Reliability analysis of soil liquefaction based on standard penetration test

A review of probabilistic and deterministic liquefaction evaluation procedures reveals that there is a need for a comprehensive approach that accounts for different sources of uncertainty in liquefaction evaluations. For the same set of input parameters, different models provide different factors of safety and/or probabilities of liquefaction. To account for the different uncertainties, including both the model and measurement uncertainties, reliability analysis is necessary. This paper presents a review and comparative study of such reliability approaches that can be used to obtain the probability of liquefaction and the corresponding factor of safety. Using a simplified deterministic Seed method, this reliability analysis has been performed. The probability of liquefaction along with the corresponding factor of safety have been determined based on a first order second moment (FOSM) method, an advanced FOSM (Hasofer–Lind) reliability method, a point estimation method (PEM) and a Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) method. A combined method that uses both FOSM and PEM is presented and found to be simple and reliable for liquefaction analysis. Based on the FOSM reliability approach, the minimum safety factor value to be adopted for soil liquefaction analysis (depending on the variability of soil resistance, shear stress parameters and acceptable risk) has been studied and a new design safety factor based on a reliability approach is proposed.     

天津沿海地层静力触探参数与土体物理力学性质对比研究

近年来,在天津沿海地区的工程勘察中,积累了大量的静力触探参数资料与地基土层的物理力学参数资料。利用计算机的EXCEL数据处理软件,将各地基土层的地基土物理力学参数统计平均,同时将相应土层的静力触探参数统计平均,然后对平均后的数据进行统计回归,得到静力触探参数(锥尖阻力qc与侧摩阻力fs)与地基土层物理力学参数(天然含水量ω、天然密度ρ、孔隙比e、压缩系数a及压缩模量Es)间的统计回归方程。在天津沿海地区进行工程勘察时,利用所得方程可从静力触探参数(或土体物理力学参数)方便地得到土体物理力学参数(或静力触探参数),进而可以节约外业勘察或室内试验的工作量。     

机械钻速与金刚石底出刃、钻进规程参数关系的试验研究

俄罗斯钻探专家提出在金刚石正常钻进条件下,破碎岩屑的数量应与孔底排出岩屑的数量相应,否则,岩屑将会充满孔底部分,形成“岩屑垫”,阻碍岩石破碎,所以设计钻头和选择钻进规程参数时,应该保证破碎岩屑体积与孔底表面、钻头胎体间的体积,即充满孔底的体积相等。在此基础上提出了机械钻速（钻头每转进尺）的计算公式。该公式给出了机械钻速与金刚石底出刃、岩屑排出程度的关系。提出了金刚石正常出刃和非正常出刃的概念,并对正常出刃金刚石钻头和非正常出刃金刚石钻头进行了实验室试验研究和野外生产试验研究,取得了肯定的结果。     

基于Logistic回归模型的砂土液化概率评价

以国内外23次地震中200组场地液化实测数据为基础,通过Logistic回归分析,建立关联修正标准贯入击数N160cs与循环应力比CSR的液化概率模型。以50 %液化概率水平为液化与非液化的临界点,建立了指数形式的抗液化应力比CRR计算式,新建概率模型预测饱和砂土液化与非液化的成功率分别为85.71 %和76.14 %,具有较高的可靠性。与已有模型比较,使用了新的数据和修正系数,消除了一些不合理的偏差,总体判别结果偏于安全。为了将确定性分析方法与概率分析方法联系起来,建立了抗液化安全系数FS与液化概率PL的关系式。算例结果表明,新建概率模型简单、实用、可靠。     

大武水源地岩溶地下水开采动态数值模拟分析

综合考虑大武水源地复杂的水文地质条件,运用三维数值模拟技术,采用断层带状剖分方法,在大武水源地建立了地下水流动的三维数值模型。模型采用任意多边形网格有限差分法求解,把断层带作为单独的水文地质参数分区参与模型运算,较好地刻画了断层的性质,模拟计算水位结果与观测水位资料拟合检验效果良好。为了保证大武水源地岩溶地下水能够合理的持续开发利用,在此模型基础上和在不考虑上游太河水库放水条件下,模拟计算得出了平水段和枯水段水源地地下水的允许最大可开采量分别为39. 7万m3 /d和26. 2万m3 /d      

砂土地基中吸力式沉箱的极限沉贯深度分析

吸力式沉箱是广泛应用于离岸结构物中的新型基础形式,贯入分析方法的研究是很重要的课题。分析了砂性土地基吸力贯入过程中的渗流状况,得出了筒内壁的压降比率与贯入深径比的关系公式,分析评估了抽吸作用对筒内壁压降比率的影响,提出了砂土地基中吸力贯入阻力和地基极限吸力的简便计算方法,给出了砂土地基中极限贯入深径比的计算公式,分析了各种砂土地基中的吸力贯入极限深径比。不计筒体自重和抽吸效应影响时,这一比值介于2.1～2.5之间。     

自动网格法在大型滑坡模型试验位移测试中的应用

应用非接触式光学测量方法中自动网格法原理,研究了大型滑坡模型试验中的位移测试方法及其分布规律。以石榴树包滑坡模型试验为例,针对自动网格法用于大型滑坡模型试验位移测量时所存在的问题提出了解决措施,并对石榴树包滑坡在不同水位运行工况下的位移规律进行了研究分析。     

无压渗流分析的复合单元法

针对无压渗流问题,在传导矩阵调整法的基础上,对穿越自由面的单元用复合单元来处理,每个复合单元具有两套结点水头,一套用于饱和区的水头插值;另一套则用于无水区。通过变分原理,推出了控制方程并在程序中实现。应用复合单元法可以较好地解决自由面的插值问题,消除了穿过自由面单元的水上部分对自由面附近结点水头的贡献,同时对逸出面边界条件的处理也更加方便和准确。算例表明了该方法的有效性。     

幂律型浆液扩散半径研究

基于广义达西定律及球形扩散理论模型,推导出幂律型浆液在砂土中进行渗透注浆时有效扩散半径计算公式。分析了注浆压力差随浆液流变参数c和n及浆液扩散半径的变化情况。注浆压力差随流变参数c,n分别呈线性和非线性变化,浆液扩散半径增大所需的注浆压力差也相应的增加,增长的幅度受浆液流变参数的影响显著。     

Experiment and simulation of turbulent flow in local scour around a spur dyke

The turbulent flow in the local scour hole around a single non-submerged spur dyke is investigated with both experimental and numerical methods. The experiments are conducted under clear-water scour regime with an impermeable spur dyke. The scour geometry and flow velocities are measured in details with a high-resolution laser displacement meter, electro-magnetic velocimetries and PIV （Particle image velocimetry）. A 3D non-linear k-ε model is developed to simulate the complex local flow field around the scour area. The numerical model is formulated using FVM （Finite volume method） on a collocated unstructured mesh, capable of resolving complex geometries and boundaries. It is found that the simulation results are reasonably consistent with those of the experimental measurements. Based on the study results, the nature of the flow structure around a spur dyke with local scour hole is analyzed.