The eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains in China are a typical mountainous region of soil and gravel,where gravel could affect the water movement process in the soil.This study focused on the effects of different...The eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains in China are a typical mountainous region of soil and gravel,where gravel could affect the water movement process in the soil.This study focused on the effects of different gravel contents on the water absorption characteristics and hydraulic parameters of stony soil.The stony soil samples were collected from the eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains in April 2023 and used as the experimental materials to conduct a one-dimensional horizontal soil column absorption experiment.Six experimental groups with gravel contents of 0%,10%,20%,30%,40%,and 50%were established to determine the saturated hydraulic conductivity(K_(s)),saturated water content(θ_(s)),initial water content(θ_(i)),and retention water content(θ_(r)),and explore the changes in the wetting front depth and cumulative absorption volume during the absorption experiment.The Philip model was used to fit the soil absorption process and determine the soil water absorption rate.Then the length of the characteristic wetting front depth,shape coefficient,empirical parameter,inverse intake suction and soil water suction were derived from the van Genuchten model.Finally,the hydraulic parameters mentioned above were used to fit the soil water characteristic curves,unsaturated hydraulic conductivity(K_(θ))and specific water capacity(C(h)).The results showed that the wetting front depth and cumulative absorption volume of each treatment gradually decreased with increasing gravel content.Compared with control check treatment with gravel content of 0%,soil water absorption rates in the treatments with gravel contents of 10%,20%,30%,40%,and 50%decreased by 11.47%,17.97%,25.24%,29.83%,and 42.45%,respectively.As the gravel content increased,inverse intake suction gradually increased,and shape coefficient,K_(s),θ_(s),andθ_(r)gradually decreased.For the same soil water content,soil water suction and K_(θ)gradually decreased with increasing gravel content.At the same soil water suction,C(h)decreased with increasing grav展开更多
The aim of this research was to explain the effects of relative density,mean effective stress,grading characteristics,consolidation stress ratio and initial fabric anisotropy produced during specimen preparation on sh...The aim of this research was to explain the effects of relative density,mean effective stress,grading characteristics,consolidation stress ratio and initial fabric anisotropy produced during specimen preparation on shear wave velocity(Vs).It is shown that the Vs of the consolidated specimens under anisotropic compression stress is greater than that of the consolidated specimens under isotropic or anisotropic extension stress states at a given relative density and effective confining stress.It is also shown that the depositional technique that was used to create reconstituted specimens has important effect on the Vs.A parallel comparison of measured values from the resonant column and bender element tests is also presented.These results of the tests have been employed to develop a generalized relationship for predicting Vs of granular soils.The Vs model is validated using data collected from literatures.Based on the results,it can be conducted that the proposed model has a good performance and is capable of evaluating the Vs of granular soil.展开更多
惠州东江水利枢纽工程闸坝砂砾卵石地基采用振冲碎石桩加固处理,取得了较好的经济效益。对振冲碎石桩复合地基承载力采用载荷试验检测,得出复合地基承载力特征值,并计算出变形模量,为工程设计提供了可靠依据。试验表明:振冲碎石桩复合...惠州东江水利枢纽工程闸坝砂砾卵石地基采用振冲碎石桩加固处理,取得了较好的经济效益。对振冲碎石桩复合地基承载力采用载荷试验检测,得出复合地基承载力特征值,并计算出变形模量,为工程设计提供了可靠依据。试验表明:振冲碎石桩复合地基的承载力特征值为300 k Pa,满足设计要求。就复合地基静载荷试验检测结果进行分析,为同类工程试验检测分析提供了参考。展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32360321)the Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,China(2023AAC03046,2023AAC02018)the Ningxia Key Research and Development Project(2021BEG02011).
文摘The eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains in China are a typical mountainous region of soil and gravel,where gravel could affect the water movement process in the soil.This study focused on the effects of different gravel contents on the water absorption characteristics and hydraulic parameters of stony soil.The stony soil samples were collected from the eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains in April 2023 and used as the experimental materials to conduct a one-dimensional horizontal soil column absorption experiment.Six experimental groups with gravel contents of 0%,10%,20%,30%,40%,and 50%were established to determine the saturated hydraulic conductivity(K_(s)),saturated water content(θ_(s)),initial water content(θ_(i)),and retention water content(θ_(r)),and explore the changes in the wetting front depth and cumulative absorption volume during the absorption experiment.The Philip model was used to fit the soil absorption process and determine the soil water absorption rate.Then the length of the characteristic wetting front depth,shape coefficient,empirical parameter,inverse intake suction and soil water suction were derived from the van Genuchten model.Finally,the hydraulic parameters mentioned above were used to fit the soil water characteristic curves,unsaturated hydraulic conductivity(K_(θ))and specific water capacity(C(h)).The results showed that the wetting front depth and cumulative absorption volume of each treatment gradually decreased with increasing gravel content.Compared with control check treatment with gravel content of 0%,soil water absorption rates in the treatments with gravel contents of 10%,20%,30%,40%,and 50%decreased by 11.47%,17.97%,25.24%,29.83%,and 42.45%,respectively.As the gravel content increased,inverse intake suction gradually increased,and shape coefficient,K_(s),θ_(s),andθ_(r)gradually decreased.For the same soil water content,soil water suction and K_(θ)gradually decreased with increasing gravel content.At the same soil water suction,C(h)decreased with increasing grav
文摘The aim of this research was to explain the effects of relative density,mean effective stress,grading characteristics,consolidation stress ratio and initial fabric anisotropy produced during specimen preparation on shear wave velocity(Vs).It is shown that the Vs of the consolidated specimens under anisotropic compression stress is greater than that of the consolidated specimens under isotropic or anisotropic extension stress states at a given relative density and effective confining stress.It is also shown that the depositional technique that was used to create reconstituted specimens has important effect on the Vs.A parallel comparison of measured values from the resonant column and bender element tests is also presented.These results of the tests have been employed to develop a generalized relationship for predicting Vs of granular soils.The Vs model is validated using data collected from literatures.Based on the results,it can be conducted that the proposed model has a good performance and is capable of evaluating the Vs of granular soil.
文摘惠州东江水利枢纽工程闸坝砂砾卵石地基采用振冲碎石桩加固处理,取得了较好的经济效益。对振冲碎石桩复合地基承载力采用载荷试验检测,得出复合地基承载力特征值,并计算出变形模量,为工程设计提供了可靠依据。试验表明:振冲碎石桩复合地基的承载力特征值为300 k Pa,满足设计要求。就复合地基静载荷试验检测结果进行分析,为同类工程试验检测分析提供了参考。
