Pore water pressure increment model for saturated Nanjing fine sand subject to cyclic loading

Three groups of dynamic triaxial tests were performed for saturated Nanjing fine sand subjected to uniform cyclic loading. The tested curves of the excess pore water pressure （EPWP） ratio variation with the ratio of the number of cycles are provided. The concept of the EPWP increment ratio is introduced and two new concepts of the effective dynamic shear stress ratio and the log decrement of effective stress are defined. It is found that the development of the EPWP increment ratio can be divided into three stages： descending, stable and ascending. Furthermore, at the stable and ascending stages, a satisfactory linear relationship is obtained between the accumulative EPWP increment ratio and natural logarithm of the effective dynamic shear stress ratio. Accordingly, the EPWP increment ratio at the number of cycles N has been deduced that is proportional to the log decrement of effective stress at the cycle number N-l, but is independent of the cyclic stress amplitude. Based on the analysis, a new EPWP increment model for saturated Nanjing fine sand is developed from tested data fitting, which provides a better prediction of the curves of EPWP generation, the number of cycles required for initial liquefaction and the liquefaction resistance.

Behavior of large post-liquefaction deformation in saturated Nanjing fine sand

Laboratory tests on the large post-liquefaction deformation of saturated Nanjing fine sand were performed by using a hollow cylinder apparatus. The stress-strain responses and the characteristics of excess pore water pressure after liquefaction were studied. It was found that the relationship between deviatoric stress and axial strain presented a sigmoid curve, and there was a good linearity relationship between normalized pore water pressure and deviatoric stress. On this basis, a constitutive model of stress-strain responses and a dissipation model of excess pore water pressure were established. It was found that the results predicted by the two models were in good agreement with the experimental data. The influence of relative densities and confining pressure on the characteristics of liquefied soil were studied, The results showed the relative densities and initial effective confining pressure all had an important influence on the stress-strain responses of liquefied saturated Nanjing fine sand. However, the dissipation model of excess pore water pressure after liquefaction was only affected by the confining pressure.

Basic Properties of Concrete Incorporating Recycled Ceramic Aggregate and Ultra-fine Sand

Recycled ceramic mixed sand（RCMS） was obtained by partially replacing ultra-fine sand with recycled ceramic coarse sand（RCCS）. The effects of RCCS replacement rate on the apparent density, workability, compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of recycled ceramic concrete（RCC） were investigated. In addition, the relationship between the water-cement ratio and compressive strength of RCC was also studied. The experimental results indicate that the reusing of recycled ceramic aggregate can improve the cohesiveness and water retentiveness of fresh concrete and benefit the mechanical properties development. When the RCCS replacement rate is not less than 40%, the mechanical properties of RCC are superior to those of the reference concrete. Moreover, when recycled ceramic medium sand was completely used as fine aggregate, the maximum increase in both compressive strength and splitting tensile strength were obtained, comparing with those of reference concrete, the increment ratio was 19.85% and 32.73%, respectively. The microscopic analysis shows that the using of recycled ceramic aggregate can meliorate distinctly the structure of the interfacial transition zone（ITZ） and increase the compaction degree of cement paste. Furthermore, an expression of the compressive strength of RCC and the cement-water ratio is regressed and gains a good linear relativity. It is an effective way to recycle waste ceramic, and the consumption of recycled ceramic aggregate could reach from 26.9% to 47.6% of the total weight of aggregate in producing concrete.

Effect of Initial Stress Conditions on the Threshold Shear Strain of Nanjing's Saturated Fine Sand

By using GDS dynamic hollow cylinder torsional apparatus,a series of cyclic torsional triaxial tests under complex initial consolidation condition are performed on Nanjing saturated fine sand. The effects of the initial principal stress direction α0,the initial ratio of deviatoric stress η0,the initial average effective principal stress p0 and the initial intermediate principal stress parameter b0 on the threshold shear strain γt of Nanjing saturated fine sand are then systematically investigated. The results show that γt increases as η0,p0 and b0 increase respectively,while the other three parameters remain constant. α0 has a great influence on γt,which is reduced when α0 increases from 0° to 45° and increased when α0 increases from 45° to 90°. The effect of α0 on γt plays a leading role and the effect of η0 will weaken when α0 is approximately 45°.

Undrained dynamical behavior of Nanjing flake-shaped fine sand under cyclic loading

A series of dynamic behavior tests on Nanjing flake-shaped fine sand were performed by using the WFI cyclic triaxial apparatus made in England. The dynamic behaviors of Nanjing flake-shaped fine sand under different static deviator stress levels and cyclic stress ratios were studied. Through comparing the effective stress path under cyclic loading with static loading, the processes of liquefaction of saturated Nanjing flake-shaped fine sand with development of dynamic pore-water pressure, including the initial compact state, compression state and dilative state, were investigated. The variation of the shear stiffness with the number of cycles and cyclic strain was investigated by analyzing the secant shear modulus in each unload-reload loop of dynamic stress-strain relationship. And by means of the exponential function, the empirical equations of the relationship between secant shear modulus Gsec, shear modulus ratio Gsec/Gmax and cyclic strain ε were established based on series of test results. The results show that according to different combinations of static deviator stress and cyclic stress, two kinds of failure patterns with deviator stress reversal or no deviator stress reversal are observed in the samples tested in this series, including cyclic mobility and the failure of accumulation residual strain. In addition, the degradation of dynamic shear modulus is due to the development of vibration pore-water pressure and it is observed that the shear modulus reduces with the progressive number of cycles.

Effect of granulated rubber on shear strength of fine-grained sand

Review of the literature related to the mixture of shredded tire and sand shows that,despite of the increase in shear strength due to addition of tire chips,granulated rubber causes reduction in shear strength of sand.In this study,the shear behavior of mixtures of fine-grained sand and 1-5 mm granulated rubber is investigated.Sixty direct shear tests were conducted on sandegranulated rubber mixtures with various rubber contents(0%,5%,10%,20% and 30%) at different relative densities(50%,70% and 90%) and different normal stresses(34.5 kPa,54.5 kPa,74.5 kPa and 104.5 kPa).The obtained results show that the granulated rubber improves the shear strength of fine-grained sand at medium relative density and low normal stress.The degree of improvement in shear strength is a function of rubber content,relative density and normal stress.The results show that at relative density of 50%,by adding 5% granulated rubber,the internal friction angle of sand increases from 35.1° to 39.2°.However,at relative densities of 70% and 90%,addition of granulated rubber to sand decreases its internal friction angle.The results also indicate that the behavior of sand becomes more ductile with increasing granulated rubber content.Adding granulated rubber leads to greater yielding strain and less tangent stiffness of sand.The maximum dilation angle decreases with the decrease in granulated rubber content.The stress ratio of sample at critical state(ψ= 0°) decreases with increasing granulated rubber content.

Self-compacting Concrete-filled Steel Tubes Prepared from Manufactured Sand with a High Content of Limestone Fines

To meet the requirements of construction of concretes filled in the steel tube arches,a C60 grade micro-expansive self-compacting concrete （SCC） was prepared from manufactured sand （MS）.The utilization of MS with a high content of quarry limestone fines was dealed for SCC applications.The workability,compressive and splitting strength,modulus of elasticity,restrained expansion and chloride ion permeability as well as freeze-thaw resistance of three MS-SCC mixes with fines content of 3%,7% and 10% were tested and compared with those of the natural sand （NS）-SCC mix.The experimental results indicate that the performances of the C60 MS-SCC with fines content of 7% are excellent and compared favorably with those of C60 NS-SCC.

Uptake of Organic Contaminants by Plants from Oil Sands Fine Tailings

The objectives of this experiment were to evaluate the performance of different plant species growing in different kinds of oil sands fine tailings,and to estimate the uptake of organic contaminants by plants from the oil sands fine tailings.In general,total hydrocarbon in the plant could be ranked(beginning with the highest)as:unweathered plant 4 tailings (UWT),Freeze Thawtailings(FT),weathered plant 4 tailings(WT),and consolidated tailings(CT) for the willow,poplar and cattails.For grass,CT amended with tailings sand and muskeg had the highest hydrocarbon level in the field treatment,however,other three kinds of tailings(FT,WT and UWT) had lower but similar to each other hydrocarbon levels.

Cyclic liquefaction screening of sand with non-plastic fines:Critical state approach

There have been significant advances in the application of critical state,CS,in liquefaction potential assessment.This was done by comparing state parameter,j with estimated characteristic cyclic stress ratio,CSR due to an earthquake.A cyclic resistance ratio,CRR curve,which can be determined from cyclic liquefaction tests,separates historical liquefied and non-liquefied data points(j,CSR).On the other hand,the concepts of equivalent granular state parameter,j*,which was developed for sands with fines,can be used in lieu j to provide a unifying framework for characterizing the undrained response of sands with non/low plasticity fines,irrespective of fines content(fc).The present work combines these two propositions,and by merely substituting j*for j into the aforementioned CS approach to capture the influence of fc.A series of static and cyclic triaxial tests were conducted,separately and independently of the concept of j*,for sand with up to fc of 30%.The clean sand was collected from Sabarmati river belt at Ahmedabad city in India which was severely affected during the Bhuj earthquake,2001.The experimental data gave a single relation for CRR and j*which was then used to assess liquefaction potential for a SPT based case study,where fc varies along the depth.The prediction matched with the field observation.

Response of Surface Soft Soil and Fine-Grained Sand Layers to Seismic Waves

Shanghai is located in eastern China and is built on overburden soil layers. It can be seen from the Mexico M S=8.1 earthquake on September 19, 1985 and the Hanshin M S=7.4 earthquake on January 17,1995 that heavy casualties and property losses have a direct relationship with overburden soil layers. Ground motions caused by earthquakes are significantly amplified when passing through the soil layers. Under the influence of these amplified motions, building structures, whose nature frequency is within the frequency band of soil amplification response, will experience more severe damage than those built on bedrock. Therefore, engineering seismologists have paid considerable attention the amplification responses in the Shanghai overburden soil layers. The amplification responses of soil and sand layers in this paper are given by the M L=4.1 earthquake in Nantong, Jiangsu Province on December 25, 2001 at 31.8° N, 120.9° E. It can be seen that the responses of soil and sand layers are very different. That is important.

滩海吹填粉细砂地基长期承载力特性试验研究

对某运行10年以上出现沉陷冒水现象的滩海人工岛吹填粉细砂地基承载力进行分析,基于螺旋板载荷试验结果,研究了标贯击数、动探击数与地基承载力的关系,拟合了经验公式,在此基础上综合分析粉细砂地基承载力现状,探究地基长期承载力特性。研究结果表明,吹填粉细砂形成的滩海人工岛地基在长期反复的水力作用下可进一步密实,承载力有所提高,有利于场地的运行安全。但鉴于其松散特性,水力作用下易流失,防渗措施不到位可能导致沉陷脱空、冒水等工程问题,影响场地安全运行。因此,针对本工程沉陷冒水现象,需采取原位固化、帷幕封闭等防渗措施进行处理。

砂-粉混合料颗粒接触状态的临界条件确定

砂-粉混合料被广泛应用于高速铁路路基、人工筑岛及海底沉管隧道垫层等重大工程,如何科学地表征砂-粉混合料复杂的颗粒接触状态及连续演变的力学行为特征,并深入揭示其对混合料静/动力学特性的影响已是一项紧迫的基础性科学研究任务。本文基于代表性砂-粉混合料的基本物理性能指标及力学特性指标试验数据,验证Rahman等提出的区分“细粒填充砂粒”和“砂粒悬浮细粒”的阈值细粒含量FCth半经验公式预测能力。基于理想二元介质材料的理论最小孔隙比计算方法,提出确定中间性态土颗粒接触状态临界条件参量FC_(in-min)和FC_(in-max)的方法,分析各参数对FC_(in-min)和FC_(in-max)的影响规律,建立基于基本物理性能指标的FC_(in-min)和FC_(in-max)预测方法,最终提出全FC范围(FC=0~100%)的砂-粉混合料各颗粒接触状态临界条件参量的有效评价方法。

陕北油田黄土工区道路冲蚀灾害模型试验研究

为探究陕北油田黄土工区道路冲蚀灾害特征及路面细沟冲蚀影响因素,采用物理模型试验,对道路细沟冲蚀发育过程,不同工况下细沟长度、平均宽度以及平均深度的发展特征和产沙速率变化规律进行了研究。结果表明:细沟的发育过程可分为面蚀阶段,跌坑形成阶段,细沟发育阶段,切沟侵蚀、崩塌阶段4个阶段。细沟长度、平均宽度和平均深度与放水时间成幂函数关系,随着放水时间的增大而增大。其中细沟长度随着试验时长的增加先急剧增加,然后逐渐减少;细沟平均宽度随试验时长的增加总体呈现先快速增加后增加速度减慢;平均深度变化速度均在某一时刻达到拐点,流量越大达到拐点的时间越早。冲蚀灾害受流量和坡度影响显著,总体上随着坡度和流量的增大而增大;产沙速率总体上与流量呈线性关系,在其他条件一致的情况下,产沙速率随着流量的增大而增大;与南部的粉黄土和黏黄土相比,陕北油田工区的砂黄土产沙速率明显偏大,冲蚀灾害更为严重。

粉细砂岩油藏硅烷基改性控砂剂性能评价与应用

微粒运移是影响粉细砂岩油藏开发效果的主要原因,常规抑砂剂难以达到有效控制微粒运移的要求。为进一步提高药剂稳定储层微粒的性能,文章在计算机分子模拟基础上,设计引入硅烷基改性的新型控砂剂,对合成的控砂剂进行了结构表征和性能测试。新型控砂剂体系含有酰胺基、硅烷基等功能性官能团,与储层微粒通过氢键、共价键作用相互吸附,形成稳定均匀的分子膜,原位固定地层粉细砂或黏土颗粒。性能评价表明:新型控砂剂体系耐冲刷排量达8 500 mL/h,远高于常用抑砂剂900 mL/h的指标,对不同粒径微粒均具有良好的控砂作用,储层原位控砂作用显著。截至目前,现场应用60井次,措施有效率95%,延长稳产期1年以上,取得了显著效果。该技术在全国疏松砂岩油藏具有推广示范意义。

机制砂与特细砂抗氯盐侵蚀混凝土的制备及性能研究

利用机制砂、特细砂等制备抗氯盐侵蚀混凝土对降低生产成本、提升桥梁服役寿命具有重要意义。本研究通过优化骨料设计与水泥浆体组成提升混凝土的抗氯离子侵蚀性能,研究了骨料级配、特细砂用量、砂率、水胶比、胶凝材料种类对混凝土性能的影响。结果表明:8~16 mm碎石质量分数由50%增加至80%时,氯离子扩散系数由4.0×10^(-12)m^(2)/s降低至2.9×10^(-12)m^(2)/s;特细砂替代50%(质量分数)机制砂时,氯离子扩散系数为3.6×10^(-12)m^(2)/s,仍可以满足设计要求;砂率增大,氯离子扩散系数先减小后增大。水胶比在0.36~0.38时,氯离子扩散系数低于3.5×10^(-12)m^(2)/s;矿渣组分水化改善了混凝土的孔结构,并形成了更多的AFm、C-S-H产物,提升了混凝土对氯离子的固化能力,矿渣水泥混凝土氯离子扩散系数较普通硅酸盐水泥混凝土降低了40%。

嵌岩低桩承台锁口钢管桩围堰设计与施工技术

昌九高铁扬子洲赣江公铁大桥西支主桥为(48+144+320+144+48)m无砟轨道钢箱桁组合梁斜拉桥。桥塔墩位于通航河道内,桥位处河床覆盖层浅,基岩强度高,基础由大直径钻孔桩和矩形嵌岩低桩承台组成,承台采用锁口钢管桩围堰施工方案。G33号主墩围堰平面设计尺寸54.56 m×28.52 m,锁口钢管桩采用Q345B材质∅1020 mm螺旋钢管,长28 m,钢管桩之间采用C-T形锁扣连接;围堰设置4层内支撑,单层内支撑设3道对撑,内支撑四角设型钢斜撑;基底设置混凝土垫层参与围堰结构受力。围堰采用XR360旋挖钻机在岩层中引孔,孔内换填细砂后插打钢管桩,钢管桩壁内、外两侧换填砂采用高压旋喷注浆加固。围堰设置智能化监测系统,对围堰受力、变形等进行实时动态监控。实践证明,该桥围堰结构安全可靠、止水效果良好、施工快捷高效。

粉细砂地层双线盾构施工实测地表沉降规律分析与预测

依托南通地铁二号线某区间盾构隧道施工,针对盾构穿越典型粉细砂地层条件,对双线盾构隧道施工引起的地表沉降开展现场测试和规律分析,对经典Peck公式在南通地区粉细砂地层中双线盾构施工的适用性进行探讨,并研究先行线和后行线土体损失率和地表沉降槽宽度系数的取值及影响因素。研究结果表明,在粉细砂地层中,后行线隧道施工对地层的二次扰动效应会引起先行线轴线上方地表沉降的显著增加,且二次扰动效应明显强于其他软土地层,但弱于砂土地层;相较于淤泥质土地层,在粉细砂地层中盾构停机对地表沉降的影响更为显著;先行线和后行线施工引起土体损失率比值η_(1)/η_(2)在1~5倍范围内,平均值为2.3,先行线和后行线地表沉降槽宽度系数比值K_(1)/K_(2)在1~2倍范围内,平均值为1.4;砂土、粉细砂和粉土地层中土体损失率比值η_(1)/η_(2)均大于1,η_(1)/η_(2)和K_(1)/K_(2)与隧道覆土深度比(H/D)相关性较弱。

两种气体作用下非饱和江边吹填砂三轴试验研究

为了研究非饱合土体中充入空气或CO_(2)气体所导致的土样不同物理力学性质,以长江边的吹填细砂为对象,通过改变细砂的含水率,往土样通入空气和CO_(2),采用固结不排水三轴试验分析了两种不同气体作用下细砂的应力-应变曲线及抗剪强度指标。研究结果表明:两种气体在低围压下使得细砂的应力-应变曲线表现为应变软化型,高围压下曲线为硬化型。围压作用下充CO_(2)细砂具有低孔隙率和高密实度特征,导致充CO_(2)细砂的抗剪强度大于充空气的细砂。在高围压下,细砂颗粒联系更加紧密,更多依靠颗粒骨架传递应力,使得两种气体作用下细砂抗剪强度的差别变小。细砂含水率从4%增至12%时,充CO_(2)细砂的黏聚力是充空气细砂黏聚力的2.62~4.37倍,据此可在工程建设中对有机质含量高的非饱合细砂充入CO_(2)气体,以起到加固土体的效果。

锚杆-混凝土预制格网结构的护岸稳定性数值分析

粉细砂土壤由于其特殊的物理性质和易侵蚀的特点,使得粉细砂岸坡的护岸结构至关重要。以湘江部分粉细砂河岸为研究对象,考虑其降雨频率高,河流流速大,河岸易受冲刷的特性,利用有限差分软件FLAC3D,结合所选河段粉细砂岸坡的地形及土体性能参数,提出锚杆-混凝土预制格网护岸结构,建立三维岸坡防护数学模型,探讨该护岸结构对岸坡稳定性的影响。结果表明,锚杆拉力以及预制格网自重作用下,应力场呈带状分布,锚杆-混凝土预制格网护岸结构极大程度限制了土体水平方向的位移,减弱了岸坡塑性区以及最大剪切应变增量带的发展,岸坡稳定性安全系数显著提高,锚杆长度和入土角度对提高粉细砂岸坡的整体稳定性有显著影响,锚杆长8 m,入土角度为30°的锚固方案可供实际工程参考。

铁磁性颗粒辅助微波加热分解南海神狐海域天然气水合物实验研究

南海北部陆坡神狐海域是中国天然气水合物首次试采区,90%以上的水合物储存在泥质粉砂地层中。为实现天然气水合物的高效开发,必须提高泥质粉砂中天然气水合物的平均产气速率和能量效率比。笔者以泥质粉砂作为水合物合成基底,对合成的甲烷水合物开展了微波加热分解实验,研究了加入不同种类铁磁性颗粒对甲烷水合物分解的影响规律。试验结果表明,在平均产气速率和能量效率比方面,加入铁钴合金粉末的实验组表现最佳,相较空白组提高22.66%。加入纳米钡铁氧体颗粒对反应前期分解效率具有显著促进作用,纳米颗粒的小粒径和大比表面积有助于其均匀分布,优化了润湿性和表面张力,降低了“贾敏效应”。经Avrami模型分析表明,铁磁性颗粒对微波分解水合物具有良好的促进作用,其中纳米钡铁氧体效果最显著。