矩形节理界面对花岗岩—混凝土组合体轴压细观力学行为影响

岩体表面施工时会形成可观的随机不规则节理界面,而界面又是影响岩石—混凝土组合体稳定的关键。基于水平光滑界面的花岗岩—混凝土组合体材料单轴压缩试验,采用颗粒离散元程序PFC2D进行建模与参数标定,考虑不同节理倾角与高宽比的矩形节理界面,利用正交设计方法,开展不规则矩形节理对花岗岩—混凝土组合体轴压力学行为的细观模拟研究。结果表明:随着节理倾角的增加,组合体峰值应力与弹性模量呈现出“V”字的变化趋势,节理倾角的增加对应力—应变曲线有着显著的影响,而角度一定时高宽比的增加会改变同角度时的峰值应力与应变;节理倾角的增加会改变裂隙的数量与分布区域,组合体的最终破坏模式也随着倾角的改变从压缩破坏逐渐转变为剪切滑移破坏,且贯通主裂隙集中在矩形节理的角点处,沿角点处向外扩展导致模型的最终破坏;建立了考虑高宽比、节理倾角的本构方程。

Mechanical behavior and failure analysis of brittle sandstone specimens containing combined flaws under uniaxial compression

Based on the axial stress-axial strain curves,the effect of fissure angle on the strength and deformation behavior of sandstone specimens containing combined flaws is analyzed.The mechanical parameters of sandstone specimens containing combined flaws are all lower than that of intact specimen,but the reduction extent is distinctly related to the fissure angle.The results of sandstone specimens containing combined flaws are obtained by the acoustic emission,which can be used to monitor the crack initiation and propagation.The ultimate failure mode and crack coalescence behavior are evaluated for brittle sandstone specimens containing combined flaws.Nine different crack types are identified on the basis of their geometry and crack coalescence mechanism(tensile crack,hole collapse,far-field crack and surface spalling)for combined flaws.The photographic monitoring was also adopted for uniaxial compression test in order to confirm the sequence of crack coalescence in brittle sandstone specimens containing combined flaws,which recorded the real-time crack coalescence process during entire deformation.According to the monitored results,the effect of crack coalescence process on the strength and deformation behavior is investigated based on a detailed analysis for brittle sandstone specimens containing combined flaws by using digital photogrammetry.

Stress-strain relationship of unsaturated cohesive soil

A moisture-content based constitutive model was proposed based on the hyperbolic model as an attempt to move towards the implementation of unsaturated soil mechanics into routine geotechnical engineering practice. The stress-strain behavior of in-situ soil at a depth of 5 m was investigated by conducting undrained triaxial compression tests using the remolded soil samples. The test results show that the stress-strain relationship of unsaturated cohesive soil is still hyperbolic. The values of parameters a and b given in the model decrease with increasing the confining pressure for soil samples with the same moisture content and increase with increasing the moisture content for soil samples under the same confining pressure. The relationships between parameters a, b and moisture content were studied for confining pressures of 100, 150, 200 and 250 kPa. The comparison between the measured and predicted stress-strain curves for an additional group of soil samples, having a moisture content of 25.4%, shows that the proposed moisture content-dependent hyperbolic model provides a good prediction of stress-strain behavior of unsaturated cohesive soil.

Experimental study on mechanical behaviors of pseudo-ductile cementitious composites under biaxial compression

Experimental investigation was conducted to characterize the responses of pseudo-ductile cementitious composites (PDCCs) when subjected to uniaxial and biaxial compression.The PDCCs is a class of fiber reinforced cementitious composites with ultra-high ductility by using a low volume fraction (2%) of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber.Two different strength grades of PDCC were examined with cubic specimen size of 100 mm in the tests.The specimens were loaded with a servo-hydraulic jack at different stress ratios.The principle stresses and strains of the specimens were recorded,and the failure modes with various stress states were examined.The test results indicated that the ultimate strength of PDCCs increased due to the lateral confinement in the other principal stress direction,and the maximum ultimate strength occurred at the biaxial stress ratio of 0.25,which was very different from common concrete material.For the PDCC specimens,the biaxial strength may be lower than the uniaxial strength when subjected to biaxial compression with the stress ratio of 1.0,and the failure mode showed a shear-type failure because of the bridging effect of fibers.Finally,a failure criterion was proposed for PDCCs under biaxial compression.