DEM simulation of the behaviour of geogrid stabilised ballast fouled with coal

Geogrids are commonly used in railway construction for reinforcement and stabilisation. When railway ballast becomes fouled due to ballast breakage, infiltration of coal fines, dust and subgrade soil pumping, the reinforcement effect of geogrids decreases significantly. This paper presents results obtained from Discrete Element Method (DEM) to study the interface behaviour of coal-fouled ballast reinforced by geogrid subjected to direct shear testing. In this study, irregularly-shaped aggregates (ballast) were modelled by clumping together 10–20 spheres in appropriate sizes and positions. The geogrid was modelled by bonding a large number of small spheres together to form the desired grid geometry and apertures. Fouled ballast with 40% Void Contaminant Index (VCI) was modelled by injecting a predetermined number of miniature spheres into the voids of fresh ballast. A series of direct shear tests for fresh and fouled ballast reinforced by the geogrid subjected to normal shear stresses varying from 15 kPa to 75 kPa were then simulated in the DEM. The numerical results showed a good agreement the laboratory data, indicating that the DEM model is able to capture the behaviour of both fresh and coal-fouled ballast reinforced by the geogrid. The advantages of the proposed DEM model in terms of capturing the correct stress–displacement and volumetric behaviour of ballast, as well as the contact forces and strains developed in the geogrids are discussed.     

带加强肋单向土工格栅的拉拔试验

在水平-垂直加筋体系研究的基础上,对单向土工格栅设置了加强肋,使其具备立体加筋效果。通过大量的拉拔试验,研究了带加强肋土工格栅加筋的筋-土界面特性。通过对汇总得到的36组拉拔试验数据进行分析,探讨了肋间距与肋厚对极限拉拔阻力的影响情况。试验结果表明：在相同法向应力作用下,带加强肋土工格栅的极限拉拔阻力明显高于普通土工格栅,其极限拉拔阻力随着加强肋肋厚的增加而显著增加,并随着加强肋肋距的增加而逐渐减小。在试验基础上,进一步分析了带加强肋土工格栅与砂土的相互作用机制,探讨了极限拉拔阻力的影响因素,建立了拉拔阻力理论公式,并将试验结果与理论值比较,二者基本吻合。     

桩承式加筋地基室内试验及数值分析

为研究桩承式加筋地基作用机制及影响加筋效果的因素,设计天然软土地基、土工格栅加筋地基、桩承式地基、桩承式加筋地基4组模型试验,通过对试验结果的对比,分析阐述桩承式加筋地基的作用机制。同时,将三维数值模拟的结果与试验结果进行对比验证,在此基础上采用三维流固耦合的数值模型研究影响桩承式加筋地基处理效果的因素。研究结果表明,4组试验中,桩承式加筋地基加载板的沉降量最小,承载力最大;桩承式加筋地基的桩土应力比大于同样荷载条件下的桩承式地基;随着桩间距的增大,桩承式加筋地基表面沉降逐渐增大,桩土应力比逐渐减小;随着格栅模量的增加,桩承式加筋地基表面沉降逐渐减小,桩土应力比逐渐增大。     

DEM modeling of pullout behavior of geogrid reinforced ballast: The effect of particle shape

The performance of a geogrid reinforced system depends heavily on the properties of interface between the interacting components (i.e., backfill soil and geogrid inclusion). The comprehensive understanding of soil-geogrid interaction requires proper consideration of the true aperture geometry and the discontinuous nature of backfill soil. Based on the calibrated parameters, this paper presents a simulation procedure using PFC3D to reproduce the realistic pull-out behaviors of a triaxial geogrid embedded in various ballast aggregates with diverse particle shapes. The load transfer behaviors across the interacting components have been visualized in terms of the evolution of bond forces along the geogrid and the evolution of contact forces across the particle assembly. Meanwhile, the inherent microscopic changes accounting for the regression of macroscopic strength and the correlation between macro pull-out force and micro anisotropy parameters have been addressed. In addition, the differences in macro performance and the particle responses produced by different shapes of particles are also systematically discussed to justify the significant role of particle geometry. The findings obtained in this study are expected to provide better understanding of soil-geogrid interaction and the improved interlocking caused by irregular ballast geometry.     

试验条件对土工格栅与膨胀土界面拉拔性状的影响

采用高密度聚乙烯（HDPE）单向土工格栅,以及南水北调中线工程新乡段的膨胀性泥灰岩风化土,在填土尺寸为600 mm×600 mm×600 mm的大型叠环式剪切试验机上进行一系列拉拔试验,研究了土工格栅与试验箱侧壁距离、拉拔速率、上覆荷载大小等试验条件因素对筋土界面拉拔性状的影响。结果表明：不排水条件下,土工格栅与试验箱侧壁的距离,对峰值拉拔力、界面强度与切向刚度的影响不大;拉拔速率较大时,拉拔力增长较快,其拉拔力峰值和界面强度较大;上覆荷载和拉拔力不同,格栅的变形量及筋土相对位移量不同,不同上覆荷载下界面摩阻力沿格栅埋入长度分布的非均匀程度不同,并可导致较小上覆荷载下界面平均摩阻力反而较大的反常行为。     

钢塑凸榫土工格栅及其筋土界面特性研究

本文在钢塑土工格栅之上辅以凸榫设计,研制出一种新型的土工格栅结构类型,即钢塑凸榫土工格栅。将钢塑土工格栅和钢塑凸榫土工格栅分别与多种不同类型的典型填料进行室内直剪试验和室内拉拔试验,证明了凸榫的设置有利于筋土界面性能的改善。通过对凸榫土工格栅的破坏模型进行理论分析,推导了凸榫格栅与岩土体间界面抗剪强度的理论公式。通过与室内试验结果对比分析表明,该理论公式求得的内摩擦角值基本符合实际,而黏聚力则不符合实际,凸榫对黏聚力的贡献值建议取2~7kPa。     

单、双向塑料土工格栅与不同填料界面作用特性对比试验研究

以上海某植物园加筋土工程为背景,通过一系列室内拉拔和直剪试验,研究了单、双向塑料土工格栅与不同填料（黏性土、砂土）的界面作用特性,对比分析了单、双向格栅的加筋效果和界面剪应力的不同发挥机制,探讨了填料密实度、垂直应力、拉拔速率对界面参数的影响,并就拉拔试验和直剪试验结果进行了对比分析。结果表明,对于单向格栅加筋工况,拉拔曲线和直剪曲线通常表现为应变软化型。然而对于双向格栅加筋工况,其曲线一般表现为应变硬化型;对于双向格栅加筋工况,填料对格栅的嵌锁咬合力增强,宏观上表现为较高的界面黏聚力,加筋效果优于单向格栅;填料密实度、垂直应力、拉拔速率对筋土界面特性具有影响,但其影响程度和机制与填料性质有关。     

筋土界面特性宏细观分析试验仪器研制与应用

为了更全面地分析筋土界面相互作用特性,改制了一台可视加筋土界面特性宏细观分析的试验仪器,可开展不同土工合成材料与填料的直剪和拉拔试验;该仪器改进了试验箱的尺寸,可方便两种试验的对比分析,增加了图像摄录系统,可进行试验过程的细观分析。使用新研制仪器分别进行了土工合成材料（土工格栅和土工布）加筋尾矿砂的直剪和拉拔试验,试验结果表明:两种试验条件下,土工格栅与尾矿的界面参数（似黏聚力和似摩擦角）及似摩擦系数均比土工布与尾矿的界面参数和似摩擦系数大;直剪试验下筋材网孔的有无对筋-尾矿界面参数均有较大影响,拉拔试验下筋材网孔有无对筋-尾矿界面参数似黏聚力的影响较为显著,对似摩擦角的影响较小。随着宏观变量法向应力的增加,细观参数孔隙率减小,平均接触数增加,反映在宏观上的现象就是填料颗粒被压密,筋材需要克服的阻力增大。该试验仪器能够较好地分析筋土界面宏细观特性,获得关键技术指标以用于加筋结构的设计。      

Discrete element simulation of geogrid-stabilised soil

A particle-based numerical simulation procedure is presented for the generation and calibration of geogrid-stabilised soil on the basis of experimental data. The paper describes how to simulate a biaxial geogrid depending on a specific particle and parallel bond model. Numerical and experimental pull-out tests have been performed to reproduce the pull-out force–strain behaviour of a biaxial geogrid specimen embedded in granular material under special consideration of the grain-size distribution, initial relative density, normal stress state as well as sample installation. Model analysis of soil mobilisation and geogrid deformation is presented to understand the significance of the interlocking effect as key mechanism for soil stabilisation. The procedure can be used for further investigations of the influence and effects of soil stabilisation depending on the significant properties of the interacting components (soils and geogrids).     

Experimental and numerical analyses of circular footing on geogrid-reinforced granular fill underlain by soft clay

Experimental and numerical investigations into the bearing capacity of circular footing on geogrid-reinforced compacted granular fill layer overlying on natural clay deposit have been conducted in this study. A total of 8 field tests were carried out using circular model rigid footing with a diameter of 0.30 m. 3D numerical analyses were performed to simulate soil behavior using finite element program Plaxis 3D Foundation. The results from the FE analysis are in very good agreement with the experimental observations. It is shown that the degree of improvement depends on thickness of granular fill layer and properties and configuration of geogrid layers. Parameters of the experimental and numerical analyses include depth of first reinforcement, vertical spacing of reinforcement layers. The results indicate that the use of geogrid-reinforced granular fill layers over natural clay soils has considerable effects on the bearing capacity and significantly reduces the lateral displacement and vertical displacement of the footing.     

The bearing capacity of surface strip foundations on geogrid-reinforced sand and clay — a comparative study

Summary Laboratory model test results for the ultimate bearing capacity of a strip foundation supported by geogrid-reinforced sand and saturated clay are presented. One type of geogrid only was used for all the tests. On the basis of the model test results, the optimum depth and width of reinforcing layers and the optimum depth of the location of the first layer of the geogrid in sand and saturated clay were determined and compared.     

考虑蠕变性土工格栅加筋挡土墙应力与变形有限元分析

土工格栅加筋挡土墙在岩上加固工程中得到了广泛应用。采用粘弹塑性流变模型考虑地基和填士的流变性，采用作者所建议的绎验型粘弹性本构模型考虑土工格栅的蠕变性，对于土工格栅加筋挡土墒发展了非线性有限元数值分析方法，通过变动参数的对比计算与分析探讨了逐层填筑过程、加筋长度及间距布置方式等因素对土工格栅加筋挡土墙长期变形与应力特性的影响。计算与分析表明：填筑过程对面板侧向变形、格栅拉力与应变及地基中水平位移与竖向沉降具有较大的影响；加筋使墙后填土应力重新分布；面板位移、格栅拉力及应变在经历一段时间后趋于稳定状态。     

土工格栅加筋掺砂黄土工程性质试验研究

为了寻找实用而有效的方法来降低用黄土填筑的桥头路堤沉降并提高其强度以避免桥头跳车,提出了在黄土中掺砂、用土工格栅加筋或两种方法同时采用的建议。为了研究这些建议的可行性,采用室内回弹模量试验和无侧限抗压试验分别研究了土工格栅加筋黄土和加筋掺砂黄土的变形和强度特性。对黄土和掺砂黄土分别完成了压实度为88%、92%和96%,加筋层数为0~5层组合工况下多组试样的回弹模量和无侧限抗压试验,对试验结果进行了详细的对比分析,得到以下结论：（1）掺砂和土工格栅加筋都可以明显提高黄土的回弹模量,两种方法同时使用效果更佳;（2）不管有无土工格栅加筋,掺砂都能使黄土强度大幅度提高,尤其在小应变下其提高的幅度更大;（3）在压实度不变而加筋层数增多时,或加筋层数不变而压实度下降时,土工格栅加筋掺砂黄土的应力-应变曲线由应变软化型逐渐向应变硬化型转变;（4）加筋掺砂黄土存在筋-土强度合理匹配问题,压实度高时应布置较密的加筋层,以使二者变形协调,从而实现加筋掺砂黄土强度的最大化。     

土工格栅与砂土相互作用机制的拉拔试验研究

筋土之间的相互作用机制复杂,是土工合成材料加筋加固应用中的核心问题。通过室内拉拔试验,研究了土工格栅与砂土相互作用机制和格栅几何特征对拉拔阻力的影响。初步揭示了格栅横肋和纵肋在拉拔模式下的作用机制和格栅网格刚度对拉拔阻力的影响。结果表明,在拉拔位移较小时,纵肋摩阻力和横肋被动阻力几乎同步增长;在拉拔位移较大时,纵肋摩阻力逐步达到峰值,拉拔力的增量大部分来源于被动阻力的进一步增长。土工格栅拉伸模量和网格刚度是影响筋土界面力学特性的重要因素。     

土工格栅加筋珊瑚砂的强度及变形特性试验研究

珊瑚岛礁钙质砂作为海洋工程建设的主要原材料,具有碳酸钙含量高、多孔隙、颗粒易破碎等特征。为了进一步提高海洋工程建设中岩土构筑物的强度及稳定性,采用土工格栅加筋珊瑚砂是一种潜在的有效手段。通过一系列的室内三轴压缩试验,探究土工格栅加筋层数、初始含水率、围压等因素对加筋珊瑚砂强度及变形特性的影响。研究发现：格栅加筋能够明显地改善珊瑚砂的力学性能,随着格栅层数的增加,加筋珊瑚砂整体的强度逐渐上升,偏应力-应变关系总体呈现硬化趋势,侧向的鼓胀变形得到明显改善;似黏聚力随着格栅层数增加近似呈线性递增,内摩擦角轻微降低;随着初始含水率的增加,格栅加筋珊瑚砂的强度呈轻微衰减趋势,似黏聚力变化不大,但内摩擦角相比干砂最大下降了约4°;三轴应力状态下的格栅加筋珊瑚砂颗粒破碎受围压影响较大,低于400k Pa围压下的相对破碎率主要在3%以内。此外,基于格栅与珊瑚砂相互作用特征,考虑并计算得到格栅产生的侧向与轴向附加应力,研究结果进一步丰富了对格栅加筋珊瑚砂机制的认识。     

A state boundary surface model for improving the dilatancy simulation of granular material in reinforced anchors

It is acknowledged that for extending the experimental results to real scale design, it is necessary to use an appropriate numerical analysis. The good analysis in geotechnical problems needs to adopt a suitable constitutive model for the materials. This paper presents a modeling approach to investigate the complex behavior of granular trench and reinforcement system. For this purpose, an experimental and numerical investigation has been carried out on the behavior of pullout resistance of an embedded anchor (circular plate) with and without geogrid reinforcement layers in stabilized loose and dense sand using a granular trench. Different parameters have been considered, such as number of geogrid layers, embedment ratios, relative density of soil, and height ratios of granular trench. Finite element analysis with Hardening Soil Model was utilized for sand and CANAsand constitutive model was used for granular trench to investigate failure mechanism and the associated rupture surfaces. Results showed that, when soil was improved with the granular-geogrid trench, the uplift force significantly increased, but in geogrid-reinforced granular trench condition, the ultimate pullout resistance at failure increased as the number of geogrid layers increased up to the third layer, the fifth layer had a negligible effect in comparison with the third layer of reinforcement. The ultimate uplift capacity of anchor plate and the variation of surface deformation for all the tests indicated a close agreement between the experimental and numerical models.     

焊接土工格栅土中锚固强度的影响因素

选择3种不同规格的焊接土工格栅,完成了格栅在粗颗粒土中的一系列拉拔试验。根据试验结果和土工格栅与土的相互作用机理,分析了各种格栅在土中的锚固强度及其影响因素。结果表明:在网格尺寸相同的情况下,节点剥离强度越大,则土中锚固强度越高;焊接土工格栅的节点剥离强度是其土中锚固强度的控制指标,但非唯一影响因素,网格尺寸和填土性质也对格栅土中锚固阻力的发挥具有重要影响。     

土工格栅加筋土地基平板载荷试验研究

在近年来的岩土工程实践中,土工合成材料加筋土技术得到越来越广泛的应用。采用平板载荷板试验方法,进行了多组加筋砂土地基模型试验,监测和分析了不同加筋材料（双向格栅与四向格栅）和加筋层数对土工格栅加筋土地基承载特性的影响。研究结果表明：土工格栅加筋土地基与无筋地基相比,承载性能得到改善,双层加筋明显优于单层加筋;土工格栅加筋限制了浅层地基的侧向变形,相同荷载下地基沉降减小,可恢复变形增大;模型试验中测得加筋材料应变和拉力很小,与土工格栅强度相比,拉伸模量对加筋土地基承载力的贡献更大。     

土工格栅加筋砂土上的偏心受压条形基础研究

提供了土工格栅加筋砂土上的偏心受压条形基础极限承载力的室内模型试验结果。试验中只使用了一种相对压实密度的砂土和一种土工格栅,基础深度由0变化至B（基础宽度）。基于室内试验结果,提出了一个称为折减系数的经验关系,将偏心受压基础的极限承载力与中心受压基础的极限承载力联系起来。     

Study on the particle breakage of ballast based on a GPU accelerated discrete element method

Breakage of particles will have greatly influence on mechanical behavior of granular material(GM)under external loads,such as ballast,rockfill and sand.The discrete element method(DEM)is one of the most popular methods for simulating GM as each particle is represented on its own.To study breakage mechanism of particle breakage,a cohesive contact mode is developed based on the GPU accelerated DEM code-Blaze-DEM.A database of the 3D geometry model of rock blocks is established based on the 3D scanning method.And an agglomerate describing the rock block with a series of non-overlapping spherical particles is used to build the DEM numerical model of a railway ballast sample,which is used to the DEM oedometric test to study the particles’breakage characteristics of the sample under external load.Furthermore,to obtain the meso-mechanical parameters used in DEM,a black-analysis method is used based on the laboratory tests of the rock sample.Based on the DEM numerical tests,the particle breakage process and mechanisms of the railway ballast are studied.All results show that the developed code can better used for large scale simulation of the particle breakage analysis of granular material.