Study the Relationship of Accumulation Residual Strain and the Loading Number of Completely Decomposed Granite and Cement Improved Soil

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 4257-4260
Author(s):  
Wen Yi ◽  
Yong He Wang ◽  
Tian Tian Deng ◽  
Hong Bing Xiao

This paper based on the dynamic triaxial tests of completely decomposed granite samples of the Wuhan-Guangzhou passenger line to study the relation of the accumulated residual strain and the load times of completely decomposed granite and cement improved soil, and analyzes whether they meet the dynamic strength and cumulative cyclic deformation indicators and requirements of high-speed railway under vehicles load. High-speed driving when the subgrade generate residual plastic deformation. Residual plastic deformation of the continuous development will inevitably lead to the deterioration of the road, such as cracks, jack mud, uneven subsidence and long-term slow subsidence of the roadbed. Therefore, by studying the dynamic strength and the size of the dynamic stress of different parts of subgrade embankment to determine the appropriate filling parts of filler and control the final dynamic stress level of the roadbed at a reasonable range in order to ensure lines in good condition in the design life.

Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Jia-qiang Zou ◽  
Kang Bian ◽  
Yang Wu

The immersion weakening effect of natural soil has always been a difficult problem encountered in geotechnical engineering practice. The bond dissolution is a common cause of soil strength deterioration, which remains not well understood yet. In this study, a thermodynamic-based constitutive model of structural soils based on the α model is first established, considering the bond strength by modifying the yield surface size and gradually reducing the bond strength with the development of plastic strain. Furthermore, by taking the meso-mechanisms of bond dissolution into account, the evolution rule of the free energy during the bond dissolution process is derived based on a homogenization approach, and a thermodynamic-based constitutive model of structural soil with bond dissolution is thereafter developed. By comparing with the results of one-dimensional compression tests and conventional triaxial tests, the model is verified to be capable of reflecting the gradual destructuration process of soil while loading. The comparison with triaxial test results of completely decomposed granite after different immersion durations and parametric studies show that based on the cross-scale energy equivalence, the model can well reflect the strength deterioration characteristics of completely decomposed granite with bond dissolution mechanisms at the mesoscale fully considered.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 4261
Author(s):  
Ru Fu ◽  
Wei Li

Mixing soil with waste tire rubber granules or fibres is a practical and promising solution to the problem of global scrap tire pollution. Before successful applications, the mechanical behaviour of the soil–rubber mixture must be thoroughly investigated. Comprehensive laboratory studies (compaction, permeability, oedometer and triaxial tests) were conducted on the completely decomposed granite (CDG)–rubber mixtures, considering the effects of rubber type (rubber granules GR1 and rubber fibre FR2) and rubber content (0–30%). Results show that, for the CDG–rubber mixture, as the rubber content increases, the compaction curves become more rubber-like with less obvious optimum moisture content. The effect on permeability becomes clearer only when the rubber content is greater than 30%. The shape effect of rubber particles in compression is minimal. In triaxial shearing, the inclusion of rubber particles tends to reduce the stiffness of the mixtures. After adding GR1, the peak stress decreases with the increasing rubber content due to the participation of soft rubber particles in the force transmission, while the FR2 results in higher peak stress especially at higher rubber contents because of the reinforcement effect. For the CDG–GR1 mixture, the friction angle at the critical state (φ’cs) decreases with the increasing rubber content, mainly due to the lower inter-particle friction of the CDG–rubber interface compared to the pure CDG interface, while for the CDG–FR2 mixture, the φ’cs increases with the increasing rubber content, again mainly due to the reinforcement effect.


2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (31n32) ◽  
pp. 5559-5565
Author(s):  
HONGJIAN LIAO ◽  
ZHIGANG ZHANG ◽  
CHUNMING NING ◽  
JIAN LIU ◽  
LI SONG

This paper aims to study dynamic properties of loess. This study is helpful to the subject on how to avoid or decrease the seismic disasters on loess ground. Dynamic triaxial tests are carried out with saturated remoulded soil samples taken form loess sites in Xi'an, China. Dynamic stress and strain relationship as well as the rule of the accumulated residual strain are obtained from the test results. Linear relationship between accumulated residual strain and vibration circle under constant amplitude circular loading is presented. A hypothesis about the accumulated residual strain is proposed. 1D dynamic constitutive relationship model which can well describe the real relationship between dynamic stress and strain under irregular dynamic loading is established. Numerical program with this model is developed and an example is tested. Numerical results of hysteresis loop, accumulated residual strain, amplitude of dynamic stress and damping ratio show good agreement with test results. It is indicated that the hypothesis of accumulated residual strain and the 1D dynamic constitutive relationship model can accurately simulate the dynamic triaxial tests of saturated remoulded loess.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijun Wu

This paper presents a full-scale test of the high-speed railway embankment to investigate the performance of cement-fly ash-gravel (CFG) pile-supported embankments over completely decomposed granite (CDG) soils. The authors compared the embankments built on CDG soils reinforced by geogrid only and geogrid and CFG piles in terms of ground settlement, layer settlement, and pile efficacy. Experimental results show that the CFG pile-supported embankment built on CDG soils performs well. The soil arching of CFG piled reinforcement is effective and significantly increases with surrounding soil consolidation. Furthermore, the increase in the soil arching effect is heavily dependent on differential settlements between surrounding soils and piles. Five methods widely adopted in current designing were used to calculate the pile efficacy. The prediction for pile efficacy by the Nordic method, BS8006, and its modified version is significantly higher than measured values. By contrast, the calculation by the EBGEO and CA model method is more approximate to the measured results in both the pattern and the value at the end of construction. Therefore, the adaptability of the EBGEO and CA model method outperformed that of the Nordic method, BS8006, and its modified version. Finally, in this case, the CA model method was recommended to estimate the pile efficacy of CFG pile-supported embankments built on CDG soils.


2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Li ◽  
Shang-Xiong Chen ◽  
Ling-Fa Jiang

The dynamic properties of subgrade materials are critical factors affecting stability within the traffic engineering discipline. Remolded red clays are frequently used as subgrade filling materials, however, to date, a paucity of data exist on to the dynamic properties of this material. Accordingly, a large number of dynamic triaxial tests under cyclic loads were carried out to quantify the suitability of remolded red clay as subgrade filling. Several potentially influencing dynamic factors were considered, including dynamic stress, vibration frequency, consolidation confining pressure, consolidation ratio and compactness. Plastic strain and dynamic strength curves of remolded red clays under varying dynamic loads and load histories have been developed, in addition to the inclusion of those influencing factors. Test results show that within the range not exceeding the inherent strength of the test samples, increases soil compactness, confining pressure, and vibration frequency serves to enhance overall dynamic power in concurrence with retarding the development of accumulated plastic strain. Conversely, an improvement in the amplitude of the dynamic stress and consolidation ratio was shown to cause a decrease in dynamic strength and acceleration in the development of accumulated plastic strain. An empirical equation relating critical dynamic strength and load histories of remolded red clay has been developed for the provision of fundamental reference data for future studies. Pruebas sobre la influencia de la carga dinámica y la historia de carga en las propiedades dinámicas de arcilla roja reestructurada ResumenLas propiedades dinámicas de los materiales de base son factores cruciales que afectan la estabilidad en la ingeniería de tráfico. La arcilla roja reestructurada se utiliza frecuentemente como material de relleno de bases, sin embargo, hasta la fecha, existe una escasez de información sobre las propiedades dinámicas de este material. De acuerdo con esto, se realizó un gran número de pruebas triaxiales dinámicas bajo cargas cíclicas para cuantificar la pertinencia de la arcilla roja reestructurada como material de relleno en bases. Se consideraron varios factores dinámicos que podrían ser determinantes, como la fuerza dinámica, la frecuencia de vibración, la presión de confinamiento, el índice de consolidación y la compactibilidad. Se desarrollaron las curvas de fuerza plástica y dinámica de arcilla roja reestructurada con varias cargas dinámicas e historia de cargas, además de la inclusión de los factores determinantes. El resultado de las pruebas muestra que dentro del rango de la fuerza inherente a las muestras de estudio, el incremento de la compactibilidad del suelo, la presión de confinamiento y la frecuencia de vibración sirven para mejorar, en general, el poder dinámico al tiempo que retrasa el desarrollo de la fuerza plástica. Al contrario, el mejoramiento de la amplitud de la fuerza dinámica y el índice de consolidación muestra una reducción en la fuerza dinámica y una aceleración en el desarrollo de la fuerza plástica acumulada. Finalmente, se desarrolló una ecuación empírica que relaciona la fuerza dinámica crítica y las cargas históricas de arcilla roja reestructurada con el fin de proveer información de referencia para estudios futuros.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 4213-4219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Bing Xiao ◽  
Guo Sheng Lu

The settlement cntrol of high-speed railway is a key technology in embankment engineering. In order to reveal the engineering characteristics of the deep completely decomposed granite soil in Hainan east loop line, a passenger dedicated line, four groups of centrifuge model tests were conducted to study the settlement properties of the subsoils untreated, treated by dynamic compaction, and reinforced with cement-mixed piles, under the action of the embankment, especially the relationship between settlement and time, including the settlement during and post-construction. The results show that the Weibull model can describe the relationship between embankment settlement and time well, and that the post-construction settlements of the subsoil meet the requirements of the relevant code. Among the two foundation treatment measures, dynamic compaction is more effective than reinforcement with cement-mixed piles, and the pressure on the contact surface between embankment and subsoil was obviously different from the commonly used calculated values.


1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian K-M Gan ◽  
D G Fredlund

The saturated and unsaturated shear strength behavior of an undisturbed, completely decomposed fine ash tuff and an undisturbed, completely decomposed granite from Hong Kong were studied using direct shear and triaxial tests. The completely decomposed fine ash tuff is a fine- to medium-grained saprolite. The completely decomposed granite is a coarse-grained saprolite. Results show that matric suction increases the shear strength of both soils. The extent of the increase is the shear strength with matric suction is related to the soil-water characteristic curve for the soil and to the amount of dilation during shear. The effect of matric suction on the shear strength was more pronounced for the fine- to medium-grained completely decomposed fine ash tuff than for the coarse-grained completely decomposed granite. These studies on the saprolitic soils provide insight into the understanding of the shear strength of unsaturated, coarse-grained soils. Key words: saprolites, shear strength, matric suction, triaxial, direct shear, coarse-grained soils.


Author(s):  
Sampsa Vili Antero Laakso ◽  
Ugur Aydin ◽  
Peter Krajnik

AbstractOne of the most dominant manufacturing methods in the production of electromechanical devices from sheet metal is punching. In punching, the material undergoes plastic deformation and finally fracture. Punching of an electrical steel sheet causes plastic deformation on the edges of the part, which affects the magnetic properties of the material, i.e., increases iron losses in the material, which in turn has a negative effect on the performance of the electromagnetic devices in the final product. Therefore, punching-induced iron losses decrease the energy efficiency of the device. FEM simulations of punching have shown significantly increased plastic deformation on the workpiece edges with increasing tool wear. In order to identify the critical tool wear, after which the iron losses have increased beyond acceptable limits, the simulation results must be verified with experimental methods. The acceptable limits are pushed further in the standards by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The new standard (IEC TS 60034-30-2:2016) has much stricter limits regarding the energy efficiency of electromechanical machines, with an IE5 class efficiency that exceeds the previous IE4 class (IEC 60034-30-1:2014) requirements by 30%. The simulations are done using Scientific Forming Technologies Corporation Deform, a finite element software for material processing simulations. The electrical steel used is M400-50A, and the tool material is Vanadis 23, a powder-based high-speed steel. Vanadis 23 is a high alloyed powder metallurgical high-speed steel with a high abrasive wear resistance and a high compressive strength. It is suitable for cold work processing like punching. In the existing literature, FEM simulations and experimental methods have been incorporated for investigating the edge deformation properties of sheared surfaces, but there is a research gap in verifying the simulation results with the experimental methods. In this paper, FEM simulation of the punching process is verified using an electrical steel sheet from real production environment and measuring the deformation of the edges using microhardness measurements. The simulations show high plastic deformation 50 μm into the workpiece edge, a result that is shown to be in good agreement with the experimental results.


2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1112-1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Akhtar Hossain ◽  
Jian-Hua Yin

Shear strength and dilative characteristics of a re-compacted completely decomposed granite (CDG) soil are studied by performing a series of single-stage consolidated drained direct shear tests under different matric suctions and net normal stresses. The axis-translation technique is applied to control the pore-water and pore-air pressures. A soil-water retention curve (SWRC) is obtained for the CDG soil from the equilibrium water content corresponding to each applied matric suction value for zero net normal stress using a modified direct shear apparatus. Shear strength increases with matric suction and net normal stress, and the failure envelope is observed to be linear. The apparent angle of internal friction and cohesion intercept increase with matric suction. A greater dilation angle is found at higher suctions with lower net normal stresses, while lower or zero dilation angles are observed under higher net normal stresses with lower suctions, also at a saturated condition. Experimental shear strength data are compared with the analytical shear strength results obtained from a previously modified model considering the SWRC, effective shear strength parameters, and analytical dilation angles. The experimental shear strength data are slightly higher than the analytical results under higher net normal stresses in a higher suction range.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 428-435
Author(s):  
Vladimir I. SMIRNOV ◽  
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Tatiana A. KNOPOVA ◽  
Sergey S. MAYER ◽  
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...  

Objective: Solving the problem of determining the conditions for the onset and development of unstable fracture, which is extremely important for the development of methods for calculating the limiting states of structural elements, improving the dynamic testing schemes of materials and classifying steels according to their ability to resist fracture. Methods: Analytical methods for assessing the limiting state of structural elements are used. Results: A brief overview of the available test methods for structural steels for dynamic strength and crack resistance is given. The experience accumulated by domestic and foreign practices in testing steels for strength and crack resistance under high-speed loading is analyzed. The disadvantages of the existing methods for assessing the indicators of dynamic strength and resistance to brittle fracture are indicated. Practical importance: It is shown that along with the traditional methods for assessing strength based on safety factors, it is necessary to develop and apply new methods for assessing the limiting state of structural elements, including by the criteria of crack resistance


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