A new approach is proposed to analyze the settlement behavior for single pile embedded in layered soils.Firstly,soil layers surrounding pile shaft are simulated by using distributed Voigt model,and finite soil layers ...A new approach is proposed to analyze the settlement behavior for single pile embedded in layered soils.Firstly,soil layers surrounding pile shaft are simulated by using distributed Voigt model,and finite soil layers under the pile end are assumed to be virtual soil-pile whose cross-section area is the same as that of the pile shaft.Then,by means of Laplace transform and impedance function transfer method to solve the static equilibrium equation of pile,the analytical solution of the displacement impedance function at the pile head is derived.Furthermore,the analytical solution of the settlement at the head of single pile is theoretically derived by virtue of convolution theorem.Based on these solutions,the influences of parameters of soil-pile system on the settlement behavior for single pile are analyzed.Also,comparison of the load-settlement response for two well-instrumented field tests in multilayered soils is given to demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed approach.It can be noted that the presented solution can be used to calculate the settlement of single pile for the preliminary design of pile foundation.展开更多
From the continuum mechanics perspective, an attempt was made to clarify the role of Terzaghi's effective stress in the theoretical analysis of saturated soil subjected to seepage. The necessity of performing a co...From the continuum mechanics perspective, an attempt was made to clarify the role of Terzaghi's effective stress in the theoretical analysis of saturated soil subjected to seepage. The necessity of performing a coupled hydromechanical analysis to solve the seepage-deformation interaction problem was illustrated by examining the equations of static equilibrium among the effective stress, seepage force, pore-water pressure and total stress. The conceptual definition of stress variable that satisfies the principles of continuum mechanics is applied in the coupled hydromechanical analysis. It is shown that Terzaghi's effective stress is in fact not a stress variable under seepage conditions, and the seepage force acting on the soil skeleton cannot be viewed as a body force. This offers a clue to the underlying cause of a paradox between the real Pascal's hydrostatic state and the hydrostatic state predicted by a class of continuum hydromechanical theories.展开更多
Buckling could be induced when shallow arches were subjected to vertical step loads. In-plane static and dynamic buckling of shallow pin-ended parabolic arches with a horizontal cable was investigated. Based on the eq...Buckling could be induced when shallow arches were subjected to vertical step loads. In-plane static and dynamic buckling of shallow pin-ended parabolic arches with a horizontal cable was investigated. Based on the equations of motion derived from Hamilton's principle, nonlinear equilibrium equations and static buckling equilibrium equations were deduced. Through the pseudo-static analysis, approximate solutions to the lower and upper dynamic buckling loads under step loads were obtained, for shallow parabolic arches. The results show that dynamic buckling and snap-through buckling are impossible when modified slenderness ratio λ<λc and λ>λs, where λc and λs denote critical slenderness ratios of bucking and snap-through buckling, respectively; effects of the stiffness of the horizontal cable on the dynamic buckling are significant; and the dynamic buckling loads under a equivalent central concentrated step load are lower than the loads under a distributed load appreciably.展开更多
基金Project(50879077) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘A new approach is proposed to analyze the settlement behavior for single pile embedded in layered soils.Firstly,soil layers surrounding pile shaft are simulated by using distributed Voigt model,and finite soil layers under the pile end are assumed to be virtual soil-pile whose cross-section area is the same as that of the pile shaft.Then,by means of Laplace transform and impedance function transfer method to solve the static equilibrium equation of pile,the analytical solution of the displacement impedance function at the pile head is derived.Furthermore,the analytical solution of the settlement at the head of single pile is theoretically derived by virtue of convolution theorem.Based on these solutions,the influences of parameters of soil-pile system on the settlement behavior for single pile are analyzed.Also,comparison of the load-settlement response for two well-instrumented field tests in multilayered soils is given to demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed approach.It can be noted that the presented solution can be used to calculate the settlement of single pile for the preliminary design of pile foundation.
基金Project(51278171)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(B13024)supported by the"111"Project,China+1 种基金Projects(2014B04914,2011B02814,2010B28114)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of ChinaProject(617608)supported by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
文摘From the continuum mechanics perspective, an attempt was made to clarify the role of Terzaghi's effective stress in the theoretical analysis of saturated soil subjected to seepage. The necessity of performing a coupled hydromechanical analysis to solve the seepage-deformation interaction problem was illustrated by examining the equations of static equilibrium among the effective stress, seepage force, pore-water pressure and total stress. The conceptual definition of stress variable that satisfies the principles of continuum mechanics is applied in the coupled hydromechanical analysis. It is shown that Terzaghi's effective stress is in fact not a stress variable under seepage conditions, and the seepage force acting on the soil skeleton cannot be viewed as a body force. This offers a clue to the underlying cause of a paradox between the real Pascal's hydrostatic state and the hydrostatic state predicted by a class of continuum hydromechanical theories.
基金Project (50478075) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Buckling could be induced when shallow arches were subjected to vertical step loads. In-plane static and dynamic buckling of shallow pin-ended parabolic arches with a horizontal cable was investigated. Based on the equations of motion derived from Hamilton's principle, nonlinear equilibrium equations and static buckling equilibrium equations were deduced. Through the pseudo-static analysis, approximate solutions to the lower and upper dynamic buckling loads under step loads were obtained, for shallow parabolic arches. The results show that dynamic buckling and snap-through buckling are impossible when modified slenderness ratio λ<λc and λ>λs, where λc and λs denote critical slenderness ratios of bucking and snap-through buckling, respectively; effects of the stiffness of the horizontal cable on the dynamic buckling are significant; and the dynamic buckling loads under a equivalent central concentrated step load are lower than the loads under a distributed load appreciably.