和等效摩擦角-吸力曲线在一定的区间内近似为直线,给出了确定等效黏聚力和等效摩擦角的具体方法,并用干土和饱和土两种极端状态对3种非饱和土抗剪强度理论进行了评估。改进的摩尔库仑破坏准则是一种更真实描述非饱和土破坏的强度准则。     

非饱和土的本构模型研究

引用平均土骨架应力的概念,研究推导出非饱和土的刚度参数随吸力变化而变化的关系式,进而推导得到用平均土骨架应力表述的非饱和土LC屈服面函数以及硬化规律。从土力学原理推导,得到土样由于在净应力和吸力作用下产生体积变形引起土样饱和度变化的关系式。由平均土骨架应力推广,得到三轴应力状态的椭圆屈服函数,这一非饱和土本构模型的优点在于考虑了应力作用后土样饱和度的变化,通过对已有试验数据的初步验证,表明提出的非饱和土本构模型的合理性和适用性。     

非饱和土的应力状态变量研究

以热力学和连续介质力学的应力理论为基础,从非饱和土的土骨架平衡方程出发,导出了一系列应力状态变量,目前文献中所使用的应力状态变量都在其中。研究发现：非饱和土的应力状态变量有多种组合形式（5组以上）,不是惟一的;大多数应力状态变量与土的孔隙率、饱和度等物性指标孪生相伴;所有应力状态变量都具有应力的量纲,单纯孔隙率或饱和度及其组合都不构成应力状态变量;简化的Bishop有效应力公式和Fredlund倡导的两个应力状态变量都是简化了的应力状态变量,前者忽略了孔隙率的影响,而后者忽略了与孔隙率及饱和度的关联性。在选择应力状态变量时应考虑理论合理、应用方便、逻辑关系正确的原则,还应做一定的验证工作。     

Microstructural deformation mechanisms of unsaturated granular soils

A discrete model for unsaturated granular soils has been developed. Three discrete entities have been defined: particles, water menisci and pores. Local interaction forces and water transfer mechanisms have been integrated into a model through the appropriate equilibrium and balance equations. The results of several numerical tests using this model have been described and discussed. Simulations include wetting and drying under load tests, the application of suction cycles and the effect of a deviatoric stress ratio on wetting‐induced collapse. The model reacts just as true granular soil samples behave in laboratory tests. The model provides a new insight into the internal mechanisms leading to large‐scale features of behaviour such as wetting‐induced collapse or the increase in soil strength provided by suction. The paper also stresses that matric suction changes acting on a granular structure are capable of explaining most of the macroscopic features of stress–strain behaviour. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Head-based isogeometric analysis of transient flow in unsaturated soils

An isogeometric analysis (IGA) is introduced to obtain a head-based solution to Richards equation for unsaturated flow in porous media. IGA uses Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS) as shape functions, which provide a higher level of inter-element continuity in comparison with Lagrange shape functions. The semi-discrete nonlinear algebraic equations are solved using a combination of implicit backward-Euler time-integration and Newton-Raphson scheme. The time-step size is adaptively controlled based on the rate of changes in the pore pressure. The results from the proposed formulation are compared and verified against an analytical solution for one-dimensional transient unsaturated flow in a homogenous soil column. The proposed method is then applied to four more complex problems including two-dimensional unsaturated flow in a two-layered soil and a semi-circular furrow. The test cases in two-layered soil system involve sharp variations in the pressure gradient at the intersection of the two media, where the pore water pressure abruptly changes. It is shown that the proposed head-based IGA is able to properly simulate changes in pore pressure at the soils interface using fewer degrees of freedom and higher orders of approximation in comparison with the conventional finite element method.     

成层非饱和土渗流的耦合解析解

成层土在工程中很常见,研究降雨过程中成层非饱和土的渗流-变形耦合对非饱和土土力学的发展具有重要的意义。由流体质量守恒,Darcy定律和Lloret等的非饱和土本构模型可得成层非饱和土渗流-变形耦合的控制方程。采用Gardner的非饱和土的渗透系数公式以及Boltzman模型,基于Laplace变换得到耦合方程的解析解。解析及其参数分析表明,渗流和变形耦合是具有时间效应的。与吸力变化相关的土的模量F,对成层土的孔隙水压力分布有明显影响。两层土的F差异越大,孔隙水压力消散得越慢,耦合效应越不显著。增大表层土的F值有利于降低耦合效应。成层土饱和体积含水率变化对吸力变化产生有限的影响