Determining the soil-water retention curve using mercury intrusion porosimetry test in consideration of soil volume change

It is well-known that a close link exists between soil-water retention curve(SWRC)and pore size distribution(PSD).Theoretically,mercury intrusion porosimetry(MIP)test simulates a soil drying path and the test results can be used to deduce the SWRC(termed SWRCMIP).However,SWRCMIP does not include the effect of volume change,compared with the conventional SWRC that is directly determined by suction measurement or suction control techniques.For deformable soils,there is a significant difference between conventional SWRC and SWRCMIP.In this study,drying test was carried out on a reconstituted silty soil,and the volume change,suction,and PSD were measured on samples with different water contents.The change in the deduced SWRCMIP and its relationship with the conventional SWRC were analyzed.The results showed that the volume change of soil is the main reason accounting for the difference between conventional SWRC and SWRCMIP.Based on the test results,a transformation model was then proposed for conventional SWRC and SWRCMIP,for which the soil state with no volume change is taken as a reference.Comparison between the experimental and predicted SWRCs showed that the proposed model can well consider the influence of soil volume change on its water retention property.

Prediction of loess soil-water characteristic curve by mercury intrusion porosimetry

Mercury intrusion porosimetry(MIP)is a simple and fast way to obtain the pore distribution of soil and can be used to estimate the soil-water characteristic curve(SWCC).In previous studies,soil was assumed to be a perfect wettability material,and the contact angle(CA)of the soil-water interface was taken as zero in the SWCC prediction method.However,the CA has proved to be much greater than zero even for hydrophilic soils according to some soil wettability experiments,and it has a significant effect on predicting the SWCC.In this research,a method for predicting the SWCC by MIP,which takes the CA as a fitting coefficient,is proposed.The pore size distribution curves are measured by MIP,and the SWCCs of two loess soils are measured by pressure plate and filter paper tests.When the CA is taken as70°and 50°for the wetting and drying process,respectively,the SWCCs predicted by the pore size distribution curves agree well with the measured SWCCs.The predicted suction range of the proposed method is 0-105 k Pa.The consistency of the results suggests that utilizing the MIP test to predict the SWCC with a proper CA is effective for loess.

Influence of Dry Density on Soil-Water Retention Curve of Unsaturated Soils and Its Mechanism Based on Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry

The soil-water retention curve(SWRC)can be used to evaluate the ability of unsaturated soils to attract water at various water contents and suctions. In this study, drying SWRCs for a kind of sandy soil were obtained in the laboratory by using self-modified SWRC apparatus. In addition, the porosity and the pore size distribution of the samples were investigated by a mercury porosimetry test in order to analyze the effect of dry density. Results showed that the soil-water retention of the soil specimens was strongly dependent on the dry density. Under zero suction, soil specimens with a higher dry density exhibited lower initial volumetric water content. The higher the dry density of soil, the more slowly the volumetric water content decreased with the increase of suction. There was a general and consistent trend for a soil specimen to possess a larger air-entry value and residual suction, while smaller slope of SWRC when it had a higher density. This was probably attributed to the presence of smaller interconnected pores in the soil specimen with a higher dry density. The proportion of large diameter pores decreased in comparison to pores with small diameters in the soil tested. The measured total pore volume of the soil specimen, which had a larger dry density, was lower than that of the relatively loose specimens.

Fractal analysis of small-micro pores and estimation of permeability of loess using mercury intrusion porosimetry

Many popular models have been proposed to study the fractal properties of the pores of porous materials based on mercury intrusion porosimetry(MIP).However,most of these models do not directly apply to the small-micro pores of loess,which have a significant impact on the throat pores and tunnels for fluid flow.Therefore,in this study we used a combination of techniques,including routine physical examination,MIP analysis,and scanning electron microscope(SEM)image analysis,to study these small-micro pores and their saturated water permeability properties.The techniques were used to determine whether the fractal dimensions of six MIP fractal models could be used to evaluate the microstructure types and permeability properties of loess.The results showed that the Neimark model is suitable for analysis of small-micro pores.When applied to saturated water permeability,the results from this model satisfied the correlation significance test and were consistent with those from SEM analysis.A high clay content and density cause an increase in the number of small-micro pores,leading to more roughness and heterogeneity of the pore structure,and an increase in the fractal dimensions.This process further leads to a decrease in the content of macro-meso pores and saturated water permeability.Furthermore,we propose new parameters:the*Ellipse and its area ratios(*EAR).These parameters,coupled with 2D-SEM and 3D-MIP fractal dimensions,can effectively and quantitatively be used to evaluate the types of loess microstructures(from typeⅠto typeⅢ)and the saturated water permeability(magnitude from 1×10^(-4)cm/s to 1×10^(-5)cm/s).

基于MIP试验下的煤微观结构研究和分形定量表征

为了解地下煤火对煤裂隙孔隙的影响,将压汞法(MIP)和分形计算相结合,研究高温处理下的煤孔隙裂隙发展的规律并计算分维数,分析煤孔隙裂隙发展与分维数之间的关系。结果表明200℃高温处理的煤样(C200)总孔体积(0.171 5 mL/g)大于400℃高温处理后的煤样(C400)总孔体积(0.120 9 mL/g),均大于原煤的0.113 5 mL/g,孔体积增加主要是中孔和大孔,C200中孔和大孔体积占比为70.15%以及C400占比59.97%。MIP分维数随温度的升高呈现降低的趋势,温度越高煤样贯通性越好,C200和C400孔体积和三维分维数的变化呈现相反的趋势与煤基质在不同温度下受力不同有关。温度越高分维数越小,裂隙孔隙的贯通程度越好,煤的内部微观结构不同尺寸的分布相对均匀。

硼砂-硅酸钠碱激发矿渣砂浆干缩和微观特性试验研究

碱激发材料(AAMs)具有高强、低碳等优点,但是其相较于水泥基材料较大的干燥收缩率限制了其应用和推广。该文设计了一种复合激发剂,开展了硼砂-硅酸钠碱激发矿渣(AAS)砂浆的干缩和微观特性试验研究。采用压汞法(MIP)、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)对样品进行测试和表征,分析了复合激发剂减缩机理。试验结果表明,硼砂-硅酸钠复合激发剂有效降低了AAS砂浆的干缩;XRD结果显示AAS砂浆中存在钠硼解石相(NaCaB_(5)O_(6)(OH)_(6)(H_(2)O)_(5));FTIR分析表明,最优硼砂比例下(20%),AAS砂浆的Si—O—T(T代表Si、Al或B)谱带明显增强,通过MIP分析得到AAS砂浆的中孔(<50nm)数量减少,这有助于缓解收缩应力,降低砂浆的干缩率。该研究结果可以为AAMs的减缩和应用提供参考依据,激发学生在建筑领域的碳减排思维,提升解决关键问题的能力。

干湿循环与盐溶液作用下红黏土-膨润土混合土体变与渗透特性

针对红黏土-膨润土混合土材料在干湿循环作用及复杂化学环境下的性能演化问题,开展了盐溶液入渗作用下红黏土-膨润土混合土的干湿循环试验研究,分析了干湿循环次数、膨润土掺入比、盐溶液浓度对压实混合土材料体变特征与渗透特性的影响,并结合压汞试验揭示了试样收缩变形与渗透系数变化的微观机制。结果表明:随着干湿循环次数的增加,压实红黏土-膨润土混合土试样累计收缩变形逐渐增大,收缩趋势随入渗盐溶液浓度的增加而增大;干湿循环过程中试样渗透系数呈先增大后减少的趋势,且随着盐溶液浓度增加而逐渐降低;增大混合土中膨润土掺量可以提高试样化学相容性,减少胀缩变形并减小渗透系数。压汞试验表明,盐溶液入渗及干湿循环作用导致土体孔隙“双峰”分布特征减弱,土体中的大孔数量及孔径减小,小孔略有增多;随着入渗的盐溶液浓度增加,小孔变化不明显,而土体总孔隙率及大孔数量减小,进而导致土体收缩变形增大、渗透系数减小。

水下自护混凝土与钢筋握裹力试验研究

随着水下自护混凝土技术的推广和应用,其关键工艺参数水下保护剂浓度对水下自护钢筋混凝土结构性能的影响成为关注的热点。基于水下自护技术,在常用工作浓度范围内,对水下自护混凝土的素混凝土力学性能、混凝土与钢筋握裹力、微观孔隙结构开展了试验研究。试验结果表明:在不同水下保护剂浓度下,水下自护素混凝土抗压强度水陆强度比均超过80%;混凝土与钢筋握裹力水陆强度比约在40%~65%,水下保护剂浓度越高,混凝土与钢筋握裹力水陆强度比越低;混凝土基质区域孔隙率和混凝土与钢筋握裹力存在负相关关系;水下保护剂能够有效提升水下自护混凝土的力学性能,但水下保护剂浓度的提升会对混凝土与钢筋握裹力强度造成不利影响。因此,合理选择水下保护剂浓度并增加钢筋用量是提升水下自护钢筋混凝土工程的可靠性的重要举措。

单、双孔隙结构非饱和黏土孔隙分布变化规律试验研究

由于孔隙分布曲线的复杂性,在非饱和过程中黏土的孔隙结构变化规律尚不明晰,这导致基于孔隙分布模型计算土-水特征曲线存在较大的误差。针对这一问题,基于干缩试验与压汞试验,对单孔与双孔结构重塑黏土在脱湿过程中孔隙分布曲线的变化规律进行了定量分析。研究表明:在脱湿过程中孔隙分布曲线存在平移、缩放等变换。构建了t分布和双t分布函数,提取了孔隙分布曲线的自由度、峰值、峰值对应的孔隙直径作为特征参数来表征孔隙分布变化规律,发现了特征参数和土样孔隙比之间存在较好的线性关系。基于试验结果,建立了含水率-孔隙比-孔隙分布曲线关系,提出了一个考虑孔隙结构变化的重塑黏土土-水特征曲线计算框架。最后,与试验测得的土-水特征曲线进行比较,验证了所提出的计算方法的准确性。

基于MIP的压实作用对“微膨胀性”重塑泥岩微观结构影响分析

泥岩的物理力学特性在很大程度上取决于土体内部微观孔隙结构特征及其变化规律,进而影响其工程特性,为探讨压实作用对高速铁路微膨胀性泥岩微观孔隙的影响,制备6种不同干密度的重塑泥岩试样,采用冷冻干燥机对饱和后的试样进行干燥,进而通过压汞试验对不同压实状态下的重塑泥岩微孔隙形状、孔隙体积、孔隙面积进行分析研究。结果表明,重塑泥岩中除了存在圆柱形孔外,还含有大量瓶颈孔;参照shear提出的孔隙划分方法对孔径不同的孔隙进行了分类,发现重塑泥岩中的孔隙多分布于颗粒间及团粒内,压实作用在微观上表现为对大孔隙的压缩引起的大孔隙向小孔隙的转化;压实度不同的泥岩孔隙总面积几近相同且孔隙面积多存在于颗粒内,压实作用越大,团粒内孔隙面积越小;对压汞法实测孔隙率小于理论计算孔隙率这一现象进行了合理的分析及说明,应用线性回归分析了实测孔隙率与计算孔隙率的关系;确定了通过压汞法测定泥岩微孔隙结构的科学性及合理性。研究成果可为膨胀泥岩地区高速铁路修建提供参考依据,对同类工程建设具有借鉴意义。

Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability of Deep Sedimentary Rocks Determined by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry

Pore structure characteristics of rock are a great concern for researchers and practitioners in rock mechanics and rock engineering fields. In this study, mercury intrusion porosimetry（MIP） was used to measure pore size distribution, as well as several important index parameters of pore structure, for seven common types of deep sedimentary rocks with a total of fifty rock samples. Results show a similar pore size distribution pattern of the rock samples in the same lithological group, but remarkable differences among different lithological groups. Among seven investigated rock types, mudstone has the smallest porosity of 3.37%, while conglomerate has the largest value of 18.8%. It is also found that the porosity of rock types with finer grain size is lower than those with coarser grain size. Meanwhile, a comparison of frequency distribution at ten intervals of pore-throat diameter among seven types of sedimentary rocks reveals that different rock types have different dominant pore-size ranges. Furthermore, permeability of the investigated sedimentary rock samples was derived based on MIP data using reported theoretical equations. Among seven rock types, mudstone has the lowest averaged permeability（3.64×10^（-6） mD） while conglomerate has the highest one（8.59×10^（-4） mD）. From mudstone to conglomerate, rock permeability increases with an increase of grain size, with only an exception of siltstone which has a relatively larger porosity value. Finally, regression analysis show that there is a good fitting（R^2=0.95） between permeability and porosity which could be easily used to derive reliable permeability values of similar kinds of engineering rocks.

陶瓷抛光废料制备UHPC的耐久性能试验研究

为探究陶瓷抛光废料(CPW)对超高性能混凝土(UHPC)耐久性能的影响,采用CPW分别取代部分水泥、粉煤灰和硅灰制备UHPC,主要研究了CPW对UHPC孔隙结构、力学性能、体积稳定性、抗氯离子渗透性能以及抗硫酸盐侵蚀性能的影响。结果表明,随着CPW分别取代水泥、粉煤灰、硅灰量的增加,UHPC的孔隙率增大,导致UHPC的抗氯离子渗透性能下降。CPW取代粉煤灰会增大UHPC的自收缩,而取代水泥和硅灰会减小UHPC的自收缩。CPW取代水泥会降低UHPC的抗压强度,但对硫酸盐侵蚀后UHPC的抗蚀系数和抗压强度有所提升;当CPW取代20%(质量分数)的水泥时,硫酸盐侵蚀90 d的UHPC的抗压强度达到最高。

低–中阶煤压汞实验可靠性分析与压缩性校正

低−中阶煤煤质软、在高压条件下煤基质压缩效应明显,应用压汞实验能否得到可靠的孔隙结构存在争议。选取4种低−中阶煤样品,通过对比不同粒度样品的进汞曲线、压汞前后的宏观与显微特征,建立高压段进汞量的校正方法,研究了压汞实验对低−中阶煤中孔隙测试结果的可靠性。结果表明:(1)柱状样品能保留更多的原生裂隙,有效避免低压阶段的粒间孔与麻皮效应,更适用于低−中阶煤的压汞测试;(2)宏观与微观尺度下均未发现汞在高压下对煤基质与孔隙的破坏作用,压汞孔容偏高主要是煤基质压缩效应的结果,压缩性校正后压汞测孔隙率与氦气测孔隙率基本一致,6~100 nm的孔容校正后与低温N2吸附结果的差值降低了29.87%~55.49%,表明压汞实验可以应用于低−中阶煤中孔隙结构的测定;(3)针对高压阶段的煤基质压缩效应,建立了压缩性累积校正方法,对大于20 MPa高压段数据进行校正后,进汞量降低了0.0170~0.0323 mL/g,纳米孔隙与低温N2吸附实验结果更为接近;(4)低−中阶煤中孔隙的孔容主要源于大孔,褐煤与长焰煤孔隙发育差异显著,褐煤压汞孔容为0.1687 cm^(3)/g,长焰煤压汞孔容介于0.0272~0.0720 cm^(3)/g,孔隙特别发育的样品,植物组织胞腔孔是孔容的主要来源。

新疆油页岩升温过程中孔隙结构演化特征

孔隙结构是油页岩描述的重要特征,直接影响页岩油气的储存和运移。因此,研究孔隙结构演化对指导油页岩原位开采具有重要意义。本文以新疆巴里坤油页岩为研究对象,利用热重(TG)、低温氮气吸附(LTNA)与压汞(MIP)等试验,结合LTNA-MIP联合精确表征方法,揭示巴里坤油页岩热解失质量规律及升温过程中孔隙发育特征,并对孔隙结构演化过程和机理进行研究。结果表明:新疆油页岩热重可分为低温缓慢失质量阶段(20~360℃)、中温快速失质量阶段(360~500℃)和高温缓慢失质量阶段(500~600℃),由于该油页岩具有低挥发分、高含油率、高灰分的特点,中、高温阶段是主要的失质量阶段;巴里坤油页岩内部孔隙类型复杂,升温过程中,微、小孔由狭缝形演变为导管状,中、大孔始终以墨水瓶状为主。墨水瓶状孔隙在300~400℃和500~600℃这2个温度区间集中发育,有效孔隙则在400~500℃大量发育。低温段以原生大孔为主,在自由水蒸汽压、矿物热膨胀和沥青质软化共同影响下,孔隙结构变化较小;中温段有机质集中热解,产生扩孔效应,单位孔隙体积大幅增加,孔隙类型以中孔为主;高温段黏土矿物失水、石英相变产生膨胀压力,大孔、中孔进一步扩展。

Transient infiltration tests in pyroclastic soils with double porosity

Fallout volcanic deposits of SommaVesuvius(Campania,southern Italy),characterized by the presence of layers with contrasting textural and hydraulic properties,are frequently affected by shallow landslides during rainwater infiltration.The soils of the stratigraphic sequence present intraparticle pores,originated by the gases escaped during magma decompression in the volcanic conduit,thus are characterized by double porosity(i.e.,intraparticle and interparticle pores),which is expected to affect their hydraulic behaviour,and to play a key role in rainwater infiltration through layered deposits.To understand the effect of double porosity on the hydraulic behaviour of the involved soils,controlled experiments have been carried out in an infiltration column.The experimental apparatus is provided with newly designed non-invasive Time Domain Reflectometry(TDR)probes,not buried in the investigated soil layers so as to minimize disturbance to the flow,allowing water content measurement during vertical flow processes.Specifically,transient flow experiments are carried out through reconstituted specimens of black scoriae and grey pumices,both loose pyroclastic granular soils from fallout deposits of Somma-Vesuvius,featuring double porosity with different pore size distributions,that were estimated by X-ray tomography and Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry.The experimental results highlight the effects of the double porosity and clearly indicate the different behaviour of the two soils during wetting and drying processes,mainly related to the different dimensions of intraparticle pores.

粉煤灰-水泥浆体的孔体积分形维数及其与孔结构和强度的关系

采用压汞法对不同龄期粉煤灰-水泥浆体的孔分形结构进行了实验研究,测定了复合浆体孔体积分形维数,探讨了孔体积分形维数与孔隙率,孔表面积、平均孔径、孔分布及宏观力学性能的关系。实验结果表明:粉煤灰-水泥浆体的孔结构具有明显的分形特征,孔体积分形维数在3.3～3.5之间;孔体积分形维数越大,浆体的孔径越小、孔隙率越低,孔表面积越大,小于20 nm的微孔越多,大于100 nm的大孔越少,而且复合体系的抗压及抗折强度也越高。

饱和软黏土在地铁荷载作用下微结构定量化研究

采用GDS循环三轴试验、压汞分析,同时辅以电镜扫描,对上海地区地铁行车荷载作用下的饱和软黏土微观性状进行定量分析研究,获得了一系列定性、定量化的结果。研究成果表明在地铁运营相当长的一段时间内,隧道侧壁和底部地层都会存在结构单元之间的压密过程,而由于隧道底部承受来自地铁的荷载较大,压密趋势有所缓和,单元之间的错动将会是变形的主要因素。

高压实高庙子膨润土的微观结构特征

采用水汽平衡法和渗析法吸力控制技术，借助压汞仪法（MIP）和环境扫描电镜法（ESEM）等试验手段，在自由和侧限状态下，试验研究了被确定为我国高放废物地质处置库首选缓冲材料的高庙子膨润土水化过程中的微观结构变化特征.结果表明，侧限条件与土中吸力对于高压实膨润土水化过程中的微观结构变化影响明显.在高吸力范围（3~309MPa）内，无论是处于侧限还是自由膨胀状态，高压实高庙子膨润土的含水量随控制吸力变化不大，且2种状态下数值基本一致；而当吸力低于3 MPa时，尤其是当吸力小于1 MPa时，处于不同状态下的土样中，含水量随吸力的变化特征出现了明显的差异.从微观上看，随着控制吸力的降低，自由膨胀状态下，大量的水进入了集合体间的孔隙（大孔隙）中，压实膨润土的体积膨胀主要来自于集合体间孔隙（大孔隙）的膨胀；侧限状态下，内部膨胀力逐渐积累，集合体间的孔隙（大孔隙）被压缩，较小孔隙的数量不断增加，压实膨润土中的孔隙大小趋于均一化.

高温对水泥基材料微观结构的影响

运用SEM高温疲劳实验系统、环境扫描电镜和压汞仪等对高温作用后水泥基材料的微观结构进行了试验研究.研究表明:随着温度升高,水泥基材料内部致密的水泥浆体结构逐渐被破坏,300℃后尤为严重,并且由表及里逐步深化;孔隙率明显增加,阀值孔径不断增大,"孔粗大化"严重;高温对水泥砂浆的劣化影响比水泥净浆更为严重.材料微观结构的劣化意味着与材料渗透性有关的耐久性降低.

基于压汞、低温N_2吸附和CO_2吸附的构造煤孔隙结构表征

我国煤层受多期次构造运动影响构造煤普遍发育,构造煤孔隙大小分布尺度较广(毫米～纳米级),孔隙结构较为复杂。不同尺度的孔隙结构控制着煤层气的吸附-解吸(孔隙表面)、扩散(纳米级孔隙)与渗流(微米～毫米级孔隙)等过程,是影响煤层气储存与运移的重要因素。为研究构造煤不同尺度孔隙结构的分布特征与演化规律,在潞安矿区采集4种破坏类型煤样,利用压汞法、低温N_2吸附法及CO_2吸附法分别测试了煤样的孔隙分布特征,对比分析了各测试方法的优势孔径段,提出利用CO_2吸附法表征构造煤微孔(<2 nm)、低温N_2吸附法表征介孔(2～50 nm)、压汞法表征大孔结构(>50 nm)的孔隙结构多尺度联合表征方法。实验结果表明所采煤样的孔容和孔比表面积均主要分布在微孔阶段,在0. 6 nm左右时的孔隙孔容量和孔比表面积达到最大,其中微孔容占总孔容的70%以上,微孔孔比表面积占总孔比表面积的99%以上,煤中孔容和孔比表面积分布存在微孔>大孔>介孔的规律。分析构造煤孔隙特征与煤体破坏类型的关系,随煤破坏程度增加,孔容和孔比表面积逐渐增高,大孔孔容比及介孔孔容比逐渐增大,微孔孔容比逐渐减小;孔容增幅主要体现在大孔阶段,比表面积增幅则主要体现在微孔阶段。其中大孔演化主要受控于角砾孔、碎粒孔及摩擦孔等外生孔,介孔演化受控于煤的大分子堆叠结构及分子间距,微孔演化主要受控于煤中芳香层片大小及排列方式。