This paper develops a dual-indicator discrete method(DDM)for evaluating the system reliability performance of long soil subgrade slopes.First,they are segmented into many slope sections using the random finite element...This paper develops a dual-indicator discrete method(DDM)for evaluating the system reliability performance of long soil subgrade slopes.First,they are segmented into many slope sections using the random finite element method,to ensure each section statistically contains one potential local instability.Then,the k-out-of-n system model is used to describe the relationship between the total number of sections n,the acceptable number of failure sections m,the reliability of sections R_(sec),and the system reliability R_(sys).Finally,m and R_(sys)are jointly used to assess the system reliability performance.For cases lacking spatial data of soil properties,a simplified DDM is provided in which long subgrade slopes are segmented by the empirical value of section length and R_(sec)is substituted by that of crosssections taken from them.The results show that(1)DDM can provide the probability that the actual number of local instabilities does not exceed a desired threshold.(2)R_(sys)decreases with increasing n or decreasing R_(sec);that is,it is likely to encounter more local instabilities for longer or weaker subgrade slopes.n is negatively related to the horizontal scale of fluctuation of soil properties and positively related to the total length of subgrade slopes L.(3)When L is sufficiently large,there is a considerable opportunity to meet local instabilities even if R_(sec)is large enough.展开更多
The main reasons for a breach of trouble-free operation of the subgrade are the different kinds of deformation, such as Wain load impact on subgrade surface, loss of stability to subgrade slope, weight of embankment o...The main reasons for a breach of trouble-free operation of the subgrade are the different kinds of deformation, such as Wain load impact on subgrade surface, loss of stability to subgrade slope, weight of embankment on the base, and partial or complete failure of the railway track due to frost heaving. This paper gives a summary of deformation analysis methods being developed in Russia to estimate the operaling con- ditions of the railway subgrade.展开更多
There are two phases in the development of China's high-speed railway after the1990s:the research and experiment phase during the Eighth and the Tenth Five-Year Plan periods;the construction and operation phase du...There are two phases in the development of China's high-speed railway after the1990s:the research and experiment phase during the Eighth and the Tenth Five-Year Plan periods;the construction and operation phase during the Eleventh and the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan periods.This paper regards the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway as the corner stone in the development of high-speed railway subgrade system,and proposes suggestions and solutions to the problems which may reduce the service life of subgrade.These solutions and methods can be referred to in future railway projects.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52078435 and 51878560)the financial support from the open research fund of MOE Key Laboratory of High-Speed Railway Engineering。
文摘This paper develops a dual-indicator discrete method(DDM)for evaluating the system reliability performance of long soil subgrade slopes.First,they are segmented into many slope sections using the random finite element method,to ensure each section statistically contains one potential local instability.Then,the k-out-of-n system model is used to describe the relationship between the total number of sections n,the acceptable number of failure sections m,the reliability of sections R_(sec),and the system reliability R_(sys).Finally,m and R_(sys)are jointly used to assess the system reliability performance.For cases lacking spatial data of soil properties,a simplified DDM is provided in which long subgrade slopes are segmented by the empirical value of section length and R_(sec)is substituted by that of crosssections taken from them.The results show that(1)DDM can provide the probability that the actual number of local instabilities does not exceed a desired threshold.(2)R_(sys)decreases with increasing n or decreasing R_(sec);that is,it is likely to encounter more local instabilities for longer or weaker subgrade slopes.n is negatively related to the horizontal scale of fluctuation of soil properties and positively related to the total length of subgrade slopes L.(3)When L is sufficiently large,there is a considerable opportunity to meet local instabilities even if R_(sec)is large enough.
文摘The main reasons for a breach of trouble-free operation of the subgrade are the different kinds of deformation, such as Wain load impact on subgrade surface, loss of stability to subgrade slope, weight of embankment on the base, and partial or complete failure of the railway track due to frost heaving. This paper gives a summary of deformation analysis methods being developed in Russia to estimate the operaling con- ditions of the railway subgrade.
文摘There are two phases in the development of China's high-speed railway after the1990s:the research and experiment phase during the Eighth and the Tenth Five-Year Plan periods;the construction and operation phase during the Eleventh and the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan periods.This paper regards the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway as the corner stone in the development of high-speed railway subgrade system,and proposes suggestions and solutions to the problems which may reduce the service life of subgrade.These solutions and methods can be referred to in future railway projects.
