砂土地基和粉质黏土地基基坑悬臂开挖离心模型试验

分别开展砂土和粉质黏土两种典型土质条件下基坑悬臂式开挖离心模型试验,详细叙述试验过程中所要解决的关键问题,并提出合理的解决方案。通过对比分析两组试验结果,得到以下结论：非饱和土地基制备中参数控制困难,分层夯实法有待进一步改进,而砂雨法制备的砂土地基参数可控性更好;两组试验的结果有差异,砂土地基试验所呈现的土压力、地基变形、支护弯矩的变化规律更好,因此,岩土离心试验可适当考虑以砂土代替非饱和土;对于采用悬臂式支护结构的基坑,开挖引起的地表沉降曲线在砂土中呈指数型,而在粉质黏土中呈直线型;开挖引起的粉质黏土地基土体位移范围较砂土地基更大;开挖引起的砂土中挡墙弯矩较粉质黏土更大,砂土和粉质黏土中最大弯矩位置都随开挖逐渐下移;在砂土试验中开挖引起主动区土压力各处均减小,而在粉质黏土试验中开挖引起土压力在挡墙底有增大趋势。该基坑工程离心模型试验过程及数据处理方法可为进一步试验提供参考。     

竖向扩建填埋场变形离心模型试验研究

填埋场扩建是增大库容的重要手段,而其引起的沉降变形对填埋场及内部构筑物的稳定性有重大影响。针对扩建填埋场自重应力作用下的沉降变形问题,采用能够模拟我国固废工程特性的人工固废开展了平原型填埋场竖向扩建的离心模型试验。结果表明,堆体自重应力沉降随固废龄期增大而减小,最大沉降可达到堆体初始高度的20%。新老堆体界面不均匀沉降随老堆体龄期增大而减小,界面水平位移最大值出现在新堆体坡肩附近,且随坡比增加和龄期减小而增大。坡比越小,龄期和垃圾坝的作用越明显。垃圾坝对填埋堆体变形的影响随其相对高度减小而减弱。试验结果略大于常用的填埋场一维沉降计算结果,为填埋场增容及中间衬垫设计和稳定评估等提供了参考。     

A one-dimensional integral approach to calculating the failure probability of geotechnical engineering structures

This study focuses on the geotechnical engineering structures with implicit or unknown expressions of performance functions. A one-dimensional integral approach (ODIA) consisting of sampling, evaluation of statistical moments for multivariable functions, probability density function fitting, and simple integration of failure probability was developed through system integration. A convergence study of an illustrative example was conducted, and the error analysis revealed that the accuracy of ODIA is equivalent to that of the second-order reliability method. Applications of ODIA to a slope and surrounding rock of an excavation were presented to further confirm the accuracy, efficiency, and practicability of the approach.     

Generation of multivariate cross-correlated geotechnical random fields

A geotechnical problem that involves several spatially correlated parameters can be best described using multivariate cross-correlated random fields. The joint distribution of these random variables cannot be uniquely defined using their marginal distributions and correlation coefficients alone. This paper presents a generic methodology for generating multivariate cross-correlated random fields. The joint distribution is rigorously established using a copula function that describes the dependence structure among the individual variables. The cross-correlated random fields are generated through Cholesky decomposition and conditional sampling based on the joint distribution. The random fields are verified regarding the anisotropic scales of fluctuation and copula parameters.     

Dynamic response of a geotechnical rigid model container with absorbing boundaries

One of the major challenges encountered in earthquake geotechnical physical modelling is to determine the effects induced by the artificial boundaries of the soil container on the dynamic response of the soil deposit. Over the past years, the use of absorbing material for minimising boundaries effects has become an increasing alternative solution, yet little systematic research has been carried out to quantify the dynamic performance of the absorbing material and the amount of energy dissipated by it. This paper aims to examine the effects induced by the absorbing material on the dynamic response of the soil, and estimate the amount of energy reduced by the absorbing boundaries. The absorbent material consisted of panels made of commercially available foams, which were placed on both inner sides of end-walls of the soil container. These walls are perpendicular to the shaking direction. Three types of foam with different mechanical properties were used in this study. The results were obtained from tests carried out using a shaking table and Redhill 110 sand for the soil deposit. It was found that a considerably amount of energy was dissipated, in particular within the frequency range close to the resonance of the soil deposit. This feature suggests that the presence of foams provides a significant influence to the dynamic response of the soil. The energy absorbed by the boundaries was also quantified from integrals of the Power Spectral Density of the accelerations. It was found that the absorbed energy ranged between a minimum of 41% to a maximum of 92% of the input levels, depending mainly on the foam used in the test. The effects provided by the acceleration levels and depth at which the energy was evaluated were practically negligible. Finally, practical guidelines for the selection of the absorbing material are provided.     

浅地表地球物理技术在岩土工程中的应用与挑战

地球物理勘探方法在岩土工程的应用已有很长一段时间,但其成效与工程师的期待往往有不小的落差,以致于在一般的工程应用上仍不普遍.近年来浅地表地球物理技术有显着的进展,特别是在走时速度层析成像(Traveltime Tomography)、电阻率层析成像法(Electrical Resistivity Tomography)及多道瞬态面波法(Multichannel Analysis of Surface Wave).本文首先介绍这些方法在台湾岩土工程的应用,主要包括地层土壤液化潜能评估、坝体的安全检测、土壤与地下水污染调查及地基改良的质量管控等,应用案例以台湾常使用的地球物理勘探方法逐一介绍.虽然许多成功案例与新的应用方向对于浅地表地球物理技术在岩土工程应用的推广起了鼓舞作用,本文从工程师的角度提出地球物理勘探工程大量应用的挑战与瓶颈,包括如何提升探测数据的客观性、数据反演非唯一性问题、探测深度与分辨率的限制、实际条件违背反演基本假设的情况、以及地物性质与工程性质链接的不确定性问题,并进一步针对这些问题说明相关研究的进展与实务对策.希冀透过上述探讨,降低物探师与工程师认知上的差距,提升地球物理勘探在工程的应用的合理性与普及性.     

软土中吸力式桶形基础倾覆承载性能离心模型试验

输电杆塔和风电机组基础主要承受上部结构倾覆弯矩荷载,倾覆承载性能是该类基础设计中的关键问题。针对饱和软黏土地基中的杆式结构桶形基础,通过开展位移控制循环加载、位移维持加载、力控制循环加载和单调静力加载离心模型试验,研究其倾覆承载能力。试验发现,当桶形基础达到极限承载力时其转动中心位置约在桶盖正下方0.8倍桶裙高度处;当循环倾覆弯矩幅值与极限抗弯承载力比值小于3/5时,桶形基础在循环过程中转角的累积难以持续增长,并逐渐趋于稳定;循环加载作用下土与结构相互作用刚度出现明显弱化,所获得的桶形基础循环弱化因子阈值约为0.15;位移维持加载的峰值荷载-位移曲线与单调静力加载的荷载-位移曲线较为一致,位移维持加载的谷值荷载-位移曲线对应的承载力较峰值荷载-位移曲线对应的承载力明显偏小,减少约30%～40%。     

各向异性砂土K0试验研究

静止土压力系数K0是岩土工程分析计算中的重要力学参数之一。实际工程中墙后填土由于碾压都具有不同程度的各向异性。制备了不同沉积方向的砂土试样,通过三轴排水剪切试验研究了砂土的各向异性。在研制应变路径试验设备的基础上给出了静止土压力系数的测量方法,研究了不同沉积方向对于K0的影响,并将试验测得的静止土压力系数与Jaky公式以及土压力离心模型试验结果进行了对比,离心模型试验结果与材料单元试验结果一致,证明了测量方法的有效性及结果的正确性。研究结果表明,各向异性条件下的K0值比各向同性时明显偏大。     

饱和砂土地层中隧道结构动力离心模型试验

饱和砂土地层中隧道结构可能会因地震地基液化而发生破坏。通过对可液化地层中地铁隧道结构的地震反应进行动力离心模型试验,研究了饱和松砂地基在地震作用下的反应特性、可液化地层中地铁隧道结构的上浮及变形特性和设置截断墙对限制隧道结构上浮的效果等问题。研究结果表明,地基液化引起的隧道衬砌上的附加变形内力以及隧道上浮量主要受地基液化时土水压力的变化影响。截断墙的设置限制了隧道两侧土体向隧道下方流动的趋势,有效减小了隧道结构的上浮量     

一种新型板桩码头结构的离心模拟

卸荷式地连墙板桩结构码头是国内自主创新的深水码头结构,为了深入认识这一板桩码头结构在设计荷载下的工作性状和土与结构共同作用机制,结合某一拟建码头泊位的卸荷式地连墙板桩码头结构设计方案验证需要,进行了3组大型土工离心模型试验研究。其中2组为重复性的模型试验,以验证设计方案的可行性;第3组则模拟了无卸荷平台结构的地连墙板桩码头结构设计方案,以比较有无卸荷平台的板桩码头来揭示全直桩卸荷平台结构的卸荷效果。并且介绍了码头结构离心模拟技术,包括模型设计、模型制作和模型测量及试验步骤等关键内容。