不同生育期小麦根系固土力的原位测定

农作物在生长过程中其根系对土壤的固持作用可以减轻坡地土壤的水土流失,测定农作物根系对土壤的固持力可以从一个方面评价不同作物的水土保持作用。本研究以云南主要农作物小麦为例,应用锚杆拉力计和自行设计的原位测定剪切箱对不同生育期的小麦根系固土力进行了原位测定。结果表明:处于分蘖期,抽穗期和成熟期的小麦,在施加载荷初期,被测样方都会发生弹性形变,荷载与位移都按比例增加,呈现一定的线性关系。当载荷超过根系抗拉极限后,随着推力的继续增加,样方发生塑性形变和蠕变,载荷与位移关系逐渐偏离直线,反映出非线性弹性特征,测定的土壤样方与土体分离。不同生育期小麦根系固土力大小顺序为:成熟期>抽穗期>分蘖期。

间作条件下玉米根系固土力原位测定

农作物的根系对土壤的固持作用可以减少坡耕地的水土流失。本研究以云南主要农作物玉米为例,通过采用剪切箱和锚杆拉力计,在玉米的成熟期对单作和与大豆间作2种种植方式下的玉米根系在10 cm深度上的固土能力进行了原位测定。结果表明,当施加载荷为1.5 k N时单作玉米根系位移为5.9 mm,与大豆间作下的玉米根系位移是3.15 mm,裸地的位移是7.26 mm。单作玉米根系滑动距离要明显高于间作玉米根系,说明间作种植模式下的玉米的固持土壤能力要强于单作玉米。

Behavior of interfacial stresses between RC beams and GFRP sheets

Seven reinforced concrete （RC） beams with epoxy-bonded glass fiber reinforced plastic （GFRP） sheets and two control RC beams were experimentally tested to investigate the bond behavior of the interfaces between RC beams and GFRP sheets. The variable parameters considered in test beams are the layers of GFRP sheets, the bond lengths and the reinforcement ratios. The results indicate that the flexural strength of the repaired beams is increased, but the ultimate load of beams with GFRP sheets debonding failure is reduced relatively. The bond length is the main factor that results in bonding failure of the strengthened beams. An experimental method of interfacial shear stress is proposed to analyze the distribution of shear stress according to experimental results. The analytical method of shear and normal stresses and a simple equation are proposed to predict the peeling loads. The proposed model is applied to experimental beams. The analytical results show a good agreement with the experimental results.

Numerical analysis of crack generation within embankment built on expansive soil foundation

In order to analyze the initial cracking behavior of highway embankment in the regions of expansive soil, the changes in peaks of tensile stress and their location on top of the embankment for a typical highway embankment section were simulated by ABAQUS. The simulation results indicate that the matric suction was a concave distribution on top of the expansive soil foundation and that it induced differential deformation of foundation and embankment. The peaks of tensile stress on top of the embankment are not located at a fixed site, but gradually move towards the shoulder following the evaporation duration. When the evaporation intensity is larger, the peak of tensile stress on top of embankment increases at a faster rate following the evaporation duration,and its location is closer to the shoulder. The thicker expansive soil layer helps the peaks of tensile stress to reach the critical tensile stress quickly, but the embankment cannot crack when the expansive soil layer is no more than 1.5m after 30d soil surface evaporation; the higher the embankment, the smaller the peak of tensile stress occurring on top of the highway embankment, and its location will be further away from the shoulder. Therefore, a higher embankment constructed on a thinner expansive soil layer can reduce the crack generation within the highway embankment.

Mathematical Model Analysis of Quasi Preconsolidation Soft Clay

Soft clay may cause quasi preconsolidation effect under the constant hydrostatic pressure after some time. The result of drained triaxial test represents the effective stress yield surface, which can be described by simple binary linear fabric model. Therefore the pore pressure and deformation of clay can be decided. It also can be used to resolve the real boundary problems with finite element method.

Effects of N,P and K Fertilizers on Growth of Clover Nitrogen-fixing Rhizobia and Soil Fertility after Plantation

In order to develop organic rice and increase paddy soil fertility by cloverorganic rice rotation, the effects of N, P and K fertilizers on growth of clover nitrogen-fixing rhizobia and soil fertility after plantation were investigated, thereby providing certain reference for reasonable cultivation of clover and improvement of soil fertility. A two-year experiment was conducted from 2012 to 2013. The clover was cultivated after rice every year, and different levels of N, P and K fertilizers were applied before winter. In the treatment group, no fertilizer was applied. The effects of different fertilizers and different application amounts on clover yield, nitrogen-fixing rhizobia quantity, nitrogen-fixing rhizobia weight and soil fertility after plantation were analyzed. The results showed that the application of N, P and K fertilizers in the early stage had significantly effect on the growth of clover. When the application amount of N fertilizer was 75 kg/hm^2（N 46%）, the clover yield, nitrogen-fixing rhizobia quantity and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia weight were highest. The soil nitrogen content after plantation increased with the increase of the application amount of N fertilizer, while the P and K content decreased and then increased with the increased application amounts. Soil available P content increased with the increased application amounts of N and P fertilizers, but it did not change significantly with the increased application amount of K fertilizer. Soil available K content increased first and then decreased with the increased application amounts of N and P fertilizers.When the application amounts of N and P fertilizers were 150（N 46%） and 300（P_2O_5 12%） kg/hm^2, soil available K content reached the maximum. Soil organic matter content increased with the increased application amounts of N, P and K fertilizers. Therefore, in the cultivation of clover, appropriate application of N, P and K fertilizers in the early stage can improve clover yield and soil fertility.

Experimental research on unloading properties of clay under high stress

Abstract： Mechanical properties of clay under high stress are quite different from those under low stress. It is necessary to investi- gate unloading properties of clay under high stress for the design and construction of deep underground engineering projects. A series of experiments were conducted to investigate the unloading properties of clay under high confining pressures by using a SKA-1 high pressure consolidation instrument designed by us. The stress versus strain relationship and the way that K0 values of clay change during the loading-unloading process were discovered. The results show that there are clear differences in the state of stress and deformation behavior of the clay along different unloading paths.

Coefficient of earth pressure at rest for normal,consolidated soils

In this study consecutive consolidated isotropically drained triaxial tests for the coefficient of earth pressure at rest(K_0) were carried out to investigate its rules of evolution as well as its strength characteristics for normal,consolidated saturated silt under high pressure.The tests results indicate that:1) for normal,consolidated saturated silt,K_0 values increase as the consolidation stress increases at high pressure levels,while the nonlinear characteristics of K_0 are inconspicuous compared to cohesive soils;2) the Jaky and Roscoe equations,used to calculate K_0,are only suitable for certain soils,but cannot represent these values for normal, consolidated saturated silt due to the variation in bilinear strength at high pressure;and 3) there are close relations between the nonlinear characteristics of K_0 and the void ratio,measured in the tests.Both share the same functional form while under pressure. Based on our experimental results,we developed an empirical linear model to interpret the rules of nonlinear variation for the coefficient of earth pressure at rest.

Large-scale direct shear testing of geocell reinforced soil

The tests on the shear property of geocell reinforced soils were carried out by using large-scale direct shear equipment with shear-box-dimensions of 500 mm×500 mm×400 mm (length×width×height). Three types of specimens, silty gravel soil, geocell reinforced silty gravel soil and geocell reinforced cement stabilizing silty gravel soil were used to investigate the shear stress-displacement behavior, the shear strength and the strengthening mechanism of geocell reinforced soils. The comparisons of large-scale shear test with triaxial compression test for the same type of soil were conducted to evaluate the influences of testing method on the shear strength as well. The test results show that the unreinforced soil and geocell reinforced soil give similar nonlinear features on the behavior of shear stress and displacement. The geocell reinforced cement stabilizing soil has a quasi-elastic characteristic in the case of normal stress coming up to 1.0 GPa. The tests with the reinforcement of geocell result in an increase of 244% in cohesion, and the tests with the geocell and the cement stabilization result in an increase of 10 times in cohesion compared with the unreinforced soil. The friction angle does not change markedly. The geocell reinforcement develops a large amount of cohesion on the shear strength of soils.

Effects of AMF on soil enzyme activity and carbon sequestration capacity in reclaimed mine soil

A series of pot experiments and field trials were carried out to evaluate the effects of arbuscular mycor- rhizal fungi （AMF） on activities of soil enzymes and carbon sequestration capacity in reclaimed mine soil. A complex substrate of coal gangue, fly ash and sludge was used as reclaimed mine soil, and ryegrass was planted with AMF inoculation to construct a plant-complex substrate-microbe ecological restoration sys- tem. The changes to the soil organic carbon （SOC）, activities of soil enzymes and glomalin-related soil protein （GRSP） were measured and the effects of AMF on activities of soil enzymes and carbon sequestra- tion capacity （n reclaimed mine soil were analyzed. The results show that the contents of GRSP （total glo- malin （TG） and easily extractable glomalin （EEG））, SOC and activities of enzymes increased, and the increments were higher in the AMF inoculation treated plant-complex substrate-microbe ecological res- toration systems than those with no AMF inoculated treatments after 12 months of ryegrass growth. TG, EEG and soil enzyme activity have a significant positive correlation, and the correlative coefficient was 0.427-0.573; SOC and TG, EEG have a significant positive correlation （p 〈 0.01 ）, indicating that AMF plays an important role in carbon sequestration of reclaimed mine soils.

Valorization of natural diatomite mineral:Application to removal of anionic dye from aqueous solution in a batch and fixed-bed reactor

In this work,the efficiency of an adsorption process,in which Moroccan diatomite(ND)is used as a low-cost adsorbent to remove Congo red(CR)dye from contaminated waters in batch and column system,was examined.The influence of experimental conditions(pH,adsorbent dose and temperature)on the adsorption of CR onto the ND adsorbent was studied.A study of the adsorption kinetics for CR revealed that a pseudo-second-order model provided the best fit to the experimental kinetic data,and the equilibrium data were well described by the Langmuir isotherm model with an adsorption capacity of 6.07 mg/g using 15 g/L of ND,pH=6,contact time 3 h and 25℃.On the other hand,the ND regeneration tests were investigated and showed that the desorption reaches at least 50%when using ethanol as eluent.In addition,the adsorption process in a continuous mode was studied.Breakthrough curves were properly represented by the Yoon—Nelson model.Hence,the adsorption capacity of 5.71 mg/g was reached using 0.114 g of adsorbent,CR concentration of 6 mg/L and a flow of 1 mL/min under 25℃.

Characteristics and Causes of the Preconsolidation Stress of Soils in the Yellow River Delta

Preconsolidation stress （ σP） is the maximum effective stress that a soil has suffered throughout its life. From a geotech- nical point of view, pre-consolidation stress has great importance because it separates elastic and reversible deformations from inelastic and only partially irreversible deformations and marks the starting point of high compressibility. In this study we calculated the preconsolidation stress for 72 undisturbed soil samples from the Yellow River Delta, using the oedometer test and applying the method proposed by Casagrande. The results showed that the over-consolidation ratio （OCR-the ratio of pre-consolidation stress to current natural overburden stress） values of the soil from soil surface to 6m depth varied from 1.72 to 15.34 and the maximum pre- consolidation stress was above 200 kPa. In consequence, the soils of the Yellow River Delta are highly over-consolidated within the upper 6m, the OCR decreasing gradually with depth from 6 to 12m. For samples from deeper than 12m the soils were found to be under-consolidated, which was proved by standard penetration tests （SPTs）. The main causes of this type of consolidation are the mineral composition and the designability of the soil body.

Nonlinear analysis of consolidation with variable compressibility and permeability

Terzaghi gave a theory of soil consolidation based on the effective stress principle, which was derived on several ideal assumptions to get a simplified theory. To avoid the limitations involved in Terzaghi’s theory, many efforts are being made by scholars to solve the problems in practical engineering situations. This paper presents a generalized theory for one dimensional consolidation of saturated soft clay with variable compressibility and permeability. The semi-analytical solution presented here takes into account the well known empirical e-logk and e-logp′(σ′) relations under instantaneous loading. Study of the consolida- tion behaviors showed that the ratio of Cc and Ck (the slope of e-logp and e-logk respectively) govern the ratio of consolidation. A simulative laboratory investigation with GDS advanced consolidation system was made to analyze the clay consolidation process and compare the results with the semi-analytical solution.

Fixed Ammonium Contents and NH Fixation Capaci-ties of Some Cnltivated Soils in China

Fixed ammonium contents and fixation capacities of some representative cultivated soils collectedfrom 16 provinces of China were studied. Results showed that the contents of fixed ammonium in soilsranged from 35 to 573 mg N kg￣(-1), with an average of 198 mg N kg￣(-1). The content of fixed ammoniumcorrelated very significantly with mica content for tropical and subtropical soils, whereas this was not thecase for soils in the temperate zone. At the end of K-exhansting experiment the fixed ammonium contentincreased in most soils studied. However, it decreased in some temperate soils. Generally, fixation of addedNH could not be found either before or after K-exhausting experiment for highly weathered soils, includingtropical soils and soils derived from granite-gneiss or Quaternary red clays in the subtropic zonet while formost soils in the Yangtze River dalta the NH fixation capacity was rather high and increased siguificantlyin the K-exhausted soils.

Properties and calculation of normal section bearing capacity of RC flexural beam with skin textile reinforcement

In order to overcome the wide crack of ordinary reinforced concrete (RC) at service stage which affects the service performance and durability of structures,a kind of concrete structure with skin textile reinforcement is proposed,namely a part of concrete cover of RC members is replaced by textile reinforced concrete (TRC).The flexural experimental results indicate that when the reinforcement ratios of steel bars are constant,compared with control beams,the average value of crack loads of the beams,whose reinforcement ratios of textile are 0.018%,0.036% and 0.055%,increases by 15.5%,20.4% and 31.1%,respectively,the average value of yield loads respectively increases by 12.5%,19.9% and 21.1% and the average value of ultimate loads respectively increases by 8.5%,26.0% and 44.0%,respectively.Considerable reduction in cracks width and spacing is observed for specimens with a TRC layer,and when the beams yield,the maximum crack width of the beam with textile stuck no sand and the beam with textile stuck sand is reduced by around 60% and 70%,respectively.Surface treatment of textile and mixing polypropylene fiber into fine grained concrete contribute to enhance the service performance of the flexural element.Embedding U-shaped hoop has almost no effect on the control of the crack width.Finally,the calculation method of ultimate bearing capacity of this flexural component with TRC layer was presented.Comparison between the calculated and the experimental values reveals satisfactory agreement,and the maximum error is no more than 6%.

Modeling of sensor function for piezoelectric bender elements

An analytical sandwich beam model for piezoelectric bender elements is derived based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT), which assumes a single rotation angle for the whole cross-section and a quadratic distribution for coupled electric potential in piezoelectric layers. Shear coefficient is introduced to correct the effect of transverse shear strain on shear force and the electric displacement integration. Static and free vibration analyses of simply-supported bender elements are carried out for the sensor function. The results illustrate the high accuracy of the present model compared with the exact 2D solutions.

Solution to 1-D consolidation of non-homogeneous soft clay

In this work, semi-analytical methods were used to solve the problem of 1-D consolidation of non-homogeneous soft clay with spatially varying coefficients of permeability and compressibility. The semi-analytical solution was programmed and then verified by comparison with the obtained analytical solution of a special case. Based on the results of some computations and comparisons with the 1-D homogeneous consolidation (by Terzaghi) and the 1-D non-linear consolidation theory (by Davis et al.) of soft clay, some diagrams were prepared and the relevant consolidation behavior of non-homogeneous soils is discussed. It was shown that the result obtained differs greatly from Terzaghi’s theory and that of the non-linear consolidation theory when the coefficients of permeability and compressibility vary greatly.

Influence of subsequent curing on water sorptivity and pore structure of steam-cured concrete

Steam-cured condition is found to cause larger porosity and worse properties of concrete compared with normal curing condition. For the sake of seeking effective measurements to eliminate this bad effect of steam-cured condition on concrete, the water sorptivity and pore structure of steam-cured concretes exposed to different subsequent curing conditions were investigated after steam-curing treatment. The capillary absorption coefficient and porosity of the corresponding concretes were analyzed, and their mechanisms were also discussed. The results indicate that water sorptivity and pore structure of steam-cured concrete are greatly influenced by the curing condition used in subsequent ages. Exposure steam-cured concrete to air condition has an obviously bad effect on its properties and microstructures. Adopting subsequent curing of immersing steam-cured concrete into about 20℃ water after steam curing period can significantly decrease its capillary absorption coefficient and porosity. Steam-cured concrete with 7 d water curing has minimum capillary absorption coefficient and total porosity. Its water sorptivity is decreased by 23% compared with standard curing concrete and the porosity is 9.6% lower. Moreover, the corresponding gradient of water sorptivity and porosity of steam-cured concrete both decrease, thus mictostructure of concrete becomes more homogeneous.

Thermodynamic Properties of NH_4^+ Fixation in Manured Loess Soil in Shaanxi Province, China

Some thermodynamic properties of NHk fixation by loess soil in plowing and clay layers are discussed.The. results indicate that the four ion adsorption equations commonly used can describe the properties of NHk fixation in these soils under constant temperature. Among the four adsorption equations, the singlesurface Langmuir equation is the best. When the concentration of NH4Cl solution is 10-1 mol below, the Freundlich equation can be used.The changes of apparent standard free energy (△Go), enthalpy (△Ho) and entropy (△So) illustrate that NHk fixation in soil is an endothermic adsorption and spontaneous reaction, and the process can be enhanced by a higher temperature and clay content in soil.The "proper value of NHk fixation by soil (K1×qm) increased with increasing clay content and temperature. The heat of NHk fixation in soil (Qm) confirms the conclusions made in this paper.

Humidification vibration deformation behavior of intact loess

A parameter, known as the parameter of humidification vibration deformation, was proposed, describing quantitatively the impact of water content on vibration settlement deformation, and its relationship with humidification water content, dynamic shear stress peak value, initial consolidation stress and vibration frequency was built. The result shows that 1） the parameter of humidification vibration deformation increases with the vibration shear stress peak value increasing. 2） The humidification water content has significant influence on the curve of the parameter of humidification vibration deformation and the peak vibration shear stress. When the humidification water content is low, the curve increases slowly. However, when the humidification water content is high, the curve increases rapidly. 3） Initial consolidation stress has significant influence on the humidification vibration deformation coefficient. When initial consolidation stress is not large enough to destroy the loess structure, with initial consolidation stress increasing, the humidification vibration deformation coefficient decreases. On the contrary, the humidification vibration deformation coefficient increases with initial consolidation stress increasing. 4） With the increase of vibration time, the parameter of humidification vibration settlement shows an increasing trend overall. The initial dynamic shear stress peak value and humidification water content all have significant effects on the curve of the parameter of humidification vibration settlement and vibration time. However, the humidification water content is even more significant.