Characteristics of dynamic strain and strength of frozen silt under long-term dynamic loading

The dynamic strain and strength of frozen silt under long-term dynamic loading are studied based on creep tests. Three groups of tests are performed (Groups I, II, and III). The initial deviator stresses of Groups I and II are same and the dynamic stress amplitude of Group II is twice as that of Group I. The minimum value of dynamic stress in Group III is near zero and its dynamic stress amplitude is larger than those of Groups I and II. In tests of all three groups there are similar change trends of accumulative strain, but with different values. The accumulative strain curves consist of three stages, namely, the initial stage, the steady stage, and the gradual flow stage. In the tests of Groups I and II, during the initial stage with vibration times less than 50 loops the strain amplitude decreased with the increase of vibration times and then basically remained constant, fluctuating in a very small range. For the tests of Group III, during the initial and steady stages the strain amplitude decreased with the increase of vibration times, and then increased rapidly in the gradual flow stage. The dynamic strength of frozen silt decreases and trends to terminal dynamic strength as the vibration times of loading increase.     

Analytical simulation of the dynamic compressive strength of a granite using the sliding crack model

A sliding crack model is employed to simulate rock strength under dynamic compression. It is assumed that the growth and nucleation of a sliding crack array presented results in the shear fault failure and dominate the mechanical properties of rock material. The pseudo‐tractions method is used to calculate the stress intensity factor of the sliding crack array under compression. With the utilization of a dynamic crack growth criterion, the growth of the sliding crack array is studied and the simulated strengths of a granite under dynamic compression are correspondingly obtained. It is concluded that the simulated rock strengths increase with increasing strain rates at different confining pressures, and the rising rates have a trend to decrease with increasing confining pressures. It is also indicated that the simulated rock strengths increase with increment of confining pressure at different strain rates, and the rising rates are almost identical at different strain rates. The simulation results are validated by the experimental data for the granite. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An assessment of borehole sealing performance in a salt environment

 Design of plugs for abandonment of boreholes and shafts may be governed by the bond strength between the plug and host rock. This paper presents the results of push-out tests on cement grout plugs in salt. Two types of expandable cement grouts have been tested. The average interface shear strengths ranged from 2 to 12 MPa (290 to 1740 psi). Peak shear stresses at failure, assuming an elastic stress distribution along the interface, were up to eight times higher. Standard deviations commonly reached 20%. Dissolution along the interface was observed, and may have been enhanced by clay inclusions in the salt. This dissolution appears to have reduced bond strengths. Application of the results to the design of plugs for larger openings (for example, shafts, drifts, or boreholes) is discussed. Received: 6 March 1996 · Accepted: 16 July 1996     

氯氧镁水泥固化淤泥力学特性及微观机制

将氯氧镁水泥(MOC)创新性地引入淤泥固化,通过无侧限抗压强度、固化体含水率、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和X射线能谱测定(EDS)等试验,研究了初始含水率、MgO/MgCl2摩尔比、养护龄期和MgO活性等复杂因素对淤泥固化效能影响及其驱动机制。结果表明:初始含水率越高,试样强度越低,中等含水率时MOC固化淤泥中出现针杆状的3相或5相晶体;随MgO/MgCl2摩尔比升高,试样抗压强度随之增加,水化产物从无定形凝胶逐渐转化为3相、5相和Mg(OH)2晶体;随养护龄期延长,固化淤泥强度总体呈上升趋势,28d前强度增长相对较快,28d后强度趋于稳定;养护后期,MgO/MgCl2摩尔比较高的试样表面易出现泛霜现象;MgO活性提高使得MOC固化淤泥试样含有更多有效活性组分,无侧限抗压强度更高,但MgO活性高低对水化产物演变规律并无显著影响。研究成果可为绿色、低碳MOC基胶凝材料研发及其在淤泥固化等土体加固领域中应用提供理论支撑。     

中国沿海登陆热带气旋活动特征分析

热带气旋是危害中国最严重的天气系统,分析和认识中国沿海登陆热带气旋活动的新特征对防灾减灾具有重要意义。依据近70年气象资料,采用统计学方法,对登陆中国沿海的热带气旋特征进行分析,研究发现:在气候变化的背景下,登陆中国的热带气旋发生了明显变化。近年台风登陆频数高于往年平均,其整体强度和最大值均呈增大趋势,年台风强度的不稳定性加剧;研究还发现台风强度越高,其生成地纬度带范围越窄且越靠近赤道;建立了高强度热带气旋（STY和SUPER TY）时间和纬度的关系"φ—m"。检验了台风季长与初旋日呈负相关且不受厄尔尼诺现象影响,台风季长符合正态分布并给出概率密度公式。     

盐渍化冻土-混凝土衬砌接触面直剪试验研究

土与结构接触面的研究一直以来是岩土工程研究的热点之一。为研究位山灌区渠系工程冻害破坏问题,开展了不同盐类型、不同含盐量、不同含水率条件下渠道下卧盐渍土-混凝土衬砌冻结接触面直剪试验研究。结果表明：冻结状态下接触面的应力-位移破坏性状呈脆性破坏,存在明显的峰值应力;剪切变形包括线性变形和非线性变形,线性变形随含水率和含盐量的增大而减小,非线性变形随含盐量的增大而增加;剪切模量随含水率的增加而提高;随含盐量的增加而降低;抗剪强度随含水率的增加而增大,随NaCl含盐量增加而降低,随Na₂SO₄含盐量增加先降低后升高;通过对变形能的分析发现,含水率w=14.7%和w=16.7%时具有相似特征,即NaCl含量为0.5%时,曲线存在极（最）小值。     

饱和度对泥质粉砂岩冻结力学性质的影响

饱和度对泥质粉砂岩常温下力学性质的影响已多有讨论,但对其冻结状态下力学性质的影响尚不明确。对6种饱和度（0%、20%、40%、60%、80%、100%）的泥质粉砂岩样品冻结前后的纵波波速、核磁共振T₂谱、冻结状态下的抗拉强度和点荷载强度进行了测试,试验结果表明：（1）冻结状态下,随饱和度的增加,纵波波速呈现先降低后升高的趋势;（2）在-20℃下,完全饱和样品内部孔隙水有49.2%保持未冻,60%饱和度的样品有81.4%未冻,而20%饱和度样品有87.4%的孔隙水没有冻结;（3）冻结状态下岩样的抗拉强度和点荷载强度随初始饱和度的增加均呈现减小-增加-减小的趋势,在饱和度80%左右均有一极大值,且两个强度的最大值均不出现在饱和度100%时。分析后发现,在低饱和度的状态下,冻结岩石的强度仍取决于孔隙中的未冻水含量;而在高饱和度的区间,孔隙冰的含量决定了其冻结强度;对于接近饱和的岩石,其冻结强度还受到冻胀损伤的影响。     

抗高温水泥浆体系研究及应用

基于塔河外围区块深井、超深井对水泥浆基本性能要求,考虑高温高压对浆体性能影响,通过分析抗高温材料的作用机理,优选出适合高温水泥浆体系的外加剂,将缓凝剂、降失水剂、液硅等抗高温材料按需求配比,研究不同密度抗高温（≥120 ℃）水泥浆体系,测定其常规性能。该水泥浆体系流动性好、API失水量＜50 mL/30 min、防窜系数SPN值＜1,水泥石高温稳定性好、抗压强度高等,均满足高温高压井下施工要求。该抗高温水泥浆体系在顺北评1H、顺北7、中探1井应用效果良好,优良率高。     

Random field characterization of uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus for intact rocks

Rock properties exhibit spatial variabilities due to complex geological processes such as sedimentation,metamorphism, weathering, and tectogenesis. Although recognized as an important factor controlling the safety of geotechnical structures in rock engineering, the spatial variability of rock properties is rarely quantified. Hence, this study characterizes the autocorrelation structures and scales of fluctuation of two important parameters of intact rocks, i.e. uniaxial compressive strength(UCS) and elastic modulus(EM).UCS and EM data for sedimentary and igneous rocks are collected. The autocorrelation structures are selected using a Bayesian model class selection approach and the scales of fluctuation for these two parameters are estimated using a Bayesian updating method. The results show that the autocorrelation structures for UCS and EM could be best described by a single exponential autocorrelation function. The scales of fluctuation for UCS and EM respectively range from 0.3 m to 8.0 m and from 0.3 m to 8.4 m.These results serve as guidelines for selecting proper autocorrelation functions and autocorrelation distances for rock properties in reliability analyses and could also be used as prior information for quantifying the spatial variability of rock properties in a Bayesian framework.