This study introduced at first the background of numerous highway widening projects that have been developed in recent years in China.Using a large ground settlement simulator and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain se...This study introduced at first the background of numerous highway widening projects that have been developed in recent years in China.Using a large ground settlement simulator and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensor network system,a large-scale model test,with a similarity ratio of 1:2,was performed to analyze the influence of differential settlement between new and old subgrades on pavement structure under loading condition.The result shows that excessive differential settlement can cause considerable tensile strain in the pavement structure of a widened road,for which a maximum value (S) of 6 cm is recommended.Under the repetitive load,the top layers of pavement structure are subjected to the alternate action of tensile and compressive strains,which would eventually lead to a fatigue failure of the pavement.However,application of geogrid to the splice between the new and the old roads can reduce differential settlement to a limited extent.The new subgrade of a widened road is vulnerable to the influence of dynamic load transferred from the above pavement structures.While for the old subgrade,due to its comparatively high stiffness,it can well spread the load on the pavement statically or dynamically.The test also shows that application of geogrid can effectively prevent or defer the failure of pavement structure.With geogrid,the modulus of resilience of the subgrade is increased and inhomogeneous deformation can be reduced;therefore,the stress/strain distribution in pavement structure under loading condition becomes uniform.The results obtained in this context are expected to provide a helpful reference for structural design and maintenance strategy for future highway widening projects.展开更多
地面沉降因其不易被察觉、成灾后果严重,一直都是当今危害较大的一种地质灾害问题.为了能够对地面沉降灾害做出有效预防,地面发生沉降时对土体进行位移监测尤为重要.分布式光纤传感技术因其可实现高灵敏度的分布式监测而成为获取土体沉...地面沉降因其不易被察觉、成灾后果严重,一直都是当今危害较大的一种地质灾害问题.为了能够对地面沉降灾害做出有效预防,地面发生沉降时对土体进行位移监测尤为重要.分布式光纤传感技术因其可实现高灵敏度的分布式监测而成为获取土体沉降位移信息的手段之一.在充分考虑直埋式应变传感光纤和周围土体沉降协调的基础上,运用厘米级高空间分辨率布里渊光时域分析(Brillouin optical time domain analysis,BOTDA)技术测量土体发生沉降时实验段光纤的应变分布,根据应变-位移计算模型将应变测值转换成位移信息,从而实现对土体沉降位移的测量,并与土体实际沉降位移进行了对比分析.实验结果表明,在光纤与土体耦合良好的阶段,沉降位移的实验测量结果与土体实际沉降位移之间符合较好;在光纤上布设地锚可以提高光纤与土体的耦合性能,进而获得更好的沉降监测效果;实验得到的纤-土沉降耦合变形程度划分标准可以用于定量评价沉降过程中光纤与土体的耦合程度.展开更多
文摘This study introduced at first the background of numerous highway widening projects that have been developed in recent years in China.Using a large ground settlement simulator and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensor network system,a large-scale model test,with a similarity ratio of 1:2,was performed to analyze the influence of differential settlement between new and old subgrades on pavement structure under loading condition.The result shows that excessive differential settlement can cause considerable tensile strain in the pavement structure of a widened road,for which a maximum value (S) of 6 cm is recommended.Under the repetitive load,the top layers of pavement structure are subjected to the alternate action of tensile and compressive strains,which would eventually lead to a fatigue failure of the pavement.However,application of geogrid to the splice between the new and the old roads can reduce differential settlement to a limited extent.The new subgrade of a widened road is vulnerable to the influence of dynamic load transferred from the above pavement structures.While for the old subgrade,due to its comparatively high stiffness,it can well spread the load on the pavement statically or dynamically.The test also shows that application of geogrid can effectively prevent or defer the failure of pavement structure.With geogrid,the modulus of resilience of the subgrade is increased and inhomogeneous deformation can be reduced;therefore,the stress/strain distribution in pavement structure under loading condition becomes uniform.The results obtained in this context are expected to provide a helpful reference for structural design and maintenance strategy for future highway widening projects.
文摘地面沉降因其不易被察觉、成灾后果严重,一直都是当今危害较大的一种地质灾害问题.为了能够对地面沉降灾害做出有效预防,地面发生沉降时对土体进行位移监测尤为重要.分布式光纤传感技术因其可实现高灵敏度的分布式监测而成为获取土体沉降位移信息的手段之一.在充分考虑直埋式应变传感光纤和周围土体沉降协调的基础上,运用厘米级高空间分辨率布里渊光时域分析(Brillouin optical time domain analysis,BOTDA)技术测量土体发生沉降时实验段光纤的应变分布,根据应变-位移计算模型将应变测值转换成位移信息,从而实现对土体沉降位移的测量,并与土体实际沉降位移进行了对比分析.实验结果表明,在光纤与土体耦合良好的阶段,沉降位移的实验测量结果与土体实际沉降位移之间符合较好;在光纤上布设地锚可以提高光纤与土体的耦合性能,进而获得更好的沉降监测效果;实验得到的纤-土沉降耦合变形程度划分标准可以用于定量评价沉降过程中光纤与土体的耦合程度.
