Effects of body force on transient poroelastic consolidation due to groundwater pumping

By applying linear poro-elasticity theory, the body force effect on steady soil consolidation, i.e., settlement, caused by constant water table depression due to groundwater pumping was investigated. The result shows that when the soil is soft or thick, or both, neglecting the body force effect can lead to severe underestimation of soil displacement and incremental effective stress. However, the transient response of soil consolidation was not analyzed. In addition, the water table depression due to groundwater pumping in fact varies with time. In this study, the body force effect on transient consolidation of soil subjected to variable water table depression is further examined. A poroelastic consolidation numerical model is developed herein to conduct this examination.     

The consolidation characteristics of an unsaturated compacted soil

The compacted soils are extensively employed as mineral liners or a sealing system, constructed under municipal solid waste and other containment hazardous materials to prevent or minimize the leakage of pollutant liquids and gases into ground water and sublayers. This article presents a detailed experimental study on settlement characteristics, which are required for the construction of a sealing system. For the experimental study where a compacted unsaturated soil taken from Adana in Turkey has been used, a special equipped consolidation cell has been designed and constructed. The matric suction adopted as independent stress-state variables has been controlled by using the axis translation technique. The consolidation tests have been performed under constant matric suction. Furthermore, the pressure plate tests for various net vertical stresses have been conducted. The test results have indicated that the settlement characteristics of a compacted soil as mineral liners and covers are highly affected by matric suction. The water retention capacity of mineral liners, an important factor for hydraulic conductivity, also changes with the vertical load. The compressibility decreases as the matric suction increases. It has been observed that there exists an exponential relationship between the compressive indexes (C _t, D _t) and matric suction.     

Amplitude reduction of elastic waves by a row of piles in poroelastic soil

This paper studies the displacements behind a row of elastic piles in a homogeneous unbounded poroelastic soil after excitation by the passage of elastic waves. Biot’s theory is employed to describe soil behavior. Using a Fourier–Bessel series expansion with the aid of a translational addition theorem, closed-form expressions for the scattering coefficients are developed by imposing continuity conditions at the pile–soil interfaces. The influence of certain parameters, such as pile rigidity and soil permeability on the screening performance of the pile barrier is investigated. Particular attention is focused on the influence of the soil permeability on the screening effectiveness of a row of piles in the frequency domain.     

Deformation effects of porosity variation on soil consolidation caused by groundwater table decline

Soil consolidation has been widely analyzed using the poroelastic theory. As soil consolidation proceeds, porosity variation leads to the changes in hydraulic conductivity, Young’s modulus, and body force. However, the combined deformation effect of porosity variation on soil consolidation is rarely examined. In this study, a poroelastic consolidation model used to simultaneously consider the changes in hydraulic conductivity, Young’s modulus, and body force was developed to investigate the combined deformation effect of porosity variation on soil consolidation caused by groundwater table decline. The results indicate that the deformation effect of porosity variation on soil consolidation is negligible when the body force number is <0.01. For body force numbers >0.01, soil displacement could be overestimated or underestimated if the combined deformation effect of porosity variation is not completely considered. The misestimation of soil displacement increases as the body force number increases. In addition, the combined deformation effect of porosity variation also affects the transmission of pore water pressure. Therefore, it could be concluded that a reliable analysis of soil consolidation must simultaneously account for the variations in hydraulic conductivity, Young’s modulus, and body force.     

Integrated method of RS and GPR for monitoring the changes in the soil moisture and groundwater environment due to underground coal mining

Mining affects the environment in different ways depending on the physical context in which the mining occurs. In mining areas with an arid environment, mining affects plants’ growth by changing the amount of available water. This paper discusses the effects of mining on two important determinants of plant growth—soil moisture and groundwater table (GWT)—which were investigated using an integrated approach involving a field sampling investigation with remote sensing (RS) and ground-penetrating radar (GPR). To calculate and map the distribution of soil moisture for a target area, we initially analyzed four models for regression analysis between soil moisture and apparent thermal inertia and finally selected a linear model for modeling the soil moisture at a depth 10 cm; the relative error of the modeled soil moisture was about 6.3% and correlation coefficient 0.7794. A comparison of mined and unmined areas based on the results of limited field sampling tests or RS monitoring of Landsat 5-thermatic mapping (TM) data indicated that soil moisture did not undergo remarkable changes following mining. This result indicates that mining does not have an effect on soil moisture in the Shendong coal mining area. The coverage of vegetation in 2005 was compared with that in 1995 by means of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) deduced from TM data, and the results showed that the coverage of vegetation in Shendong coal mining area has improved greatly since 1995 because of policy input RMB￥0.4 per ton coal production by Shendong Coal Mining Company. The factor most affected by coal mining was GWT, which dropped from a depth of 35.41 m before mining to a depth of 43.38 m after mining at the Bulianta Coal Mine based on water well measurements. Ground-penetrating radar at frequencies of 25 and 50 MHz revealed that the deepest GWT was at about 43.4 m. There was a weak water linkage between the unsaturated zone and groundwater, and the decline of water table primarily resulted from the well pumping for mining safety rather than the movement of cracking strata. This result is in agreement with the measurements of the water wells. The roots of nine typical plants in the study area were investigated. Populus was found to have the deepest root system with a depth of about 26 m. Based on an assessment of plant growth demands and the effect of mining on environmental factors, we concluded that mining will have less of an effect on plant growth at those sites where the primary GWT depth before mining was deep enough to be unavailable to plants. If the primary GWT was available for plant growth before mining, especially to those plants with deeper roots, mining will have a significant effect on the growth of plants and the mechanism of this effect will include the loss of water to roots and damage to the root system.     

真空加载方式对吹填流泥加固效果及土颗粒移动的影响研究

考虑加载方式的影响开展室内模型试验,对4组相同性质的泥浆试样（含水率为100%）分别采用不同的加载方式,即-80 kPa、-60 kPa→80 kPa、-40 kPa→-80 kPa、-20 kPa→-80 kPa进行加载,加载过程中对试样的出水量、沉降量和侧向变形进行跟踪监测,并对处理后土体的含水率、塑性指数和十字板剪切强度等的空间分布与变化规律进行研究。试验结果表明,（1）真空加载方式对吹填流泥的固结具有比较明显的影响;（2）初始真空荷载为-20 kPa时所得到的土体沉降量最大、强度最高,始终保持-80 kPa荷载情况下所得到的土体沉降量最小、强度最低;（3）从塑性指数的分布特征来看,土颗粒随着土中水的排出发生移动,初始真空荷载越大,这种趋势越明显,部分土颗粒会聚积在排水板周围而导致土体渗透性能的降低,严重时会影响土体的后续固结。建议在流泥淤泥的真空固结过程中采用低初始荷载方式进行加载。     

表面约束下的沉桩挤土效应数值模拟研究

采用数值方法对表面约束下的沉桩挤土效应进行了研究。以道路约束为例，讨论了不同宽度道路以及道路与浅基础共同约束时，对沉桩挤土引起的地表隆起及水平位移的影响，得出若干有参考价值的结论。     

喀斯特峰丛洼地不同植被类型土壤水分的空间异质性分析——以广西环江毛南族自治县西南峰丛洼地区为例

通过网格(5 m×5 m)取样,用地统计学方法研究了喀斯特峰丛洼地4个典型植被类型表层土壤（0～10 cm）水分的空间异质特征,探讨了其生态学过程和机制。结果表明,随着干扰强度的降低,植被产生了由农作物(Ⅰ)?人工林(Ⅱ)?次生林(Ⅲ)?原生林(Ⅳ)的变化,土壤水分显著提高,空间变异特征明显不同,Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ分别符合指数模型、高斯模型、指数模型和球状模型,块金值与基台值之比(C0/(C0+C))在0.269～0.500之间,具有中等的空间相关性,Ⅰ和Ⅳ土壤水分的空间结构相似,(C0/(C0+C))值较大,随机因素和自相关异质性各占50%,分维数D值较大,空间依赖性较小,Ⅱ和Ⅳ相反;农业耕作区土壤水分的空间延续范围较大,变程达252.9 m,其他3个植被类型的变程均较小(141.2～163.2 m);Kriging等值线图从不同位置和方向上清楚地表明Ⅰ和Ⅳ土壤水分的空间分布均呈凸型分布,Ⅱ呈单峰分布,Ⅲ呈凹型分布;影响土壤水分空间分布的因子很多,其中干扰通过对植被的调控发挥了关键作用,降低干扰是喀斯特峰丛洼地脆弱生态系统水资源改善、合理利用及生态恢复重建的重要举措。      

Evaluation of change in subsurface thermal environment due to groundwater flow in the Tokyo Lowland,Japan

Information on the distribution of subsurface temperature and hydraulic heads at 24 observation wells in and around the Tokyo Lowland, the eastern part of the Tokyo Metropolitan area, were examined to make clear the relationship between groundwater and the subsurface thermal environment in the urban area. Minimums in temperature–depth logs due to subsurface temperature increasing at shallow parts were recognized in 21 wells. This fact shows subsurface temperature is affected by ground surface warming in almost all of this area. Deeper than minimums, where the effects of surface warming became relatively small, regional variation is observed as follows: high temperatures are shown in the central part to the southern part, and low temperatures shown in the inland to eastern part. The high temperature area corresponds to an area where the lower boundary of groundwater flow is relatively shallow. This area corresponds also to an area with severe land subsidence resulting from excessive groundwater pumping. It is considered that this high temperature area is formed by the effects of upward groundwater flow affected by hydrogeological conditions and pumping. On the other hand, a comparison between past data (1956–1967) and present data (2001–2003) revealed widespread decreasing temperature in the inland area. This is explained by downward groundwater flow based on an analysis of temperature–depth logs. This fact suggests that subsurface temperature is not only increasing from the effects of surface warming but also decreasing from the effects of groundwater environment change due to pumping.     

凹凸棒石调控Cd污染土壤的作用及其效果

凹凸棒石是一种富Mg的硅酸盐粘土矿物,具有抑制土壤的Cd活性的作用。江苏拥有丰富的凹凸棒石矿产资源,在利用凹凸棒石调控土壤Cd污染方面具有资源优势。文章报道了苏南地区典型Cd污染蔬菜地和稻田添加凹凸棒石粉的现场调控试验研究成果。结果显示:(1)当土壤Cd含量为0.3~0.45 mg/kg时,每年添加750 g/m2以上的凹凸棒石粉,可以使蔬菜Cd含量平均下降30%左右,凹凸棒石的最大有效添加量为1500 g/m2;(2)当土壤Cd含量约为3 mg/kg、p H6.5时,每年添加2000 g/m2的凹凸棒石粉,连续施用2年可使稻米Cd含量从0.5 mg/kg以上降低至0.2 mg/kg以下,稻米Cd含量与土壤p H呈显著负相关;(3)添加凹凸棒石可适度提高土壤的p H和CEC,同时还能降低农产品Cu、Zn含量,在防治耕地Cd污染上具有广阔应用前景。     

Assessment of groundwater pollution due to tannery industries in and around Dindigul, Tamilnadu, India

The overexploitation of groundwater in some parts of the country induces water quality degradation. The untreated industrial effluents discharged on the surface causes severe groundwater pollution in the industrial belt of the country. This poses a problem of supply of hazard free drinking water in the rural parts of the country. There are about 80 tanneries operating in and around Dindigul town in upper Kodaganar river basin, Tamilnadu, India. The untreated effluents from the tanneries have considerably affected the quality of groundwater in this area. To assess the extent of groundwater deterioration, a detailed analysis of groundwater quality data has been carried out. The concentration of cations such as Calcium (Ca²⁺), Magnesium (Mg²⁺), Sodium (Na⁺) and Potassium (K⁺), and anions such as Bicarbonate (HCO₃^–), Sulphate (SO₄^2–), Chloride (Cl^–) and Nitrate (NO₃^–) in the groundwater have been studied. Apart from these constituents, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solid and total hardness (TH as CaCO₃) were also studied. The correlation of these constituents with the EC has been carried out. The highest correlation is observed between EC and chloride with a correlation coefficient of 0.99. Progressive reduction in correlation coefficients for Mg²⁺, (Na⁺ + K⁺), Ca²⁺ and SO₄^2– are observed as 0.91, 0.87, 0.86 and 0.56, respectively. It is found that the quality of groundwater in the area under investigation is deteriorated mainly due to extensive use of salt in the leather industries.     

固结比对石灰土动力特性的影响试验研究

以石灰改性膨胀土为研究对象,结合铁路路基实际的非等向固结状态,考虑了不同固结比或偏应力对石灰改性膨胀土动力特性的影响。通过循环振动三轴试验,对掺灰比为3 %石灰改性膨胀土,在选定的6组固结比下表现出的动力特性进行了研究,得出了固结比或偏应力的变化对其产生的影响。在研究的固结比范围内,随着固结比和偏应力的增大,石灰土的动弹模量显著地增大;阻尼比则相应地表现出减小的趋势,但所受影响程度较之动弹模量略小。     

Study of geothermal water intrusion due to groundwater exploitation in the Puebla Valley aquifer system, Mexico

Significant intrusion of geothermal water into fresh groundwater takes place in the Puebla Valley aquifer system, Mexico. The decline in the potentiometric surface due to the overexploitation of the groundwater induces this intrusion. This hydrological system comprises three aquifers located in Plio-Quaternary volcanic sediments and Mesozoic calcareous rocks. The hydraulic balance of the aquifer shows that the annual output exceeds the natural inputs by 12 million m³. Between 1973 and 2002, a drop in the potentiometric surface, with an 80 m cone of depression, was identified in a 5-km-wide area located southwest of the city of Puebla. Chemical analyses performed on water samples since 1990 have shown an increase in total dissolved solids (TDS) of more than 500 mg/L, coinciding with the region showing a cone of depression in the potentiometric surface. A three-dimensional flow and transport model, based on the hydrogeological and geophysical studies, was computed by using the MODFLOW and MT3D software. This model reproduces the evolution of the aquifer system during the last 30 years and predicts for 2010 an additional drawdown in the potentiometric surface of 15 m, and an increase in the geothermal water intrusion.     

变荷载作用下轴对称饱和半空间均质地基Biot固结分析

基于Biot固结理论,对随时间变化的变荷载作用下轴对称饱和半空间均质地基固结问题进行了分析。引入状态变量,利用Laplace-Haknel联合变换法,求解了状态方程,得到变荷载作用下饱和土骨架位移、应力、孔隙水压力及渗流量的一般积分形式解,通过算例详细分析了变荷载作用下二维地基固结问题。结果表明,对缓加荷载作用下地基,只有加载较快时,在地基较深处才有明显的Mandel-Cryer效应出现。在循环荷载作用下,多维固结情况下会出现负孔压现象。     

Response of multilayer geosynthetic-reinforced bed resting on soft soil with stone columns

In the present study, a mechanical model has been developed to study the behavior of multilayer geosynthetic-reinforced granular fill over stone column-reinforced soft soil. The granular fill and geosynthetic reinforcement layers have been idealized by Pasternak shear layer and rough elastic membranes, respectively. The Kelvin–Voight model has been used to represent the time-dependent behavior of saturated soft soil. The stone columns are idealized by stiffer springs and assumed to be linearly elastic. The nonlinear behavior of the soft soil and granular fill is considered. The effect of consolidation of soft soil due to inclusion of the stone columns on settlement response has also been included in the model. Plane strain conditions are considered for the loading and reinforced foundation soil system. An iterative finite difference scheme is applied for obtaining the solution and results are presented in nondimensional form. It has been observed that if the soft soil is improved with stone columns, the multilayer reinforcement system is less effective as compared to single layer reinforcement to reduce the total settlement as there is considerable reduction in the total settlement due to stone column itself. Multilayer reinforcement system is effective for reducing the total settlement when stone columns are not used. However, multilayer reinforcement system is effective to transfer the stress from soil to stone column. The differential settlement is also slightly reduced due to application of multiple geosynthetic layers as compared to the single layer reinforcement system.     

基于加载动力效应对孔压滞后现象的一个解释

在底部可测孔压的固结仪内进行单面排水固结试验时,观测到试样底部的孔压可出现滞后现象。为分析其原因,考虑加载引起的动力效应,建立以竖向应变为求解对象的一维动力固结方程,并用有限差分法进行求解。引入新指标CD来综合考虑试样压缩模量、渗透系数、密度以及土样厚度等4个参数对动力效应的影响,探讨了该指标对固结过程中孔隙水压力的影响。计算结果表明,瞬时加载引起的动力效应是引起试样内孔压滞后的一个原因,并且对于压缩模量或渗透系数较大的试样,更易出现孔压滞后现象,同时动力效应对固结度的影响则主要体现在固结的前期。最后讨论了固结分析时可以忽略动力效应的范围。     

黏性土填料下考虑土拱效应的非极限主动土压力计算方法

不论挡土墙填料采用砂性土,还是黏性土,其墙背主动土压力与墙体倾角和位移关系存在较大的联系,因而研究黏性土填料下的非极限主动土压力计算理论具有重要意义。通过应力状态分析给出了非极限状态下考虑土拱效应的侧向主动土压力系数,然后采用水平微分层析法给出了倾斜墙下非极限主动土压力解析解。通过与室内模拟试验及已有理论进行对比,验证了该方法的合理性。最后研究了相关参数包括位移比?,墙土摩擦角与内摩擦角之比? /?,墙体倾角?,黏聚力c等对主动土压力分布及其作用点高度的影响。结果表明：土体由静止状态向极限主动土压力状态发展时,土拱效应的影响会越来越大。随着? /?的不断增大,土压力分布曲线非线性强度会不断增强,土压力合力作用点高度呈上升趋势,并且? /?对土压力的影响会随着位移比? 的增大而增大。随着挡土墙墙背倾斜角度? 的不断增大,土拱效应对非极限主动土压力的影响减小。随着土体填料黏聚力的不断增大,上部张拉裂缝高度也会随之增加,且土压力合力作用点越低。给出的考虑土拱效应的非极限主动土压力计算方法对于丰富挡土墙土压力计算理论具有重要意义。     

南阳原状膨胀土不排水剪切性状时效性试验研究

针对南阳原状膨胀土不同卸荷间歇时间后的三轴不排水剪切特性进行了试验研究。将削好的原状膨胀土样,在常规三轴仪上首先固结至先期固结应力,进行不同卸荷比(0.00、0.50、0.75)与卸荷间歇时间(0、1、10、20、30d)的三轴不排水剪切试验,最后对部分土样进行了压汞试验。试验结果表明,南阳膨胀土力学特性与卸荷间歇时间和卸荷幅度均相关。相同轴向应变时,经历卸荷过程土样偏应力随卸荷间歇时间减小,未经历卸荷过程则表现为增大。卸荷间歇时间增加,孔隙水压力峰值应变umax?呈减小趋势。未经历卸荷过程的膨胀土强度随间歇时间增加而线性(对数坐标)增大,而经历卸荷过程的膨胀土强度随卸荷间歇时间的增加而减小,且以初期(0~1d)降幅最大,后期变缓并最终趋于稳定状态。其中,卸荷幅度越大,膨胀土强度及模量越小,达到稳定状态所需时间越长。建议边坡开挖后及时支护。在边坡稳定性分析中建议采用umaxq进行计算。结合压汞试验与吸(排)水量结果,卸荷间歇时间对原状膨胀土剪切特性的影响受微裂隙发展与颗粒间胶结强化的耦合作用。     

天津市表土层固结变形过程中微观结构特征初探

以天津市华苑产业基地表土层为代表,分析其土的固结过程中微观结构的变化特征,并对微观结构量化参数的变化规律进行了总结。发现宏观上孔隙比和压缩系数随压力的增大而减小的规律与微观上土结构单元体的定向分维数、孔隙平均孔径、孔隙分布平面分维数的变化规律相一致。