Studies conducted over several decades have shown that the freeze-thaw cycles are a process of energy input and output in soil, which help drive the formation of soil structure, through water expansion by crystallizat...Studies conducted over several decades have shown that the freeze-thaw cycles are a process of energy input and output in soil, which help drive the formation of soil structure, through water expansion by crystallization and the movement of water and salts by thermal gradients. However, most of these studies are published in Russian or Chinese and are less accessible to international researchers. This review brought together a wide range of studies on the effects of freezing and thawing on soil structure. The following findings are summarized： i） soil structure after freeze-thaw cycles changes considerably and the changes are due to the mechanical fragmentation of soil coarse mineral particles and the aggregation of soil fine particles; ii） the particle size of soil becomes homogeneous and the variation in soil structure weakens as the number of freeze-thaw cycles increases; iii） in the freezing process of soil, an important principle in the variation of soil particle bonding is presented as： condensation →aggregation→ crystallization; iv） the freeze-thaw cycling process has a strong effect on soil structure by changing the granulometric composition of mineral particles and structures within the soil. The freeze-thaw cycling process strengthens particle bonding, which causes an overall increase in aggregate stability of soil, showing a process from destruction to reconstruction.展开更多
岩石的变形及破坏是高寒地区较为常见的工程地质问题,为了揭示岩石在冻融环境下的损伤及变形破坏演化深层规律,选取西藏如美水电站中坝址右岸出露的英安岩为研究对象进行深入分析。首先利用扫描电镜-X射线能谱仪(scanning electron micr...岩石的变形及破坏是高寒地区较为常见的工程地质问题,为了揭示岩石在冻融环境下的损伤及变形破坏演化深层规律,选取西藏如美水电站中坝址右岸出露的英安岩为研究对象进行深入分析。首先利用扫描电镜-X射线能谱仪(scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer,SEM-EDS)对英安岩进行矿物成分分析,随后开展单轴压缩试验并结合相关、偏相关分析确定对试样力学特性影响最大的矿物成分。通过模拟研究区真实的冻融环境开展冻融循环试验,结合不同冻融次数下试样物理性质及细观结构的变化情况进行深入分析并采用数值仿真模拟重现冻融循环过程中试样内部温度及应力应变的演化特征,揭示英安岩冻融损伤劣化的力学机理。研究结果表明:英安岩呈现脆性破坏主要是由斜长石和石英的损伤劣化所引起的,其中斜长石和石英矿物晶体间产生的脆性裂纹以及两者游离态晶体颗粒的析出是英安岩劣化微裂隙扩展的关键因素,沿石英和斜长石晶体晶界结构所产生的脆性断裂是英安岩细观损伤延伸扩展的主要形式。数值模拟结果表明:冻融循环过程中英安岩内部的温度变化响应及分布形态主要受细观结构控制,裂隙端部所产生的拉应力及剪应力集中区是裂隙延伸扩展的力学基础。展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41301070)the National Key Basic Research Program(973 Program) of China (No.2012CB026106)+2 种基金the West Light Program for Talent Cultivation of Chinese Academy of Sciences(toDr.ZHANG Ze)the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,China Ministry of Education(to Dr.ZHANG Ze)the Scientific and Technical Projects of the Transport Department of Gansu Province,China(No.2014-03)
文摘Studies conducted over several decades have shown that the freeze-thaw cycles are a process of energy input and output in soil, which help drive the formation of soil structure, through water expansion by crystallization and the movement of water and salts by thermal gradients. However, most of these studies are published in Russian or Chinese and are less accessible to international researchers. This review brought together a wide range of studies on the effects of freezing and thawing on soil structure. The following findings are summarized： i） soil structure after freeze-thaw cycles changes considerably and the changes are due to the mechanical fragmentation of soil coarse mineral particles and the aggregation of soil fine particles; ii） the particle size of soil becomes homogeneous and the variation in soil structure weakens as the number of freeze-thaw cycles increases; iii） in the freezing process of soil, an important principle in the variation of soil particle bonding is presented as： condensation →aggregation→ crystallization; iv） the freeze-thaw cycling process has a strong effect on soil structure by changing the granulometric composition of mineral particles and structures within the soil. The freeze-thaw cycling process strengthens particle bonding, which causes an overall increase in aggregate stability of soil, showing a process from destruction to reconstruction.
