scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of Consolidation Characteristics of Diluted Debris Flow

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danyi Shen ◽  
Zhenming Shi ◽  
Hongchao Zheng

The consolidation settlement of diluted debris flow is a complicated process of solid-liquid two-phase flow deposition. In this paper, the consolidation and settlement characteristics of uniform-graded and wide-graded debris flow materials in clear water and slurry are simulated by using this method. The results show that in the process of consolidation, sorting occurs in the top and middle position of uniform-graded materials at low concentration, while the middle particles are separated in reverse direction at high concentration. The middle particles of wide-graded material are hardly separated in the whole consolidation process. The velocity of dissipation of excess pore water pressure in the clean water is faster than that of slurry, and the dissipation time of wide-graded materials is longer than that of uniform-graded materials. The research results are helpful to reveal the mechanism of consolidation settlement of diluted debris flow in meso-scale.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Fei Liu ◽  
Kang Qin ◽  
Yongsheng Han

Treating weak saturated soil foundation by drainage powder jetting pile foundation can not only increase the bearing capacity of the foundation but also accelerate the drainage and consolidation process of the foundation. Having been commonly used in engineering, the plum blossom pile layout scheme is based on the foundation axisymmetric consolidation model (the powder jetting pile is the model center and the drainage board is located at the outer boundary of the model). It adopts reasonable boundary conditions and foundation seepage conditions and the method of pile-soil composite modulus and obtains the expression of the average excess pore water pressure of the composite foundation of the instantaneous loading of the drainage powder jetting pile under the simplified model. Therefore, the average consolidation degree of the foundation is acquired. The expression of the average consolidation degree can comprehensively reflect factors such as pile-soil modulus ratio, displacement ratio, drain spacing ratio, and those which affect the consolidation process of the foundation. The obtained analytical solution is of certain practical application significance for the consolidation settlement calculation of such engineering.


2012 ◽  
Vol 446-449 ◽  
pp. 1674-1684
Author(s):  
Hong Kai Chen ◽  
Xiao Ying He ◽  
Ying Zhong ◽  
Hong Mei Tang

The damage of debris flow effected on highway subgrade, pavement, protective structure, bridge and culvert laid on debris flow impact fracture and buried damage. Thus far, research on debris flow burying mechanism is still fuzzy. According to the two-phase flow theory of debris flow deposit, analyzed the consolidation mechanical mechanism of highway debris flow deposit. On the basis of Terzaghi one-dimensional consolidation theory, established the consolidation formula, which described the change process of excess pore water pressure, consolidation degree, settlement and compression with the consolidation time and deposit size, and then verified the correctness and feasibility of the formula by the indoor consolidation test. It adopted these results and combined it with the field survey data, it could develop a proper program for emergency mitigation of highway debris flow buried disaster more quickly and accurately.


Author(s):  
Weitao Yang ◽  
Jin Xu

Most analytical and semi-analytical models for pumping-induced land subsidence invoke the simplifying assumptions regarding characteristics of geomaterials, as well as the pattern of drawdown response to pumping. This paper presents an analytical solution for one-dimensional consolidation of the multilayered soil due to groundwater drawdown, in which viscoelastic property and time-dependent drawdown are taken into account. The presented solution is developed by using the boundary transformation techniques. The validity of the proposed solution is verified by comparing with a degenerated case for a single layer, as well as with the numerical solutions and experimental results for a two-layer system. The difference between the average consolidation degree Up defined by hydraulic head and that Us defined by total settlement is discussed. The detailed parametric studies are conducted to reveal the effects of viscoelastic properties and drawdown patterns on the consolidation process. It is revealed that while the effect of different drawdown response patterns is significant during the early-intermediate stages of consolidation, the viscoelastic properties may have a more dominant influence on long-term consolidation behavior, depending on the values of the material parameters, which are reflected in both the deformation process of soil layers and the dissipation of excess pore-water pressure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 3571-3591
Author(s):  
Bartłomiej Szczepan Olek

AbstractConsolidation rate has significant influence on the settlement of structures founded on soft fine-grained soil. This paper presents the results of a series of small-scale and large-scale Rowe cell consolidation tests with pore water pressure measurements to investigate the factors affecting the consolidation process. Permeability and creep/resistance structure factors were considered as the governing factors. Intact and reconstituted marine clay from the Polish Carpathian Foredeep basin as well as clay–sand mixtures was examined in the present study. The fundamental relationship correlating consolidation degrees based on compression and pore water pressure was assessed to indicate the nonlinear soil behaviour. It was observed that the instantaneous consolidation parameters vary as the process progresses. The instantaneous coefficient of consolidation first drastically increases or decreases with increase in the degree of consolidation and stabilises in the middle stage of the consolidation; it then decreases significantly due to viscoplastic effects occurring in the soil structure. Based on the characteristics of the relationship between coefficient of consolidation and degree of dissipation at the base, the consolidation range that complies with theoretical assumptions was established. Furthermore, the influence of coarser fraction in clay–sand mixtures in controlling the consolidation rates is discussed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 773-774 ◽  
pp. 1502-1507
Author(s):  
Saiful Azhar Ahmad Tajudin ◽  
Mohd Fairus Yusof ◽  
I. Bakar ◽  
Aminaton Marto ◽  
Muhammad Nizam Zakaria ◽  
...  

Construction, buildings and infrastructure founded on soft clays are often affected by settlement problem. Therefore, Prefabricated Vertical Drain (PVD) is one of the best solutions to accelerate soil consolidation by shortening the drainage path. In this study, numerical investigation was carried out to pursue a better understanding of the consolidation behavior of soft clay improved with PVD. The consolidation process accelerated by PVD with surcharge of 50 kPa was analysed using the ABAQUS software by adopting an elastic model. The aim of this study is to compare the settlement and the required time to fully consolidate the soft soil at different drain spacings (1.0 m, 1.5 m and 2.0 m) for two different thickness of the clay layer. The results shows that the time required to completely consolidate the soft soil for 12 m and 20 m thickness of clay layer with different spacings are in the range of 3 months to 66 months. The settlement rate and excess pore water pressure dissipation are increased when the spacing of the drain closer.


2011 ◽  
Vol 268-270 ◽  
pp. 1295-1300
Author(s):  
Xin Jiang Wei ◽  
Wei Jun Chen ◽  
Gang Wei ◽  
An Yuan Liu

Excess pore water pressure caused by construction dissipated, resulting in consolidation settlement. The formula of initial excess pore water pressure around tunnel lining was deduced by stress relief theory, and its formula within the region of its distribution at any point was subsequently deduced by stress transfer theory. By comparing the measured data, shows that the calculated closed to the measured, and with the distance increased the initial excess pore water pressure decreased in a concave curve shape. When the depth of tunnel increased or the diameter decreased, would made initial excess pore water pressure between the tunnel bottom and tunnel center horizon around tunnel lining more different. At a certain depth, the mast initial excess pore water pressure above tunnel axis, away from the axis reduced; showing a similar PECK shape.


2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 1889-1892
Author(s):  
Yong Mou Zhang ◽  
Jian Chang Zhao

Consolidation coefficient and percent consolidation of soft clay were calculated according to the measured pore water pressure of a project in Pudong Shanghai. Calculated coefficient of consolidation was one magnitude larger than the experimental one. This was in conformity with the actual consolidation process of dynamically-consolidated soft soil.


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