Assessment of rapid impact compaction in ground improvement from in-situ testing

Ground improvement has been used on many construction sites to densify granular materials,in other word,to improve soil properties and reduce potential settlement.This work presents a case study of ground improvement using rapid impact compaction(RIC).The research site comprises the construction of workshop and depots as part of railway development project at Batu Gajah-Ipoh,Malaysia.In-situ testing results show that the subsurface soil comprises mainly of sand and silty sand through the investigated depth extended to 10m.Groundwater is approximately 0.5m below the ground surface.Evaluation of improvement was based on the results of pre-and post-improvement cone penetration test(CPT).Interpretation software has been used to infer soil properties.Load test was conducted to estimate soil settlement.It is found that the technique succeeds in improving soil properties namely the relative density increases from 45% to 70%,the friction angle of soil is increased by an average of 3o,and the soil settlement is reduced by 50%.The technique succeeds in improving soil properties to approximately 5.0m in depth depending on soil uniformity with depth.

Effects of temperature and wavelength choice on in-situ dissolution test of Cimetidine tablets

The effects of temperature and wavelength choice on in-situ dissolution test instrument of Cimetidine were studied. Absorbance （A）〈 1.0 is required when using a fiber-optic dissolution test system. The detection wavelength of 2 （218 nm） was replaced by 244 nm to carry out this test. The absorbance of Cimetidine solution at different temperature showed an obvious change. Calibration of Cimetidine solution should be tested at the same temperature （37° C） with the test solution. A suitable wavelength with smaller tangent slope could be chosen for in-situ dissolution test of Cimetidine tablets.

In-Situ Test on Fatigue Characteristics of Top-Mounted Dividable Pile-Board Subgrade for High-Speed Railway

To simulate the fatigue characteristics of the pile-board structure under long-term dynamic load, using the in-situ dynamic testing system DTS-1, the forced vibration loading was repeated one million times at different cross-sections of the pile-board structure for high-speed railway. The dynamic deformation, permanent deformation and dynamic stress of main reinforcements were measured. The test results show that the dynamic responses of the pile-board structure almost did not vary with the forced vibration times under the simulated trainload. After one million times of forced vibration, the permanent deformations of the midspan section of intermediate span and midspan section of side span were 0.7 mm and 0. 6 mm, respectively, and there was no accumulative plastic deformation at the bearing section of intermediate span.

Research of in-situ hydraulic test method by using double packer equipment

Double packer equipment for hydraulic test can be used to measure pressure of test zone directly, and it is frequently used to perform many kinds of hydraulic tests and take groundwater sample from borehole. The test method of this equipment mainly includes the test design, implementation, interpretation and synthetic analysis. By adopting the double packer equipment for hydraulic test, the parameter distribution of rock permeability along borehole can be acquired, as well as the connectivity, water conductivity and water bearing capacity of the disclosed structure and the chemical characteristics of the deep groundwater. It is a necessary method for the research and evaluation of the complex hypotonicity terrace site selection under geological conditions. This method is not only suitable for the geological disposal of high level radioactive waste, but also can be used in the site selection of underground facilities such as storage of petroleum and carbon dioxide. Meanwhile, it has a good application prospect in other hydrogeological investigation fields.

Comparison of in situ Shear Test and In-Lab Triaxial Shear Test of Compacted Rockfill

The in situ shear test and in-lab triaxial shear test on compacted rockfill of Fuling safety embankment were carried out and their advantages and disadvantages were compared. The discreteness of cohesive force C and internal frictional angle by in situ shear test is much severer than that by in-lab triaxial shear test. The consolidation of in-lab triaxial shear test is bigger than actual consolidation in rockfill engineerings, so the confining pressure should be reduced to a low level in-lab triaxial shear test.

Discussion on bearing capacity of soft rock ground based on in-situ load test

The suitability of five methods was discussed here,taking the typical results from in-situ load test of Renshou Mansion and Caifu Plaza in Yueyang City for example.It shows that bearing capacity can be obtained by the proportion load and limit load from p-s curve with the first and the second point of contraflexure easily.It is recommended that the accurate value of bearing capacity can be obtained by hyperbola fitting method and minimum curvature radius method theoretically.The rebound method is clear in principle,in which the elastoplasticity characteristic is thought about.Out of consideration for the unsteadiness and unobviousness of bearing capacity from relative settlement method,it can be only adopted as reference.So bearing capacity of soft rock ground should be determined by weathering condition of soft rock and curve type.

Impact of elliptical boreholes on in situ stress estimation from leak-off test data

We developed an inversion technique to determine in situ stresses for elliptical boreholes of arbitrary trajectory. In this approach, borehole geometry, drilling-induced fracture information, and other available leak-off test data were used to construct a mathematical model, which was in turn applied to finding the inverse of an overdetermined system of equations.The method has been demonstrated by a case study in the Appalachian Basin, USA. The calculated horizontal stresses are in reasonable agreement with the reported regional stress study of the area, although there are no field measurement data of the studied well for direct calibration. The results also indicate that 2% of axis difference in the elliptical borehole geometry can cause a 5% difference in minimum horizontal stress calculation and a 10% difference in maximum horizontal stress calculation.

Analysis on the deformation and fracture behavior of carbon steel by in situ tensile test

The deformation and fracture behaviors of low-carbon steel, medium-carbon steel, and high-carbon steel were studied on internal microstructure using the scanning electron microscopy in situ tensile test. The microstructure mechanism of their deformation and fracture behavior was analyzed. The results show that the deformation and fracture behavior of low-carbon steel depends on the grain size of ferrite, the deformation and fracture behavior of medium-carbon steel depends on the size of ferrite grain and pearlite lump, and the deformation and fracture behavior of high-carbon steel depends on the size of pearlite lump and the pearlitic interlamellar spacing.

On the installation of an in situ large-scale vertical SEALing (VSEAL) experiment on bentonite pellet-powder mixture

Recently,the Institute for Radiological protection and Nuclear Safety(IRSN)has launched VSEAL(Vertical SEALing)project to investigate the impact of gas migration on the long-term performance of bentonite based vertical sealing systems(VSS).The first VSEAL in situ test was emplaced in IRSN’s Underground Research Laboratory(URL)in Tournemire(France)in 2019 and was equipped with 76 wired and wireless sensors.The test is still in progress,but the collected set of data provides already valuable information of the hydro-mechanical behavior of VSS during hydration.The swelling core consists of a mixture of highdensity pellets and powder of MX80 bentonite in a ratio of 80/20(in dry mass).An innovative method was adopted to drill a 1-m diameter and w10-m deep shaft in order to minimize the rock perturbation at the sidewalls.Because a specific protocol was adopted to install the bentonite mixture together with a careful characterization of the core during construction,VSEAL 1 constitutes the unique in situ sealing test with a well-known initial structural distribution of the pellets and the powder.Some heterogeneities occurred within the experiment during the installation process:a damaged zone developed around the shaft walls due to the interruption of the installation operations caused by COVID19 lockdown in France;a technological gap with a variable thickness between the last pellets layer and the top confining lid and a heterogeneous distribution of the bentonite powder at some layers inducing large inter pellets voids close to the bentonite-rock interface.Artificially injected water volume,relative humidity,water content and swelling pressure in both radial and axial directions were monitored.Comparison of the results showed that the presence of installation-induced heterogeneities led to the generation of preferential flow paths that influenced the swelling pressure evolution at radial and axial directions.

In-situ three-dimensional visualization of dynamic tension deformation in ferrite stainless steels

An improved three-dimensional （3-D） experimental visualization methodology is presented tor evaluating the fracture mechanisms of ferritic stainless steels by in-situ tensile testing with an environmental scanning electron microscope （ESEM）. The samples were machined with a radial notched shape and a sloped surface. Both planar surface deformation and sloping surface deformation-induced microvoids were observed during dynamic tension experiments, where a greater amount of information could be obtained from the sloping surface. The results showed that microvoids formed at the grain boundaries of highly elongated large grains. The microvoids nucleated in the severely deformed regions grew nearly parallel to the tensile axis, predominantly along the grain boundaries. The microvoids nucleated at the interface of particles and the matrix did not propagate due to the high plasticity of the matrix. The large microvoids propagated and showed a zigzag shape along the grain boundaries,seemingly a consequence of the fracture of the slip bands caused by dislocation pile-ups. The final failure took place due to the reduction of the load-beating area.

钻孔剪切力学参数表征修正方法及其实验研究

钻孔剪切法是现场快速实测岩石抗剪强度的重要方法,但因测量误差较大导致其应用受限。通过对钻孔剪切原理及研究成果分析,发现了不完全剪切是岩石钻孔剪切试验误差大的原因,提出了基于压、剪不等面积的钻孔剪切法修正方法。设计实验装置开展钻孔剪切模拟试验,研究了不同剪切板参数下砂岩剪切力学参数表征规律,证明了所提方法的有效性和修正效果,最后通过文献数据验证了该方法的适用性。具体结果如下:①岩石钻孔剪切试验误差大的根本原因是受压面积和剪切面积选取失真且不相等,实际剪切破坏面积小于剪切齿齿间面积,且不同剪切齿长度情况下修正受压面积和剪切面积均随法向力的增大线性增大。基于剪切齿参数、受压面积和剪切面积的关系式,提出了钻孔剪切法修正方法。②岩石钻孔剪切的剪应力−剪切位移曲线可分为压密阶段、似弹性变形阶段、塑性变形阶段和峰后阶段。随法向力增大,不同剪切板参数下正应力、剪应力和剪切刚度均增大,达到剪应力峰值时的位移减小。钻孔剪切参数与剪切力学参数表征值之间存在明显规律。随剪切齿齿长的增加,黏聚力线性增大,内摩擦角呈二次函数增大。随剪切板面积的增加,黏聚力线性增大,内摩擦角呈二次函数减小。③剪切齿齿长和剪切板面积增大可在一定程度上减少测量偏差。剪切齿齿长从1.0 mm增大到2.5 mm,黏聚力和内摩擦角测量值的总偏差从62.96%降低到19.91%,总修正提升值从30.8%提高到74.1%;剪切板面积从400 mm^(2)增大到520 mm^(2),黏聚力和内摩擦角测量值的总偏差从64.07%降低到37.69%,总修正提升值从39.56%提高到56.05%。实验和文献数据验证均表明,本修正方法可以使钻孔剪切法测得的黏聚力和内摩擦角准确度分别提升约50%和6%。

微膨胀泥岩地基原位水分入渗响应特征试验研究

红层泥岩的膨胀性和水敏性对地区公路、高铁的建设和工后变形控制构成了长期潜在威胁。为此,依托甘肃兰州一红层泥岩路堑段,开展了微膨胀泥岩地基原位水分入渗响应特征试验,分析泥岩地基膨胀变形量、膨胀力和体积含水率时空演化规律,并讨论了室内试验和原位试验的差异性。研究结果表明:红层泥岩地基水分入渗形式包括裂隙流和孔隙流,水分场具有明显的时空分布不均匀性,岩体裂隙对渗流、膨胀具有促进作用。入渗过程中泥岩吸水膨胀具有显著的时效性,原位地基膨胀量和膨胀力均经历骤增、减速增长和缓慢增长阶段,并未能达到收敛,浸润峰后泥岩表面逐渐软化甚至泥化,会导致地基承载力下降。室内试验对原位泥岩的水分入渗响应特征反映有限。

岩体现场旋切触探教学实验平台研发

快速准确获取岩体力学参数是各类岩体工程加固设计与安全防护的关键,为满足岩体工程智能化的科教要求,提高学生的工程实际创新能力,该文研制了一台可自动连续监测钻孔过程的岩体现场旋切触探教学实验平台,平台由电气控制系统、液压系统、油泵传动系统、随钻监测系统和人机互动等多个系统组成。对25个岩石开展现场旋切触探试验,准确获得了扭矩、转速、钻速和压力等参数,以及扭矩、压力与每转钻进量三者之间的关系曲线,证明该设备能有效开展岩体性能原位测试,为岩体工程提供了一种勘察手段。

重复注气压降法煤层渗透率模型与原位测试研究

煤层渗透率作为衡量瓦斯渗流与抽采难易程度的重要指标,对其进行准确测定具有重要意义。针对现有方法计算渗透率测试周期长、结果不稳定、模型不完善等问题,研究煤层渗透率的快速准确测定方法及相应的计算模型。基于煤层中气体径向不稳定流控制方程,结合不同压差下气体在煤层中的体积流量方程,建立可利用全区间压降数据测定煤层渗透率的注气压降计算模型。应用COMSOL数值模拟软件的达西渗流模块对模型进行求解,针对现场工程设计中可对压降曲线产生影响的测压气室长度进行单变量处理,根据模拟结果分析钻孔的测压气室长度可设计为2.0 m。根据数值模拟结果进行现场布置,搭建井下重复注气压降试验系统,结合煤层瓦斯赋存条件和巷道条件施工两组穿层钻孔,对2个测点分别注入两次高于煤层瓦斯压力的补偿气体进行渗透率原位测试,测试周期分别约为6 d和17 d,第2轮测试的注气压力高于第1轮。结合理论推导验证了注气压降过程中煤层瓦斯的雷诺数均处于线性达西渗流段,瓦斯在煤层中的渗流符合达西定律,满足计算模型的假设。与传统煤层渗透率计算方法进行了比较,结果表明:本方法和径向流量法的计算结果基本一致,可以满足实际工程需要。重复注气压降法的测试结果稳定可靠,具备快速测定的优点。

中风化花岗岩中嵌岩桩承载性能原位试验与极限承载力预测

为深入探究中风化花岗岩中嵌岩桩的竖向抗压承载特性,对12根嵌岩桩进行了单桩竖向抗压静载原位试验与ABAQUS有限元数值模拟,通过多种方法对嵌岩单桩极限承载力进行评价,明确中风化花岗岩中嵌岩桩竖向抗压承载性状。研究表明:12根中风化花岗岩中嵌岩桩并非表现出完全端承桩,而是呈摩擦型桩或摩擦端承桩的性状;中风化花岗岩地基中的嵌岩桩竖向抗压极限承载力较高,桩顶沉降小,满足工程对基础的承载要求;有限元模拟荷载-沉降曲线与实测荷载-沉降曲线走势吻合度较高,桩顶沉降误差较小;本试验条件下,桩端阻力占桩顶荷载的56.9%,桩侧摩阻力占比为43.1%,桩侧摩阻力在荷载传递过程中发挥较充分;有限元模拟得到的单桩极限承载力与指数函数模型的预测结果较为吻合,可用于嵌岩桩单桩竖向抗压极限承载力的预测,以及嵌岩桩承载性状和荷载传递规律的分析。

岩性特征对混凝土坝体-基岩原位直剪试验力学特性影响分析

以广西巴马县坡月水库工程为研究对象,采用平推法开展不同法向应力(0.4、0.8、1.2、1.6、2.0 MPa)下混凝土坝体-基岩原位直剪试验,探究岩性特征对混凝土坝体-基岩力学特性的影响。结果表明,不同法向应力下试样的剪切应力-位移曲线均表现出试样内部初始缺陷受力微裂纹扩展的稳定扩展阶段、微裂缝逐渐扩展形成宏观裂缝的不稳定扩展阶段及混凝土与岩体分离的开裂阶段3个阶段;法向应力、岩体岩性对试样的断裂能均有显著影响。不同法向应力下,试样断裂能的范围为16.65~177.28 N/m,断裂能随着法向应力或灰色砂岩含量增大而增大,随泥质粉砂岩含量或风化程度增大而减小;混凝土坝体-基岩的抗剪强度随基岩中灰色砂岩含量增大而增大,随泥质粉砂岩含量或基岩风化程度增大而减小。研究结果可为类似研究提供试验参考。

大吨位箱梁曲线段梁上运梁承压箱梁受力分析

研究目的:杭甬高速复线宁波段一期工程S1标段采用大吨位预应力混凝土箱梁(50 m/1650 t),使用YL1800型运梁车采用单车跨双幅梁上运梁方案,为研究大吨位箱梁在小半径曲线段(R=1800 m)进行梁上运梁时下部承压箱梁的受力性能,验证运梁方案的可行性,对下部承压箱梁进行了测试与分析。研究结论:(1)大吨位箱梁在梁上运梁过程中,承压箱梁跨中截面顶板、底板沿纵向均处于受压状态,顶板沿横向处于受压状态,箱梁的受力满足规范要求;(2)随着运梁车偏载距离的增大,承压箱梁的应力和跨中挠度逐渐增大,运梁车向低侧偏载时对箱梁应力和跨中挠度影响较大,建议在梁上运梁时运梁车向高低两侧偏载不应超过1000 mm;(3)本研究成果可为大吨位箱梁梁上运梁施工提供参考。