Fabric evolution during hydromechanical loading of a compacted silt

A study was undertaken on a compacted silt to determine fabric modifications induced by suction and/or stress variations. The link between fabric and hydromechanical behaviour was also investigated. A suction-controlled oedometer, using air overpressure, was developed for this purpose and mercury intrusion porosimetry was employed to determine sample fabric. The initial samples fabric was made of macro and micropores. It was shown that suction increase produced a strong decrease in the macroporosity associated with an increase in microporosity. However, some macropores were not significantly affected by the suction increase; this phenomenon might be related to the initial fabric of the samples. Second, it appears that loading under saturated conditions also produces strong fabric modification: the higher the applied stress, the lower the macroporosity. Soil fabric depends on the maximum stress experienced by the soil. Finally, some tests have shown the influence of suction, as well as the role of the degree of saturation, on the deformation process and the mechanical behaviour. The test results show that in the case of unsaturated mechanical loading, all macropores are not destroyed by the mechanical loading. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

甘肃永靖黑方台地区黄土滑坡土的力学性质

与地下水位以下的饱和黄土力学性质相比,包气带黄土力学性质具有不同的表征参数和测试方法,其对黄土斜坡渗流场和稳定性的影响不容忽视.以甘肃黑方台地区黄土为例,分别采用张力计和轴平移技术量测了黄土的部分区段土-水特征曲线,依据Gardner、Van Genuchten和Fredlund and Xing 3种经验公式对轴平移测试数据进行拟合,获取了完整的土-水特征曲线.基于GDS多功能三轴仪,通过控制基质吸力的三轴剪切试验,获取了考虑基质吸力的黄土强度参数.结果显示:张力计和轴平移技术量测的部分区段土-水特征曲线具有相近的曲线形态,但张力计曲线位于轴平移技术曲线的上方;当基质吸力由100kPa减小至20kPa时,黄土内摩擦角减小约1°,粘聚力下降近22kPa;拟合所得的黑方台地区黄土的基质吸力摩擦角为15.6°.试验为进行黑方台黄土斜坡的非饱和渗流和稳定性分析提供了参数.     

Undrained Bearing Capacity of Suction Caissons for Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations by Numerical Limit Analysis

Determining the ultimate capacity of suction caissons in response to combined vertical, horizontal, and moment loading is essential for their design as foundations for offshore wind turbines. However, the method implemented for stability analysis is quite limited. Numerical limit analysis has an advantage over traditional limit equilibrium methods and nonlinear finite element methods in this case because upper and lower bounds can be achieved to ensure that the exact ultimate capacity of the caisson falls within the appropriate range. This article presents theories related to numerical limit analysis. Simulations are conducted for centrifuge model tests, the findings of which reveal the ability of numerical limit analysis to deal with the inclined pullout capacity of suction caissons. Finally, this article proposes an estimation of the ultimate capacity of a 3.5 MW offshore wind turbine foundation on normally consolidated clay based on the typical environmental parameters of Bothkennar, Scotland. Undrained failure envelopes and safety factors are obtained for suction caissons with different embedment ratios. Failure mechanisms, plastic zones, clay stress distributions, and the influence of the skin friction coefficients of caissons are discussed in detail.     

砂土中吸力式沉箱基础的最佳荷载作用点位置模型试验研究

通过一系列模型试验研究了倾斜荷载作用下吸力式沉箱基础的最佳作用点位置,试验中考虑了荷载作用点、荷载作用角度和长径比3个重要因素。基于模型试验得到的荷载-位移曲线,采用合适的破坏标准确定了各工况下吸力式沉箱基础的抗拔承载力,根据承载力的变化规律分析确定了吸力式沉箱基础的最佳作用点位置。结果表明,荷载作用角度对吸力式沉箱基础承载力的影响显著,当荷载水平作用于基础时,其承载力最大。荷载作用点位置对吸力式沉箱基础承载力的影响取决于荷载作用角度的大小,当荷载作用角度较小时,荷载作用点位置的影响显著,且最佳作用点位置位于沉箱高度的2/3～3/4处;当荷载作用角度较大时,荷载作用点位置的影响很小,可以忽略。结合荷载与吸力式沉箱基础的转角关系,分析了荷载水平作用于最佳作用点下吸力式沉箱基础的破坏模式。     

非共轴本构模型在吸力桶地基承载力

土体在剪切变形过程中产生主应力方向的旋转时,主应变率方向与主应力方向之间存在着非共轴现象,然而,传统的弹塑性本构模型并不能考虑该现象的影响。通过在传统本构模型屈服面的切线方向增加一项非共轴塑性应变率,即可实现对非共轴现象的反映。利用有限元软件ABAQUS的材料子程序接口UMAT,通过显式积分算法和自动分步方法实现了非共轴模型在有限元分析中的应用。首先,对砂土的单剪试验进行数值模拟,预测了主应力方向和主应变率方向之间的关系,所得结论与试验结果较为吻合。然后,针对吸力桶与砂质地基间的相互作用问题进行弹塑性有限元计算,分析了土体主应力方向在剪切变形过程中的旋转规律,以及桶体的端部阻力、侧壁摩擦阻力和顶部阻力在变形过程中的变化规律。最后,检验了非共轴现象对地基承载力计算结果的影响。研究结果表明,所开发的非共轴模型对非共轴现象具有良好的预测能力。     

一种加装稳定翼的海上风电负压桶型基础研究

针对海上风电负压桶型基础,以提高桶基水平承载性能和降低结构动力响应为目的,提出了一种加装稳定翼的负压桶型基础型式。通过在桶身设置一组稳定翼,使得桶周土抗力得以充分利用。以单立柱负压桶基为例,建立桶土全实体有限元模型,进行了静力分析和包括模态分析、瞬态分析、谱分析在内的动力分析。结果表明:稳定翼的设置增强了桶基水平承载性能;水平位移和动力响应显著减小;结构低阶固有频率略有提高。     

水平荷载作用下裙式吸力基础承载性能研究

传统吸力基础是一个单桶结构,被广泛作为海洋平台、漂浮结构的基础,近年来也被推广到海上风电塔架。作为风电塔架基础,要充分提高其水平承载能力。为此,提出一种改进的基础形式—裙式吸力基础。采用Z_SOIL有限元软件,针对砂土地基,从水平单调加载和循环加载两个方面,对传统单桶吸力基础和裙式吸力基础进行了承载性能对比研究,得到了相应的荷载-位移曲线。研究结果表明,裙式吸力基础由于设置了"裙"结构,显著提高了其抵抗水平静载和循环水平动力荷载的能力,并能有效控制基础的水平位移,是值得推广应用的一种新型海洋工程基础形式。     

Theoretical studies on penetration resistance of suction caissons in clay

ABSTRACT

The suction caisson is commonly a top-closed cylindrical steel structure with large diameter, short length and much thinner skirt wall thickness. The resistance to penetrating is calculated as the sum of the tip bearing capacity and the adhesion on the both sides of the skirt wall. Since the thickness of the skirt wall is very small, the downward adhesion produced by the skirt wall will cause the additional vertical stress and shear stress in the soil at the skirt tip level, increasing the skirt tip resistance. However, the increase in skirt tip resistance caused by the additional vertical stress rather than shear stress in soil at the skirt tip level was only considered, this may lead to an inaccurate estimation for the tip bearing capacity and the suction required. Thus, a modified slip-line field is put forward in this study to estimate the tip resistance. The expression of obtaining the minimum suction to install the suction caisson in clay is derived in terms of the force equilibrium. Results from calculations of the minimum suction have been proved to be in a good agreement with the measured data.     

吸力内摩擦角的确定方法研究

吸力内摩擦角在非饱和土抗剪强度理论中是一个关键参数,因受设备、测试技术以及试验方法等的限制,对于其值的确定难度较大。详细地分析了土的基本物理力学性质、测试方法对吸力内摩擦角数值的影响,并通过定性分析和定量计算结合,认为干密度、含水率、内摩擦角、黏聚力与吸力内摩擦角之间存在着一定的非线性关系,因而借用人工智能--BP神经网络的方法构建了4:9:1的网络结构模型,实现了对吸力内摩擦角 的预测和计算。通过预测结果的分析可知,该模型模拟和预测的精度均较高,因此,该种方法可以应用到非饱和土吸力内摩擦角值的预测之中去。     

非饱和土二维固结简化计算的研究

针对较高饱和度的非饱和土二维固结问题展开研究。对于较高饱和度的非饱和土,如饱和度 时,将孔隙中气、水近似地看作可压缩的气、水混合流体后,非饱和土近似为土骨架和混合流体的二相土。考虑混合流体的压缩性,建立混合流体的连续方程。联立平衡方程和混合流体的连续方程,求出应力-应变和混合流体压力;再建立水连续方程求解水压力,继而求出气压力、吸力等。算例表明：加载和消散过程中,混合流体与水压力变化基本一致,气压的作用并不大;地基变形过程与高速公路填筑过程中地基变形发生规律一致。说明该简化方法是合理的,并促进了非饱和土固结变形计算走向实用化。