On Elasto-Plastic Consolidation Settlement of Saturated Soft Clay

The specific properties of soft clay are characterized by higher void ratio, lower permeability and higher compressibility, the consolidation settlement of soft clay is affected by the imposed stress history, the stress paths, the consolidation pressure and the soil properties. In this paper, the porous media theory based on the mixture theory was applied in the study on the consolidation settlement of soft clay, which was more rigorous than the conventional consolidation settlement theory and the coupling between soil and water can be taken into account in the analysis.     

Effect of Disturbance on the Cylindrical Cavity Expansion in Saturated Soft Clay

According to the fact that the undrained shear strength decreases in the field vane test,applying the cylindrical expansion theory and assuming that the saturated soft clay satisfies Tresca yield criterion,the disturbance degree function D is given on the basis of the sensibility of saturated soft clay.Considering that the undrained shear strength is the linear function of the disturbance degree D in plastic region,the elastic-plastic solution of the cylindrical expansion has been gained.     

Experimental Study Creep Characteristics on Creep and Cyclic of Saturated Soft Clay

Several long term creep and cyclic creep tests of Shanghai soft clay are performed in the laboratory. Test results have been obtained under various combinations of confining stresses, deviation static stress ratios and deviation cyclic stress ratios. The results reveal that the axial creep strain increases with the increase of deviation static stress ratio under a constant confining stress, while it also increases with the increase of confining stress under a constant deviation stress ratio. Such a phenomenon is similar to that from the cyclic creep tests, but the following creep strain increase will be significantly reduced after a period of cyclic loading. The results will benefit the expressway, railroad and underground constructions.     

Dynamic Properties of Saturated Clay and Undisturbed Silty Clay

The apparatus for static and dynamic universal triaxial and torsional shear soil testing was employed to perform stress-controlled cyclic torsional shear testing under isotropic consolidated conditions. We conducted a dynamic torsion test of a single hollow sample to obtain its dynamic property data at different effective confining pressures with saturated clay and disturbed silty clay. The results show that the maximum dynamic shear modulus Gmax and ξ obtained from single sample of the cyclic shear test approached those of the traditional method of dynamic torsional testing. We indicate that G/Gmax～ γ andξ/ξmax ～γ of the two soils are independent of confining pressure and testing methods. Each G and ξ can be obtained from the equations we provide. Furthermore, the single sample test method can diminish the differences between the samples during experimentation and effectively provide convenience with authentic experimental results.     

Dynamic Evolution Pattern of Compression Modulus of Soft Clay

Under the external loads, the volume of soft clay decreases with the time and several subsidence phases could be classified with the during development characteristics. And the compression indicators should develop gradually. With the soft clay samples taken from representative soft base before and after geotechnical process in some express highway area of the Pearl River delta, indoor consolidation tests were carried out under different pressure levels. With the data analysis, quantitative relation formulas were obtained for the compression modulus of silt soil with pressure and time. Consequently, dynamic evolution pattern of compression modulus was obtained.     

Research On Laws of Actually Consolidation time Calculate in Saturated Soft Clay Soil by Using Vacuum-Preloading Method

Vacuum-surcharge combined preloading method have been become the most commonly used method on the dredger fill and saturated soft clay soil consolidation beside the coast.The long time of consolidation is one of this method’s most characteristics,as we always think that 3 months is the academic time.In fact,we always can’t accomplish the consolidation of siaturated soft clay soil by using vacuum-surcharge combined preloading method in 3 months because of the complex nature of the soil horizon and the effects of the construction technology.The mian mission of the article is to supply a substantial time and a reliable basis that are needed by the vacuum-surcharge combined preloading method and the construction period.The mian data sources are come from the ground treatment project of a cogeneration power plant in Zhuhai Guangzhou.We adopt the exponential curve fitting method and the method of Asaoka to count the degree of consolidation of the saturated soft clay soil.     

种棉改良对粘质盐土物理性状及水盐动态的影响

为了研究棉花种植对滨海粘质盐土物理性状及水盐动态的影响,笔者在黄河三角洲滨海粘质盐化潮土区进行田间试验,设置了连续种棉改良3年和盐碱荒地2种不同处理,探讨种棉改良对土壤容重、饱和导水率和不同条件下土壤水盐动态的影响。结果表明:与盐碱荒地相比,种棉改良后0~20 cm土层的土壤容重降低了15%(P0.01),土壤饱和导水率增加了89.23%(P0.05)。在春季蒸发条件下,0~20、20~40、40~60、60~80、80~100 cm 5个土层中,种棉改良的土壤含盐量比盐碱荒地分别降低了52.07%、55.17%、55.23%、53.78%和47.43%。种棉改良还增加了少量降雨对土壤盐分的淋溶,有效抑制表层土壤盐分积累,使棉花生育期内的土壤耕作层含盐量低于3 g/kg,保证了棉花不同时期的正常生长,是盐碱荒地改良和高效利用的有效途径之一。     

Mixed Finite Element Method for Dynamic Problems of Fluid Saturated Biphasic Porous Media

Based on the fluid saturated biphasic porous media model deduced from mixture theory,a finite element formulation with u S u F p variables for dynamic response analysis is given out.This method overcomes the difficulty of choosing suitable penalty parameter in penalty finite element method,and the accuracy of pressure distribution obtained with the mixed finite element method is higher than the penalty finile element method.An iterative solution method is suggested to solve the system of equations whose coefficient matrices are non positive definite.It is concluded from patch test that the order of interpolation function for pressure variables must be higher than that of displacement variables of solid phase.     

Upper Bound Solution of the Limit Support Pressure during Shield Tunneling in Soft Clay

Considering the nonhomogeneity and anisotropy of the undrained shear strength of soft clay, the face stability of shield tunnel was studied by upper bound limit analysis, and the formula for calculating the limit support pressure was obtained. The influences of nonhomogeneity and anisotropy on the limit support pressure amplify with each other.The relationship between limit support pressure and tunnel depth also depends on the nonhomogeneity and anisotropy; the limit support pressure reaches maximum value at a certain tunnel depth when nonhomogeneity and anisotropy are strong enough. These results show the nonhomogeneity and anisotropy of clays cannot be neglected when analyzing the stability of tunnel face.     

FEM on Coupled Hydromechanical Dynamic Response of Geogrid Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall

Geogrid reinforced soil retaining wall(GRSRW) is composed of panel,geogrid and soil,its coupled hydromechanical structural characteristics are increasingly emphasized in practice.In this paper,based on the characteristics of the reinforcement-soil interaction,the grogrid and soil around it with a definite thickness were regarded as a kind of composite material with strain-compatible condition.A saturated porous media model was introduced to simulate the soil and reinforcement-soil composite material hereby and the mathematic model for numerical analysis on structural characteristics of GRSRW was built up.The FEM equations were deduced from the standard Galerkin procedure,resolving these equations,we can gain the relevant dynamic response of saturated GRSRW.     

Study on Consolidation of Reinforced Soft Foundationwith Two-way Drainage of Sand Well

Based on traditional consolidation theory, the soft ground settlement is calculated and one-, two-, and three-dimensional consolidation of reinforced soft foundation with sand drain is studied. The calculation method of average sand drain and the new modified method are discussed. The results can serve as a guide to subgrade design of soft ground.     

Effects of Fines Content on Evolutionary Characteristics of Dynamic Pore Water Pressure of Saturated Sands

With the GDS dynamic triaxial system, undrained dynamic triaxial tests on the saturated sand with different fines content are performed, and the effects of fines content on evolutionary characteristics of dynamic pore water pressure of saturated sands in the process of liquefaction are analyzed based on Seed pore water pressure stress model. It is found that fines content has great effect on the dynamic pore water pressure of saturated sands by the parameter θ for Seed model. The relationship between parameter θ and fines content isnt linear. Parameter θ decreases with the increase of fines content at first, and then reaches its smallest value when the critical value of fines content is 30%. After that, parameter θ increases gradually with the rise of fines content. According to the experimental study on effects of fines content on evolutionary characteristics of dynamic pore water pressure of saturated sands, the existence of critical fines content with 30% is further proved in the sandy soil used in the test.     

Influence of Soft Soil Layer on Dynamic Characteristic of the Slope

The dynamic finite element method is used to analyzes the influence on dynamic characteristic of the slope by soft soil layer. The parameters which influencing the earthquake response of the slope, including the depth, the thickness, the obliquity of soft soil layer are analyzed. The influence of soft soil layer is obvious, which must be thought over in the analysis of slope stability. The thicker the soft soil layer is, the more obvious the filter and the amplitude effect is. The deeper the soft soil layer is, the more obvious the filter effect is. The filter effect of the obliquity of the soft soil layer to dynamic time history is not obvious.     

Analysis of Causes and Impacts of Soft Budget Constraints of Enterprises Based on Dynamic Game for Three Players

This paper researches the behavior difference among government,banks and enterprises and how it affects soft budget constraints of enterprises and non-performing loans of banks based with dynamic game.The game model suggests that government will give banks some assistance and let them refinance enterprises,especially government has strong(incentive) to sustain SOEs in China's transitional economy.Banks will do it if the assistance from government is more than the loss from refinance enterprises.In addition the value of liquidation of enterprises and the new loans affect banks' refinancing old enterprises.     

Numerical Analysis on the Viscoelastic Characteristic of Cancellous Bone

A one dimensional creep and stress relaxation response of cancellous bone to instant loading is investigated based on the studies with scanning microscope, can cancellous bone be viewed as a cellar solid consisting of an interconnected skeleton filled with medulla. A two phase poroelastic model is introduced to describe the cancellous bone, in which the tissue(material) densities of the skeleton and medulla are assumed to be unchangeable while the corresponding apparent densities are changeable due to the change of volume fraction. The governing equations are derived for the case of a linear poroelastic solid skeleton saturated with an inviscid medulla. Under the loading, responses of the skeleton stress as well as the medullary pressure are obtained with Laplace transform technique. The computational result shows that the cancellous bone is provided with certain features similar to those appearing in viscoelastic solids, which means the responses do not only depend on time, but furthermore depend on previous loading history. It is worth paying attention to the result that the medullary pressure can be negative. This point is due to the recovery of the skeleton after unloading whereas the medulla is not squeezed out but absorbed into the pores by suction.     

Prediction Analysis on Equivalent Resilient Modulus of Clay Subgrade of Water Network Intensive Areas

According to unsaturated soil basic theories, equilibrium moisture of clay subgrade is predicted based on the updated studies of soil suction and soil water characteristic curve. Also, the bilinearity constitutive experience model of resilient modulus of clay soil is presented by triaxial repeated loading tests in laboratory. Using above mentioned results, a prediction method of equivalent resilient modulus of clay subgrade is established by comprehensively considering subgrade moisture and stress condition. Then, based on the concrete engineering, the prediction function of equivalent resilient modulus of the clay subgrade is provided by taking ground water table and subgrade height as centers. Compared with the results of other traditional testing methods on the same test road, the new prediction method may be used in practice. The results provide new perspectives and standpoints to determine the equivalent resilient modulus mechanics features of clay subgrade structure from two aspects of equilibrium moisture and stress condition.     

Analysis on Mechanism of Drain and Consolidation of Super Soft Soil

The ground treatment method for very soft soil do not satisfy the enineering needs presently. This paper studies the drain and consolidation mechanism for ground treatment method improvement of the super soft soil. It aims to obtain some varying laws of engineering properties during the super soft soil consolidated. By quantities of test data, the varying laws of the porosity, permeability, compressibility, consolidation properties and pore pressure, and their varying micro_mechanism during the seepage and consolidation of super soft soil are initially studied. Some mechanism of permeation and consolidation of super soft soil are ascertained. It concludes that the varying laws of above engineering properties is related each other, and the governing mechanism are the varying laws of the porosity and the pore pressure.     

Numerical Simulation and Field Monitoring Research of Reinforcement Range of Soft Ground on One Side Road Widening Project

As one of common reinforcement measure, cement mix pile is widely used in soft ground treatment of road widen project, while relevant studies on reinforcement range is insufficient. According to the one side road widening project, the cross-section of deep soft ground is analyzed. When fill is simplified as trapezoid load, the conclusion that reinforcement depth of cement mix pile should greater than load breadth can be gained by addition stress distribution. Based on the numerical simulation of different reinforcement measures, the slope stability, road settlement and horizontal deformation are influenced greatly by reinforcement range. Comparison research indicates that when the soft ground from slope toe to road shoulder is strengthened, the improvement effect is obvious. The numerical simulation and field monitoring resules show that reinforcement measure is suitable. Meanwhile, this study can provide reference to similar project.     

Analysis on Wind-induced Dynamic Response of Arched Corrugated Metal Roof

It is generally considered that the seismic response of arched corrugated metal roof is not the control factor of structure design because of its light dead weight, but the wind-induced dynamic response on the structure is significant, so more attention must be paid to it. First, the wind simulation of the structure by AR model is carried out. Then, the TRANS method in the ANSYS is used to calculate the dynamic responses in time domain to compare the results with those in frequency domain in order to verify the validity of the two methods.