Influences of principal stress rotation (PSR) on the cumulative deformation of remoulded loess with different water contents under traffic loading

Author(s):  
Zuliang Zhong ◽  
Sui Wang ◽  
Xinrong Liu ◽  
Bo Wu ◽  
Bin Chen
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 8987
Author(s):  
Zunan Fu ◽  
Guoshuai Wang ◽  
Wenbo Song ◽  
Yanming Yu ◽  
Pengfei Wei ◽  
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Under long-term traffic loading, the soil elements in subgrade are subjected to continuous principal stress rotation. In order to study the deformation properties of soft clays under traffic loading with principal stress rotation, a series of cyclic torsional shear tests were conducted on Wenzhou soft clays under different torsional cyclic stress ratios and degrees of principal stress rotation. The test results showed the stiffness softening of soil under long-term traffic loading. In addition, the principal stress rotation induced by traffic loading aggravated the deformation of clay samples and pore pressure accumulation. A modified dynamic pore pressure model was applied to consider the effect of principal stress rotation on undrained cumulative pore pressure, predicting the growth of cumulative pore pressure at different cycles. Considering loading cycles and the principal stress rotation, a modified Hardin–Drnevich (H-D) backbone curve model under traffic loading with principal stress rotation was proposed, and the predictive values of this model agreed well with the experimental values. Compared with the traditional H–D model, this model better reflects the cyclic deformation of soft clays under long-term traffic loading with principal stress rotation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 280-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-jia Yan ◽  
Jian Zhou ◽  
Xiao-nan Gong ◽  
Yang Cao

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