Electrolyte-induced solute permeability effects in compacted smectite membranes

Experiments suggest that increasing electrolyte flux into a compacted smectite membrane may result in greater permeability of the membrane to the electrolyte. The influx of electrolyte into the membrane pores decreases the double layer thickness, therefore reducing the clay's ability to exclude anions. As a result, solute previously accumulated in the concentration polarization layer (CPL) may be able to dissipate through the membrane, producing a temporary situation where the effluent is more concentrated than the feed solution. Of course, at some juncture the CPL will diminish sufficiently so that the effluent concentration will be the same as that of the feed solution and a true state will be reached.The fact that increasing electrolyte concentration within the clay membrane decreases the membrane efficiency implies that the result of solute accumulation in geological basins, even though a portion of such accumulation is attributable to the solute filtering ability of low permeability rocks, is the ultimate cessation of membrane effects. At the start of the cycle, shale membranes have low solute concentrations and thus high rejection capabilities. The largest amount of solute accumulates deep in the basin center, where vertical flux rates are high. Because of greater solute concentration within the aquifer, the solute concentration in the centrally located membranes rises more quickly than that of those located near the basin margins. Therefore, the cessation of membrane effects occurs first in the deep center of the basin and gradually moves upward and outward toward the basin margins. The fact that membrane efficiency decreases as pore solute concentration increases might help explain why conclusive trends attributable to membrane effects have not been more commonly observed in the subsurface.     

温度对粘性土介质力学特性的影响

分析了温度效应对粘性土介质若干基本力学特性的影响。对粘性土的热固结问题、温度对粘性土介质渗透特性的影响、粘性土中的热传导规律及热阻抗特性、土-水体系在温度效应下的作用机理、温度作用下粘性土的本构规律等进行了深入研究。特别就温度诱致的孔隙水压力的变化机理及不同性质土类粘性土体积变化的可逆性问题进行了探讨。     

击实黏土单轴拉伸特性试验研究

为研究土的拉伸特性,对击实黏土进行直接拉伸试验。试验表明,不同抗拉强度的击实黏土具有不同的拉伸应力-应变曲线型式,即应变软化型、应变硬化型和应变强化型;在试验涉及的干密度和含水率范围内,击实黏土的抗拉强度随干密度的增加而增加,随含水率的增加而减小,且具有较好的线性关系;拉伸速率对击实黏土的抗拉强度和应力-应变曲线的型式也有明显影响,对同一干密度和含水率的土样,低拉伸速率测得的抗拉强度往往较小,且应力-应变曲线为软化型,而较高的拉伸速率测得的抗拉强度较大,且应力-应变曲线为强化型。     

膨润土防水毯渗透性能的温度效应

以颗粒状钠基膨润土防水毯为研究对象,采用改造的GDS全自动环境岩土渗透仪开展渗透试验,研究温度和压力对渗透系数的影响。研究表明:低围压下膨润土防水毯的渗透系数随温度的增加而减小,温度较高时趋于平缓或略有增大;围压增为100 kPa时,渗透系数随温度的增加而增大。固有渗透率随温度的增加而减小;低围压下固有渗透率减小更显著,仅考虑流体物理性质变化的渗透系数估算值与实测值有很大差异。膨润土吸附结合水量随温度的升高而减小,不能解释膨润土防水毯渗透系数和固有渗透率随温度的变化规律。当温度升高时,粒间孔隙减小且颗粒状膨润土分解成凝胶态蒙脱石颗粒,在低围压下凝胶态蒙脱石颗粒层间距离减小,是渗透系数和固有渗透率随温度的升高而减小的主要原因。     

Temperature and pH controls over isotopic fractionation during adsorption of boron on marine clay

The variation of adsorption constants and isotope fractionation with pH and temperature during the adsorption of B from seawater onto marine clay have been examined. The controls over adsorption are similar to those exhibited by pure clay minerals (Bassett, 1976; Keren and Mezuman, 1981). The isotope fractionations are the result of equilibrium processes, not kinetic effects. Variations in the measured fractionation factor with pH arise from the differences between the isotope fractionation associated with adsorption of B(OH)₃ and B(OH)₄⁻ and the pH dependence of B speciation. The implications of these results for the distribution of B isotopes in seawater and sediment porewaters are briefly discussed.     

胡敏酸在高岭土上的吸附行为

研究了胡敏酸在高岭土上的吸附行为 ,并运用X衍射、红外光谱和热重等分析方法 ,对复合前后的高岭土进行分析。结果表明 ,连续洗涤 6次后 ,可获得稳定的胡敏酸高岭土复合体 ;胡敏酸在高岭土上的吸附符合Fruendlich吸附模式 ,Kf 为 0 .85 7;高岭土胡敏酸复合体的红外光谱出现了明显的C—H振动吸收峰 ;吸附行为主要表现为化学吸附 ,发生在铝的表面羟基吸附位上     

Temperature effects on the hydraulic behaviour of an unsaturated clay

The influence of temperature on the hydraulic properties of unsaturated clays is of major concern in the design of engineered barriers in underground repositories for high-level radioactive waste disposal. This paper presents an experimental study centred on the investigation of the influence of temperature on soil hydraulic properties related to water retention and permeability. Laboratory tests were conducted on artificially prepared unsaturated fabrics obtained from a natural kaolinitic-illitic clay. Special attention is given to the testing procedures involving controlled suction and temperature oedometer cells and the application of the vapour equilibrium technique at high temperatures. Retention curves at different temperatures show that total suction tends to reduce with increasing temperatures at constant water content. Temperature influence on water permeability is more relevant at low matric suctions corresponding to bulk water preponderance (inter-aggregate zone). Below a degree of saturation of 75% no clear effect is detected. Experimental data show that temperature dependence on permeability at constant degree of saturation and constant void ratio is smaller than what could be expected from the thermal change in water viscosity. This behaviour suggests that phenomena such as porosity redistribution and thermo-chemical interactions, which alter clay fabric and pore fluid, can be relevant.     

Geostatistical analysis of field hydraulic conductivity in compacted clay

Hydraulic conductivity(K) of fractured or porous materials is associated intimately with water flow and chemical transport. Basic concepts imply uniform flux through a homogeneous cross-sectional area. If flow were to occur only through part of the area, actual rates could be considerably different. Because laboratory values ofK in compacted clays seldom agree with field estimates, questions arise as to what the true values ofK are and how they should be estimated. Hydraulic conductivity values were measured on a 10×25 m elevated bridge-like platform. A constant water level was maintained for 1 yr over a 0.3-m thick layer of compacted clay, and inflow and outflow rates were monitored using 10×25 grids of 0.3-m diameter infiltration rings and outflow drains subtending approximately 1×1 m blocks of compacted clay. Variography of inflow and outflow data established relationships between cores and blocks of clay, respectively. Because distributions of outflow rates were much less and bore little resemblance to the distributions of break-through rates based on tracer studies, presence of macropores and preferential flow through the macropores was suspected. Subsequently, probability kriging was applied to reevaluate distribution of flux rates and possible location of macropores. Sites exceeding a threshold outflow of 100×10^–9 m/s were classified as outliers and were assumed to probably contain a significant population of macropores. Different sampling schemes were examined. Variogram analysis of outflows with and without outliers suggested adequacy of sampling the site at 50 randomly chosen locations. Because of the potential contribution of macropores to pollutant transport and the practical necessity of extrapolating small plot values to larger areas, conditional simulations with and without outliers were carried out. Simulated scenarios based on all available data compared well with conditional simulations based on randomly chosen locations.This paper was presented at MGUS 87 Conference, Redwood City, California, 14 April 1987.     

湿干循环作用对压实黏土干裂特性的影响

针对红黏土-膨润土混合土材料在干湿循环作用及复杂化学环境下的性能演化问题,开展了盐溶液入渗作用下红黏土-膨润土混合土的干湿循环试验研究,分析了干湿循环次数、膨润土掺入比、盐溶液浓度对压实混合土材料体变特征与渗透特性的影响,并结合压汞试验揭示了试样收缩变形与渗透系数变化的微观机制。结果表明：随着干湿循环次数的增加,压实红黏土-膨润土混合土试样累计收缩变形逐渐增大,收缩趋势随入渗盐溶液浓度的增加而增大;干湿循环过程中试样渗透系数呈先增大后减少的趋势,且随着盐溶液浓度增加而逐渐降低;增大混合土中膨润土掺量可以提高试样化学相容性,减少胀缩变形并减小渗透系数。压汞试验表明,盐溶液入渗及干湿循环作用导致土体孔隙“双峰”分布特征减弱,土体中的大孔数量及孔径减小,小孔略有增多;随着入渗的盐溶液浓度增加,小孔变化不明显,而土体总孔隙率及大孔数量减小,进而导致土体收缩变形增大、渗透系数减小。

     

Anion exclusion effects in compacted bentonites: Towards a better understanding of anion diffusion

Diffusion of ³⁶Cl⁻ in compacted bentonite was studied using through-diffusion, out-diffusion and profile analysis techniques. Both the bulk dry density of the bentonite and the composition of the external solution were varied. Increasing the bulk dry density of the bentonite resulted in a decrease of both the effective diffusion coefficient and the Cl-accessible porosity. Increasing the ionic strength of the external solutions resulted in an increase of both the effective diffusion coefficient and the Cl-accessible porosity. This can be explained by anion exclusion effects (Donnan exclusion). At high ionic strength values (I ? 1 M NaCl) the Cl-accessible porosity approaches the interparticle porosity. This interparticle porosity is the difference between the total and interlayer porosity of the bentonite. The interlayer porosity was found to depend on the degree of compaction. Up to a bulk dry density of 1300 kg m⁻³ the interlayer is built up of 3 water layers. Between 1300 and 1800 kg m⁻³ the interlayer water is reduced from 3 to 2 layers of water. Above 1800 kg m⁻³ evidence for a further decrease to 1 layer of water was found. These findings are in agreement with X-ray data found in the literature showing a decrease of the basal spacing of montmorillonite (the main clay mineral in bentonite) with increasing degree of compaction. The relationship between the effective diffusion coefficient of Cl⁻ and the diffusion-accessible porosity can be described by an empirical relationship analogous to Archie’s law. To predict the effective diffusion coefficient of Cl⁻ in compacted bentonite, the diffusion coefficient of Cl⁻ in water, the bulk dry density and the ionic strength of the pore water have to be known.     

广西红粘土击实样强度特性与胀缩性能

通过对广西贵港红粘土重型击实样的室内试验研究,探讨了其力学特性、胀缩性能、孔径分布特征与含水量之间的关系。结果表明：干密度指标总体上能反映红粘土击实样的强度规律,但非饱和击实样强度峰值对应的含水量因基质吸力作用而偏小,饱和后土体由于吸水膨胀与基质吸力的消失,使得强度峰值对应含水量较饱和前明显增大,红粘土在最优含水量下压实,虽可获得很高的压实度,但饱和后的强度并非最大;红粘土击实样的胀缩性能主要由含水量决定,同时,受到干密度的影响;孔隙主要以孔径在0.01～0.05μm范围内的小孔隙为主,为进一步掌握红粘土的工程力学特性提供了帮助。     

压实度与级配对路基重塑黏土土-水特征曲线的影响

对重庆路基黏土采用压力膜仪量测了不同压实度重塑土样脱湿过程的土-水特征曲线（SWCCs）、采用体积压力板仪量测了不同压实度、不同级配重塑土样脱-吸湿过程的土-水特征曲线。试验结果表明：（1）压实度超过90%以后,不同压实度的SWCCs在其直线段范围相互靠近,即在路基土基质吸力平常变化范围的SWCCs逐渐趋于稳定;（2）随着压实度的增大,脱-吸湿循环滞回圈逐渐上移,曲线由陡变缓。表明随着压实度的增大,土体的储水系数逐渐减小,土中的水分更不易吸入和排出,对路基的稳定有利;（3）相同含水率下,大约以压实度85%为界,压实度小于85%的黏土样和大于85%的黏土样的基质吸力基本上不随压实度（干密度）的变化而变化;（4）相同压实度和含水率状态下,粗粒含量多的土吸力更小,SWCCs的滞回圈更小,即干湿循环的影响更小。因此,粗粒土较细粒土更适合用作路堤填料     

温度和模拟渗滤液作用下黏土的渗透性能

采用改造的GDS全自动环境岩土渗透仪,分别以自来水和模拟渗滤液为试验用水,开展不同温度和围压下黏土渗透性能试验。研究表明,当温度从20℃升高至50℃时,渗透系数增大,最大增幅为3.5倍;当围压从50kPa增大至200kPa时,渗透系数从10-6cm/s数量级减小至10-8cm/s数量级。在温度和围压一定时,模拟渗滤液作用下黏土的渗透系数略大于自来水试验结果,二者最大比值为2.8。随着温度的升高,土中吸附结合水膜变薄,且土样体积减小,在两种效应的共同作用下,固有渗透率不是定值,相应条件下50℃与20℃固有渗透率的比值在0.72~2.99之间变化。在本试验条件下,渗透系数随温度的变化主要是由水动力黏滞系数的变化引起,但是在低围压、自来水试验时理论推算渗透系数小于实测值,高围压下理论推算值大于实测值。     

干湿循环作用下压实黏土力学特性与微观机制研究

针对干湿循环作用下填埋场封场覆盖系统压实黏土防渗结构损伤等问题,系统开展了干湿循环作用下（室内模拟填埋场气候环境）压实黏土力学特性及微观结构特征试验研究,从微观层次揭示了压实黏土在干湿循环作用下变形特性和强度衰减内在本质。研究结果表明：随着干湿循环次数的增加,压实黏土初始变形段区间割线模量增加,末段区间割线模量大幅度降低,变化幅度随初始压实度的增加而增加;同时,压实黏土剪切强度呈减小趋势,但减小幅度随初始压实度和围压的增加而减小。经过3次干湿循环后,压实黏土发生不可逆的体积收缩,体积收缩比例随压实度的增加而减小,低压实黏土和高压实黏土的体积收缩20.5%和11.5%。同时,低压实黏土和高压实黏土的大孔体积增加25.7%和53.9%,微裂隙体积增加3.1%和41.7%,增加幅度随初始压实度的增加而增加。压实黏土不可逆的体积收缩致使土体更加密实,从而导致压实黏土初始切线模量和强度增加。同时,大孔体积增多和微裂隙的发育,导致压实黏土剪切强度和末端切线模量降低,干湿循环对不同压实度黏土力学特性影响是二者的综合表现。     

渗透系数的变异性对压实黏土衬垫性能的影响

压实黏土衬垫是填埋场等环境岩土工程中常用的屏障材料,其厚度和渗透系数是主要的设计参数。考虑渗透系数的变异性,用衬垫底部污染物相对浓度和通量等指标分析了设计参数对衬垫有效性的影响。研究表明,渗透系数的变异性对衬垫性能有很大的影响：当衬垫厚度较小或渗透系数均值较大时,衬垫底部出现高浓度（接近于1）的概率很大,这个浓度区间可能比相对浓度的均值高很多,对周围环境污染有较大的威胁。从非反应性溶质的运移来看,我国规范中对衬垫厚度和渗透系数的规定是合理的。相对于污染物的通量,厚度和渗透系数对衬垫底部相对浓度的影响更为显著,相对浓度更适合作为评价衬垫性能的指标。     

垃圾填埋场传统封顶和ET封顶的比较研究

针对传统压实黏土封顶系统存在易干燥开裂的问题,提出了一种新型的ET（蒸发传输）封顶系统。分析了压实黏土封顶系统和新型ET封顶系统的工作机制。在降水和蒸发循环补给的条件下,建立了水分在两种封顶系统中迁移的一维数学模型。以9次降水和蒸发循环补给为边界条件,分别模拟了576 h的水分在两种封顶系统中迁移变化规律。计算结果表明,距补给边界越近,含水率受降水、蒸发的影响越显著,且随着深度的增加出现明显的峰值滞后现象。传统封顶中的压实黏土层由于具有低渗透性,致使整层不能得到有效的水分补给。ET封顶中整个土层可以有效地从边界降水中得到补给,同时在蒸发的条件下,把土层中的储水释放。数值计算结果与试验数据的对比表明,计算值和试验数据基本吻合。这些研究成果有助于垃圾填埋场封顶系统的设计作进一步的改进。     

Shear strength of a compacted scaly clay in variable saturation conditions

Scaly clays are stiff and highly fissured clays often used as construction materials. This paper presents the results of triaxial compression tests carried out on saturated and unsaturated samples of a compacted scaly clay. Complementary investigation on the microstructural features and their evolution with the amount of water stored into the material are also presented in order to shed light on the evolution of the micro- and macroporosity with suction. The water retention behaviour of the compacted scaly clay is also addressed. The results from the controlled suction triaxial tests are used to discuss the applicability of a single-shear strength criterion to compacted double-structured clays when the effective stress concept for unsaturated soils is used. The choice of the degree of saturation to be included in the effective stress definition for obtaining a satisfactory representation of the shear strength is addressed. It is shown that the best results are obtained when the macropore degree of saturation is considered along with its evolution during the applied stress path.     

Design and performance of a compacted clay barrier through a landfill

This paper presents the construction and performance details of a compacted London Clay barrier that was designed to prevent any leachate or methane penetrating a stretch of the cut and cover box section tunnel of the London Heathrow Express Rail Link. The barrier was constructed with London Clay that was spoil from concurrent bored tunnelling operations on adjacent sites. Laboratory investigations carried out on the compacted London Clay are presented in the paper. These indicated that it was possible to design the clay surround to function as a barrier protecting the structure from the ingress of the leachate. Field monitoring using magnetic extensometer gauge measurements indicate that the consequent ground movements are lower than that predicted by the laboratory tests.     

非饱和压实土率相关变形特征与时效模型

为研究高填方路堤压实土率相关变形特征,对不同压实度的非饱和压实土分别开展了不同加载速率以及不同围压条件下的CD三轴剪切试验,探讨了不同工况下压实土的剪切强度指标;借助GDS饱和土静态三轴仪的围压控制器来间接测定非饱和压实土体变的途径。试验结果表明：压实土强度及变形特征具有明显的时间相依性,加载速率越大,压实土的抗剪强度越高,超固结变形特性越强,抗剪强度指标黏聚力c值增幅较大、内摩擦角 值增幅较小;低围压下,压实土呈应变软化及剪胀变形,且压实度越高,应变软化及剪胀变形越显著,c值增加明显、 值增加缓慢。采用基于下负荷面的弹黏塑性本构模型对路基压实土的率相关变形特征进行表征,预测结果与试验数据吻合良好,表明该模型适用于高填方路堤长期沉降分析。