Direct Shear Tests on Waste Tires–Sand Mixtures

Waste tires are used in some engineering applications and thereby reduce the potential impact on the environment, for example, as lightweight materials in geotechnical engineering projects. This paper presents a brief literature review on geotechnical applications of processed waste tires, and a laboratory study on the effect of tire shreds on the physical properties of two different sands (fine angular sand and coarse rotund sand). Each type of sand was mixed four different percentages of rubber particles; 5, 10, 20 and 50% by dry weight. Direct shear tests were employed to investigate the effect of rubber particles on the shear strength of sands and internal friction angle. The addition of shredded waste rubber particles slightly decreased both the internal angle of friction and the shear strengths of the sands within the tested stress and strain levels. Additionally, a prediction model using stepwise regression (SR) method is proposed to calculate the shear strength of sands with the increasing rubber content. The performance of accuracies of proposed SR models are quite satisfactory. The proposed SR models are presented as relatively simple explicit mathematical functions for further use by researchers.     

Shear strength characteristics of sand-mixed with granular rubber

Waste materials such as waste tires, rubbers, and plastic materials are normally produced in every society, entering the environment and causing serious problems. These problems may be somehow reduced by finding applications for them in engineering, for example, as lightweight materials for backfill in geotechnical projects. To this aim, this paper demonstrates how shear strength characteristics of sand mixed with various percentages of waste garden hose grains are altered. A relatively, uniform sand has been mixed with waste hose grains in loose and slightly compacted states. Waste hose grains were prepared with special popular machinery in a local area. Various sand-rubber mixtures having 0%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 50%, 70%, and 100% waste hose particles by weight were chosen. The rubber grains were distributed in the sand such that uniform mixtures are obtained. In order to compare the shear strength of different sand-rubber samples, two compaction states were considered. The results show that the influencing parameters on shear strength characteristics of sand-rubber mixtures are normal stress, mixture unit weight, and rubber content. With the selected waste hose particles, compaction states, and rubber contents, the initial friction angle φ₁ does not change significantly. However, an apparent cohesion appears in the mixtures. From environmental point of view and due to lightweight material for the sand-waste hose particles, it may be useful to use such materials in corresponding geotechnical projects. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

中国南海岛礁吹填珊瑚砂剪切力学特性

珊瑚砂作为一种特殊的生物碎屑沉积物,我国南海广泛分布,其具有多孔、非均质、非连续等工程特性,作为填岛的材料和工程建设的基础,吹填珊瑚砂的力学特性是珊瑚岛礁工程研究的关键科学问题。中国南海降雨量大,吹填珊瑚砂渗透性好,工程荷载高,含水性和高荷载对于吹填珊瑚砂剪切力学特性的影响非常显著。利用自主研制的土石混合体大型剪切力学试验机,采用中国南沙某岛礁吹填珊瑚砂,在级配和组分分析的基础上,研究不同密实度、含水量条件下高轴向荷载珊瑚砂的剪切力学特性,通过试验结果分析得出如下结论:(1)含水量增加导致吹填珊瑚砂抗剪强度减小,呈负相关关系;密实度增加引起抗剪强度增加,呈正相关关系;(2)含水量对吹填珊瑚砂内摩擦角影响显著,呈负相关关系,含水量大于10%,内摩擦角降低较小;密实度90%时,含水量大于5%,黏聚力降低较小;(3)密实度对吹填珊瑚砂的黏聚力影响规律不明显,密实度对内摩擦角影响较显著,当含水量大于5%时,随着密实度的增加内摩擦角显著增大;(4)在高荷载条件下,含水量和密实度对吹填珊瑚砂抗剪力学特性影响较为显著,含水量小、密实度大的吹填珊瑚砂抗剪特性最强,对于岛礁填岛工程设计及场地条件改性具有指导意义。     

基于高分子复合材料改良砂土三轴剪切试验研究

为研究剑麻纤维和高分子固化剂复合改良对砂土工程特性影响,通过一系列三轴剪切试验,对不同掺量和长度的剑麻纤维与高分子固化剂改良砂土的剪切强度特性进行了研究,从峰值偏应力、应力应变曲线特征和抗剪强度参数等方面分别对改良机理进行了研究。研究结果表明,纯高分子固化剂改良砂土的峰值偏应力和黏聚力明显提升,由于固化剂粘结砂土颗粒,限制了变形过程中颗粒的相对滑动,内摩擦角略微降低。随纤维掺量的增加,不同围压下固化剂改良土体的峰值偏应力明显增加,应力硬化特征愈加明显,土体的黏聚力和内摩擦角随纤维掺量的增加保持单调递增趋势。在单纯添加固化剂的情况下,土体强度与固化剂浓度呈正相关的关系;在给定0.4%的纤维含量下,随着纤维长度的加长,纤维和高分子固化剂复合改良砂土的剪切强度先增强后降低;在纤维长度为18 mm时,土体的剪切强度达到最大,黏聚力达到最大207.57 kPa;纤维长度的改变对试样破坏时的轴向应变和土体的内摩擦角基本没有影响。     

剪切速率和材料特性对筋-土界面抗剪强度的影响

土工合成材料与填料之间的界面强度参数是加筋-土工程设计的关键技术指标,筋-土界面的直剪试验和拉拔试验在界面剪切特性试验研究中应用最为广泛。利用土工格栅、土工织物与砂土的直剪试验和拉拔试验,研究了剪切速率和筋材性质对筋-土界面强度的影响。研究结果表明,当剪切速率不超过一定界限（如7.0 mm/min）时,其对直剪试验结果的影响可以忽略;筋-土界面强度受加筋材料及砂土特性的影响,双向聚丙烯土工格栅和土工织物与砂土之间的内摩擦角与纯砂接近,界面强度较高,而玻纤格栅因其延伸率低和网格尺寸较小,与砂土的界面强度比较低。     

Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Sands Reinforced with Discrete Randomly Distributed Fiber

The addition of cementitious admixtures and/or inclusion of fibers are frequently used in practice to stabilize soils and to improve their mechanical properties. In this study, ring shear tests were conducted to investigate mechanical properties such as shear strength, angle of friction and cohesion values of randomly distributed discrete fiber-reinforced sand mixtures. The length and aspect ratio of the fibers used in the current study were 12 mm and 120, respectively. Specimens were prepared at four different fiber ratios (0.1, 0.3, 0.6, and 0.9 % by weight of sand). A series of ring shear tests were carried out on sand alone and fiber-reinforced sand mixtures at different normal stresses. The test results indicated that the addition of fiber had a significant effect on the shear strength of the sand. Shear stress of the unreinforced sand increases 1.29–2.32, 1.16–1.39, and 1.07–1.5 times at a normal stress of 50, 150, and 250 kPa, respectively with fiber inclusion. Fiber content had positive effects on improving the shear strength parameters (angle of internal friction and cohesion) of the mixtures. The cohesion and angle of internal friction of fiber-reinforced sand prepared at different ratios of fiber increased by 5.3–27.4 kPa and 2.0°–7.3° respectively. The inclusion of fibers improves the ductility of the soil by preventing the loss of post-peak strength.     

某尾矿坝毛细水带内的坝体材料物理力学特性研究

毛细水的存在将使尾矿坝坝体材料的物理力学特性发生较大变化,这种变化对尾矿坝的安全稳定势必产生影响,而国内外在此方面的研究工作却鲜有报道。为此,开展了某尾矿坝坝体材料现场取样、室内土工试验工作,并采用自制的毛细水带分层取样试验装置开展了长达6个月的毛细水上升测试工作,通过分层取样及土工试验,得到了毛细水带内尾矿砂的物理力学特性,进而系统地研究了毛细水带尾矿砂的含水率、重度、黏聚力、内摩擦角等物理力学指标随毛细水高度的变化特征。研究发现,毛细水带内尾矿砂的含水率和重度均随毛细高度而减小;黏聚力和内摩擦角的变化均随毛细高度和含水率呈先增大后减小的变化规律,其中内摩擦角的变化规律与以往相关研究所得结论并不完全相符,分析指出,这是由于毛细水和尾矿砂颗粒的表面特性所导致的;简要分析了抗剪强度随毛细高度的变化规律,发现其受毛细作用影响较大,呈先增大后减小的变化趋势。研究结果为坝体、边坡等工程的稳定性研究工作提供了一种新思路,为今后建立考虑毛细水作用下尾矿坝稳定性分析方法和理论奠定了基础。     

不同垂直荷重对风化砂改良膨胀土抗剪强度影响研究

本文以风化砂改良膨胀土的抗剪强度指标为研究对象,通过室内直接剪切试验,研究了在不同垂直荷重作用下,不同掺砂比例及不同含水率对改良膨胀土抗剪强度指标c、值的影响规律及各种不同垂直荷重下的-关系。影响直接剪切试验结果的两个关键因素是试验时的垂直荷重和剪切速率,而现行规范对剪切速率是有明确规定的,但对垂直荷重只有一个推荐性的取值。本文对膨胀土掺入了10%、20%、30%、40%、50%的风化砂,分别配以6%、8%、10%、12%、14%的水,然后在I级垂直荷重(12.5～50kPa)、Ⅱ级垂直荷重(62.5～100kPa)、Ⅲ级垂直荷重(100～400kPa)作用下,进行剪切试验。通过试验研究得知:垂直荷重对改良后膨胀土抗剪强度指标影响较大,随着垂直荷重的减小,掺砂后的膨胀土内摩擦角逐渐增大,黏聚力逐渐减小; 在各级垂直荷重下,在同一含水率状态下,黏聚力均随着掺砂比例的增大而逐渐减小,而内摩擦角均是先增大后减小; 在同一掺砂比例下,黏聚力及内摩擦角均随着含水率的增大而先增大后减小。本试验的研究成果为风化砂改良膨胀土用作公路路基填料提供了试验依据。     

沙漠砂抗剪强度特征及其与静力触探指标间的关系

通过室内系列化的直剪试验和静力触探模拟试验,对沙漠砂的抗剪强度特征取得了规律性的认识,并建立了砂土内摩擦角与锥尖阻力之间的经验关系,为今后在沙漠地基勘察评价中用静力触探方法估计砂土内摩擦角创造了条件。     

安哥拉Quelo砂抗剪强度特性试验研究

基于安哥拉Quelo（Muceque）砂原状土和重塑土的直剪试验,探讨了结构性、含水率、干密度对Quelo砂抗剪强度的影响。试验结果表明,结构性对Quelo砂的抗剪强度影响较为复杂,原状土与重塑土的抗剪力学指标具有明显差异;Quelo砂遇水软化特性显著,原状土和重塑土的黏聚力和内摩擦角随含水率的增大近似呈对数衰减;Quelo砂级配良好,压实后抗剪强度高,适宜用作回填材料,重塑土的黏聚力随干密度的增大近似呈线性增大,内摩擦角随干密度的增大分为稳定段和增大段,呈分段函数的特征。     

钙质土的剪切特性试验研究

钙质土因其颗粒形状不规则、易破碎、高孔隙比等特征,其力学性质较为特殊。采用室内大型直接剪切试验设备,对取自南海珊瑚礁和三亚岸礁的粗颗粒钙质土进行了直剪试验,研究了粗颗粒钙质土在不同含水率、不同密度和不同矿物组成条件下的钙质土剪切特性。结果表明,粗颗粒钙质土表现出与常规无黏性土截然不同的力学性质,即（1）与石英砂相比,表观黏聚力较大,内摩擦角较高,软化性较弱;（2）表观黏聚力随着平均粒径的增大而增大,内摩擦角随着干密度的增大而增大;（3）与峰值强度相比,土体剪切破坏后其残余强度的表观黏聚力锐减而内摩擦角仅略有减小。研究成果可为岛礁工程建设提供借鉴,也可为其他粗颗粒土的研究提供参考。     

Anisotropic shear strength characteristics of a tailings sand

The deposition process of tailings in a tailings dam may lead to the anisotropy of mechanical properties of tailings. To investigate the anisotropic shear strength characteristics of a tailings sand, samples deposited under gravity were sheared in a modified direct shear apparatus along different orientations of the shear planes relative to the bedding plane. The experimental results reveal that the anisotropy has a substantial effect on the peak shear strength of the tailings sand, leading to a variation in peak friction angle of 10°. It is found that the effect of anisotropy on the peak shear strength of the tailings sand is mainly attributed to the effect of anisotropy on soil dilatancy. On the other hand, the effect of anisotropy on the residual friction angle of the tailing sand is relatively smaller, likely due to the partial erasure of anisotropy at large shear deformation. The degree of anisotropy is reduced by an increase in normal stress. To achieve more accurate stability analysis of tailings dams, it is suggested to take into account the shear strength anisotropy of tailings soils.     

The Use of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Ash to Stabilize Dune Sands

Dune sands are problematic soils because they have low shear strength and are susceptible to collapse upon wetting. Dosages of municipal solid waste incinerator ash between 10 and 80?% were used to improve the engineering properties of dune sands. The soil-ash mixtures were allowed to cure for periods from 7 to 90?days. Laboratory tests such as compaction, unconfined compression, shear box and hydraulic conductivity tests were performed to measure the engineering characteristics of the stabilized material. The results showed that the maximum dry density remains approximately constant up to ash content of 30?% and then it decreases with the increase in ash content. The optimum water content increases with the increase in ash content. The unconfined compressive strength substantially increases with ash content up to 30?% and then decreases with the increase in ash content. The angle of friction follows similar trend to the unconfined compressive strength. However, the cohesion shows a steady increase with the ash content. The hydraulic conductivity of the stabilized material consistently decreases with the increase in the ash content. The effect of curing time on the hydraulic conductivity is minimal after 7?days of curing time. However, the unconfined compressive strength and the cohesion slightly increased with curing time up to 90?days.     

不同边界条件下剪切速率对类岩石节理剪切力学特性的影响

为研究不同边界条件下剪切速率对岩石节理剪切力学特性的影响,采用RDS-200型岩石节理剪切试验系统对人工浇筑的具有相同节理形貌的不规则水泥节理试样进行了常法向应力和常法向刚度2种边界条件下5种剪切速率的直剪试验。结果表明：（1）常法向应力边界条件下,随剪切速率增大,相同法向应力下的类岩石节理峰前剪切刚度减速增大,峰值剪切强度和残余剪切强度呈对数降低;随剪切速率增大,类岩石节理黏聚力减速增大,内摩擦角呈对数降低。（2）常法向刚度边界条件下,随剪切速率增大,相同法向应力的类岩石节理峰前剪切刚度减速增大,峰值剪切强度呈对数降低,较高法向应力下的残余剪切强度先增大后减小;随剪切速率增大,类岩石节理黏聚力呈对数降低,内摩擦角减速增大。（3）与常法向应力边界条件相比,常法向刚度条件下,节理黏聚力平均增加了115.85%,内摩擦角平均降低了8.44%;相同初始法向应力和剪切速率下,峰前剪切刚度、峰值剪切强度和残余剪切强度分别平均增加了11.96%、19.47%和32.32%,峰值法向位移平均降低了40.12%。该研究结论可为不同剪切速率下地表和地下工程岩体节理的剪切失稳评价提供一定参考。     

Influence of size of granulated rubber and tyre chips on the shear strength characteristics of sand–rubber mix

Use of scrap tyres in isolation systems for seismic damping, requires a knowledge of the engineering properties of sand–rubber mixtures (SRM). The primary objective of this study is to assess the influence of granulated rubber and tyre chips size and the gradation of sand on the strength behaviour of SRM by carrying out large-scale direct shear tests. A large direct shear test has been carried out on SRM considering different granulated rubber and tyre chip sizes and compositions. The following properties were investigated to know the effect of granulated rubber on dry sand; peak shear stress, cohesion, friction angle, secant modulus and volumetric strain. From the experiments, it was determined that the major factors influencing the above-mentioned properties were granulated rubber and tyre chip sizes, percentage of rubber in SRM and the normal stress applied. It was observed that the peak strength was significantly increased with increasing granulated rubber size up to rubber size VI (passing 12.5 mm and retained on 9.5 mm), and by adding granulated rubber up to 30%. This study shows that granulated rubber size VI gives maximum shear strength values at 30% rubber content. It was also found that more uniformly graded sand gives an improved value of shear strength with the inclusion of granulated rubber when compared to poorly graded sand.     

砂土充填大理岩节理的剪切强度经验公式

为研究砂土充填对节理抗剪强度的影响,利用GCTS（RDS?200型）岩石剪切测试系统对4种不同摩擦系数砂土充填的粉晶大理岩节理进行了直剪试验。结果表明：相同法向应力下,未充填节理的峰值剪切应力大于充填节理的峰值剪切应力,说明砂土的存在降低了节理的剪切强度;由节理面三维形貌参数最大谷深 表征节理面粗糙程度,得到了未充填节理的峰值剪切强度公式,公式预测值与试验值基本吻合;得到了用充填砂土摩擦系数表达的充填节理峰值剪切强度公式,公式预测值与试验值较为吻合。研究结论对充填节理岩体稳定性评价具有一定指导意义。     

基于细观统计的砂土摩擦特性与破坏机制研究

砂土是一种典型的颗粒材料,其力学特性和变形机制是细观颗粒在荷载作用下的宏观表现,鉴于砂土具有显著的颗粒性和碎散性,使得对其进行细观颗粒层面的研究非常必要。将土颗粒简化为空间椭球体,假设方向角满足正态分布规律,应用细观统计的方法,从颗粒层面对砂土的摩擦特性和破坏机制进行研究。砂土剪切面上的摩擦特性主要是颗粒在剪切荷载作用下,克服垂直于剪切面应力抬升所遇到的阻力。颗粒运动方向与剪切面滑移方向的夹角可视为单个颗粒的摩擦角,颗粒摩擦角满足与方向角同样的正态分布规律;砂土的剪切破坏是颗粒重排列和应力重分布的过程,该过程中一部分颗粒摩擦角不断弱化,而承载颗粒数量逐渐增多,土体内部应力分布渐趋均匀;随着垂直于剪切面荷载的增大,砂土内摩擦角随之弱化减小,内摩擦角与荷载之间具有对应关系,可进行量化计算。     

基于离散元法的砂石混合体直剪试验结果分析

砂石混合体由力学性质以及结构相差极大的材料组成,其组成的重塑地层易发生塌陷等问题,因此对砂石混合体力学特性的研究具有重要的工程意义。砾石形状是砂砾石力学特性研究的重要属性参数,但采用规则图形对砾石进行描述不能反映出其真实的力学性质,采用数字图像处理技术构建的砾石数据库能反映砾石真实形状并可对特定形状参数进行具体分析。由于砂石混合体的粒径分布较广,采用特征粒径等无法描述整体粒度分布,故本文结合分形理论构建砂石混合体的二重分形结构模型,通过粒度分维值反演出完整的级配分布曲线。考虑到砂石混合体离散型的特点,采用离散元软件进行直剪试验数值模拟并对细观结构进行分析,研究结果表明,砂石混合体一般具有2个粒度分维值:砂粒度分维值和砾石粒度分维值,砂、砾石粒度分维值越接近,抗剪强度和内摩擦角越大;当两者相等时,砂石混合体具有一重分维,此时均一性最好,抗剪强度和内摩擦角最大;轴向系数是形容砾石形状的一个重要参数,随着轴向系数的增加,砾石显示出明显的条状性,在直剪试验中抗转动能力增强、周围接触数量增加,导致抗剪强度和内摩擦角不断增加。     

Strength criterion for cross-anisotropic sand under general stress conditions

By incorporating the fabric effect and Lode’s angle dependence into the Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion, a strength criterion for cross-anisotropic sand under general stress conditions was proposed. The obtained criterion has only three material parameters which can be specified by conventional triaxial tests. The formula to calculate the friction angle under any loading direction and intermediate principal stress ratio condition was deduced, and the influence of the degree of the cross-anisotropy was quantified. The friction angles of sand in triaxial, true triaxial, and hollow cylinder torsional shear tests were obtained, and a parametric analysis was used to detect the varying characteristics. The friction angle becomes smaller when the major principal stress changes from perpendicular to parallel to the bedding plane. The loading direction and intermediate principal stress ratio are unrelated in true triaxial tests, and their influences on the friction angle can be well captured by the proposed criterion. In hollow cylinder torsional shear tests with the same internal and external pressures, the loading direction and intermediate principal stress ratio are related. This property results in a lower friction angle in the hollow cylinder torsional shear test than that in the true triaxial test under the same intermediate principal stress ratio condition. By comparing the calculated friction angle with the experimental results under various loading conditions (e.g., triaxial, true triaxial, and hollow cylinder torsional shear test), the proposed criterion was verified to be able to characterize the shear strength of cross-anisotropic sand under general stress conditions.