Currently,there is a lack of in-situ or model test results for cone penetration tests(CPTs)conducted in deep,dense sand layers under high overburden stresses,restricting the development of empirical relationships betw...Currently,there is a lack of in-situ or model test results for cone penetration tests(CPTs)conducted in deep,dense sand layers under high overburden stresses,restricting the development of empirical relationships between CPT results and the characteristics of such deep,dense sand layers.This study addresses this gap by proposing an empirical relationship to predict the relative density of dense silica sand based on stress level and cone tip resistance.The relationship was developed through CPTs performed in a calibration chamber using dense sand specimens(with relative densities of 74%-91%)subjected to high stresses(under overburden stresses of 0.5-2.0 MPa)and numerical simulations employing the large deformation finite element method.The Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian method was used to regularly regenerate the mesh to prevent soil element distortion around the cone tip.Additionally,the modified Mohr-Coulomb model was integrated to capture the stress-strain behavior of dense silica sand under high stresses.A reasonable agreement was achieved between the numerical and experimental penetration profiles,which verifies the reliability of the numerical model.A sufficient number of parametric analyses were carried out,and then an empirical equation was proposed to establish the relationship between the relative density of dense sand,stress level and cone resistance.The empirical equation provides predictions with acceptable accuracy,as the discrepancies between the predicted and measured relative density values fall within±30%.展开更多
The mechanical properties of bedding rock in cold regions are frequently affected by freeze-thaw(F-T)cycles and ani-sotropy.Research on the mechanical characteristics of rock damage under the combined action of F-T an...The mechanical properties of bedding rock in cold regions are frequently affected by freeze-thaw(F-T)cycles and ani-sotropy.Research on the mechanical characteristics of rock damage under the combined action of F-T and bedding angles is limited,and most traditional rock damage models cannot accurately capture these characteristics.We performed axial compression tests to ex-plore the strength characteristics of bedding slates at the bedding angles ofβ=0°,30°,45°,60°,and 90°under various F-T cycles.The experimental findings suggest that the elastic modulus and uniaxial compressive strength of the slate declined exponentially as the number of F-T cycles increased.Axial compressive strength was characterized by a U-shaped tendency with the bedding angle.This study proposes a damage model for the uniaxial compressive strength of transversely isotropic rock,which integrates the F-T effect,utilizing the enhanced anisotropic Hoek-Brown strength criterion and a statistical damage model.This model was validated using experimental data.This statistical damage model can precisely capture the dual attributes of rock mass strength reduction with F-T cy-cles and variations arising from the loading direction.展开更多
Mechanical properties of hydrate-bearing fine-grained sediments are crucial to effectively mitigate environmental risks caused by artificial and natural decomposition of natural gas hydrates,and the decomposition can ...Mechanical properties of hydrate-bearing fine-grained sediments are crucial to effectively mitigate environmental risks caused by artificial and natural decomposition of natural gas hydrates,and the decomposition can induce laterally confined deformation.To explore the effect of natural gas hydrates on laterally confined compression properties,consolidation tests are conducted on remolded hydrate-free and hydrate-bearing samples by using natural fine-grained sediments collected from the northern South China Sea as the host sediments,and empirical equations are developed based on the analyses of consolidation characteristics.The results show that vertical loading induces a reduction in void ratio,and the reduction increases with decreasing hydrate saturation when samples are subjected to the same vertical stress change.The compression index of samples is about 0.53 whether there is hydrate or not,but the yield stress of samples increases sharply with increasing hydrate saturation once beyond the critical value.The coefficient of volume compression and the coefficient of consolidation of hydrate-bearing samples both increase firstly and then decrease to a relative stable level with increasing vertical stress,and the transition occurs at 200 kPa.The average consolidation degree with elapsed time increases rapidly under low vertical stresses,slowly under median vertical stresses,and under high vertical stresses,the consolidation increases a little faster but still slower than those under low vertical stresses.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42025702,52394251)。
文摘Currently,there is a lack of in-situ or model test results for cone penetration tests(CPTs)conducted in deep,dense sand layers under high overburden stresses,restricting the development of empirical relationships between CPT results and the characteristics of such deep,dense sand layers.This study addresses this gap by proposing an empirical relationship to predict the relative density of dense silica sand based on stress level and cone tip resistance.The relationship was developed through CPTs performed in a calibration chamber using dense sand specimens(with relative densities of 74%-91%)subjected to high stresses(under overburden stresses of 0.5-2.0 MPa)and numerical simulations employing the large deformation finite element method.The Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian method was used to regularly regenerate the mesh to prevent soil element distortion around the cone tip.Additionally,the modified Mohr-Coulomb model was integrated to capture the stress-strain behavior of dense silica sand under high stresses.A reasonable agreement was achieved between the numerical and experimental penetration profiles,which verifies the reliability of the numerical model.A sufficient number of parametric analyses were carried out,and then an empirical equation was proposed to establish the relationship between the relative density of dense sand,stress level and cone resistance.The empirical equation provides predictions with acceptable accuracy,as the discrepancies between the predicted and measured relative density values fall within±30%.
基金supported by the Qingdao Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.862205040054)the International Research Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan(Standard))the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52078093).
文摘The mechanical properties of bedding rock in cold regions are frequently affected by freeze-thaw(F-T)cycles and ani-sotropy.Research on the mechanical characteristics of rock damage under the combined action of F-T and bedding angles is limited,and most traditional rock damage models cannot accurately capture these characteristics.We performed axial compression tests to ex-plore the strength characteristics of bedding slates at the bedding angles ofβ=0°,30°,45°,60°,and 90°under various F-T cycles.The experimental findings suggest that the elastic modulus and uniaxial compressive strength of the slate declined exponentially as the number of F-T cycles increased.Axial compressive strength was characterized by a U-shaped tendency with the bedding angle.This study proposes a damage model for the uniaxial compressive strength of transversely isotropic rock,which integrates the F-T effect,utilizing the enhanced anisotropic Hoek-Brown strength criterion and a statistical damage model.This model was validated using experimental data.This statistical damage model can precisely capture the dual attributes of rock mass strength reduction with F-T cy-cles and variations arising from the loading direction.
基金jointly supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (No.ZR2022YQ54)the Marine S&T Fund of Shandong Province for Laoshan Laboratory (No.2021QNLM020002)the Taishan Scholars Program (No.tsqn202306297)。
文摘Mechanical properties of hydrate-bearing fine-grained sediments are crucial to effectively mitigate environmental risks caused by artificial and natural decomposition of natural gas hydrates,and the decomposition can induce laterally confined deformation.To explore the effect of natural gas hydrates on laterally confined compression properties,consolidation tests are conducted on remolded hydrate-free and hydrate-bearing samples by using natural fine-grained sediments collected from the northern South China Sea as the host sediments,and empirical equations are developed based on the analyses of consolidation characteristics.The results show that vertical loading induces a reduction in void ratio,and the reduction increases with decreasing hydrate saturation when samples are subjected to the same vertical stress change.The compression index of samples is about 0.53 whether there is hydrate or not,but the yield stress of samples increases sharply with increasing hydrate saturation once beyond the critical value.The coefficient of volume compression and the coefficient of consolidation of hydrate-bearing samples both increase firstly and then decrease to a relative stable level with increasing vertical stress,and the transition occurs at 200 kPa.The average consolidation degree with elapsed time increases rapidly under low vertical stresses,slowly under median vertical stresses,and under high vertical stresses,the consolidation increases a little faster but still slower than those under low vertical stresses.
