Loess is prone to collapse upon wetting due to its open metastable structure,which poses a considerable threat to the environment,construction processes and human life.In this study,double oedometer tests and scanning...Loess is prone to collapse upon wetting due to its open metastable structure,which poses a considerable threat to the environment,construction processes and human life.In this study,double oedometer tests and scanning electron microscopy and mercury intrusion porosimetry analyses were conducted on loess from Yan’an to study the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of loess wetting deformation and the underlying mechanism.The wetting collapse of loess under loading depends on the changes in different microstructure levels and elements.This collapse chain reaction is manifested by the dissipation,scattering and recombination of the cementation,deformation and reorganization of the particles,blocking of the pore channels,decrease in the dominant size and volume of unstable macropores(>14μm)and abundant mesopores(2.5-14μm),increase in the volume of small pores(0.05–2.5μm),and volume contraction at the macroscale.This process is dependent on the initial water content,stress level and wetting degree.These findings can facilitate collapsible loess hazard prevention and geological engineering construction.展开更多
The projected total energy surface(PTES)approach has been developed based on the triaxial projected shell model(TPSM)hybridized with the macroscopic–microscopic method.The total energy of an atomic nucleus is decompo...The projected total energy surface(PTES)approach has been developed based on the triaxial projected shell model(TPSM)hybridized with the macroscopic–microscopic method.The total energy of an atomic nucleus is decomposed into macroscopic,microscopic and rotational terms.The macroscopic and microscopic components are described with the liquid drop model and Strutinsky method,respectively,and the rotational energy is given by the TPSM,the term beyond the mean field.To test theory,the PTES calculations have been carried out for the yrast states of the well deformed rare earth nucleus172W,and the theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data.By using the equilibrium quardrupole deformations(ε2andγ)determined by the PTES,the calculation of the transition quardrupole moment(Qt)in function of spin also reproduces the experimental data.A comparison between the PTES and TRS methods has been made for theoretical and application uses.展开更多
基金supported by the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41790441)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41807234,41907235)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,CHD(300102269203)。
文摘Loess is prone to collapse upon wetting due to its open metastable structure,which poses a considerable threat to the environment,construction processes and human life.In this study,double oedometer tests and scanning electron microscopy and mercury intrusion porosimetry analyses were conducted on loess from Yan’an to study the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of loess wetting deformation and the underlying mechanism.The wetting collapse of loess under loading depends on the changes in different microstructure levels and elements.This collapse chain reaction is manifested by the dissipation,scattering and recombination of the cementation,deformation and reorganization of the particles,blocking of the pore channels,decrease in the dominant size and volume of unstable macropores(>14μm)and abundant mesopores(2.5-14μm),increase in the volume of small pores(0.05–2.5μm),and volume contraction at the macroscale.This process is dependent on the initial water content,stress level and wetting degree.These findings can facilitate collapsible loess hazard prevention and geological engineering construction.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.11047171,11301508,11175258,11021504 and 11275068)the Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.KJCX2-SW-N02)the Key Project of Science and Technology Research of Education Ministry of China (Grant No.209053).
文摘The projected total energy surface(PTES)approach has been developed based on the triaxial projected shell model(TPSM)hybridized with the macroscopic–microscopic method.The total energy of an atomic nucleus is decomposed into macroscopic,microscopic and rotational terms.The macroscopic and microscopic components are described with the liquid drop model and Strutinsky method,respectively,and the rotational energy is given by the TPSM,the term beyond the mean field.To test theory,the PTES calculations have been carried out for the yrast states of the well deformed rare earth nucleus172W,and the theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data.By using the equilibrium quardrupole deformations(ε2andγ)determined by the PTES,the calculation of the transition quardrupole moment(Qt)in function of spin also reproduces the experimental data.A comparison between the PTES and TRS methods has been made for theoretical and application uses.
