地震作用下模块式面板土工合成材料加筋土挡墙的内部稳定分析

由于造价低廉,性能优良且外表美观,模块式面板土工合成材料加筋土挡墙在我国交通及城建等领域有着广泛的应用前景。大量的工程实践证明,土工合成材料加筋土挡墙的抗震性能良好,但仍有必要进行合理的抗震设计,而内部稳定校核是加筋土挡墙抗震设计的一个重要环节,它一定程度上决定了高烈度地震区加筋土挡墙的配筋方式及配筋密度。应用非线性动力有限元法分析不同加筋长度、加筋间距及不同地震作用下模块式土工合成材料加筋土挡墙在地震作用下的内部稳定,研究了筋材蠕变对加筋土挡墙动力内部稳定的影响,并将有限元分析的结果与国外规范建议的内部稳定校核结果进行比较。研究结果表明,在正常配筋密度条件下,各层筋材最大内力的位置与规范建议的位置有一定的区别,墙体下部更加远离面板;且筋材的最大内力沿高度的分布与该规范计算结果差别较大;而筋材蠕变使筋材的内力出现重分布。     

采用K–刚度法设计的模块式加筋土挡墙数值模拟

基于一采用K–刚度法设计的模块式加筋土挡墙建立有限差分数值模型,并采用界面双曲线模型真实模拟底层模块–水平基座界面及水平基座–地基界面,研究实际模块式加筋土挡墙在工作应力下的性状,并进一步分析墙趾界面剪切特性。结果表明:数值计算的挡墙筋材应变分布、填土中各层筋材最大拉力、墙面筋材连接力和墙面最大位移值与实测值比较吻合;K–刚度法计算的填土中筋材最大拉力值与数值模拟和实测值吻合较好,但墙面连接处筋材因受地基沉降和填土压实产生的下拉力影响而大于填土中筋材最大拉力,故K–刚度法不能用于墙面筋材连接力的验算;相较于刚性地基,压缩性地基上模块式加筋土挡墙的墙趾正应力系数较大,而墙趾承担荷载比例较小;尽管基座–地基界面剪切刚度较模块–基座界面小很多,由于其承受的剪应力也很小,墙趾并不会沿着基座–地基界面发生滑移破坏,模块–基座界面对挡墙墙趾起到主要的约束作用。     

加筋土挡墙的抗震性能研究现状

首先,简述了加筋土挡墙比天然地基及普通挡土墙具有更好的抗震性能,对加筋土挡墙抗震性能的主要影响因素进行了综述,包括:筋材长度和筋材层间距、回填土性质、地震系数等。同时也指出,加筋土挡墙在地震烈度较大时也会发生破坏。最后,根据对加筋土挡墙抗震性能研究的结果指出,可以通过进一步的研究来定量评价加筋土挡墙的抗震能力,同时了解地震过程中的筋土耦合问题,综合考虑水平地震加速度(ah)和竖向地震加速度(av)对加筋土抗震性能的影响。     

静动载下筋材变化对加筋土挡墙性能影响分析

为了研究动静荷载下,加筋长度及筋材类型变化对加筋土挡墙工作性能的影响,进行了7种工况下的加筋土挡墙模型试验,对比分析了加筋土挡墙的水平土压力、水平土压力系数、墙面水平位移和加载板竖向沉降及筋材应变等参数的发展规律。试验结果表明:动载下加筋土挡墙筋材应变随着加载时间的增长、加筋长度的减小、位置高度的增加而增大,且顶层筋材应变远远大于其他层;加筋长度及筋材横肋的减少明显降低挡墙的承载性能,格栅横肋减少导致挡墙极限承载力降低18% ,加筋长度减少使面板水平位移最大增大了2.2倍;与静载作用下相比,动载下土工格栅的侧向约束作用及网兜效应能够得到更好地发挥。     

加筋土挡墙平移破坏条件下筋材长度拟动力计算方法

加筋土挡墙抗震设计通常采用拟静力方法,然而此方法不能展现地震荷载的动力特性,而使得设计往往过于保守。为了能够较好地模拟地震荷载的动力特性,尽量避免拟静力方法的一些不足,本文采用拟动力方法对平移破坏模式下加筋土挡墙抗震设计的筋材长度计算公式进行推求。研究结果表明,最小筋材长度随着地震系数或土体放大系数的增大而增大,而随着加筋土-后填土之间摩擦角或加筋土-地基界面摩擦角的增大而减小。本文的研究将为加筋土挡墙抗震设计提供更加合理与经济的最小筋材长度。     

水平静–动荷载作用下加筋土挡墙变形破坏机制研究

实际工程中加筋土挡墙除承受竖向荷载作用,还承受着水平向的静荷载和冲击荷载作用。鉴于此,对水平静–动荷载作用下的加筋土挡墙进行室内模型试验,分别对挡墙变形、水平土压力、筋材应变及潜在破裂面进行归纳和总结,探究其变形破坏机制。结果表明:减小加筋间距、增大筋材长度可增强加筋土挡墙的稳定性,并有利于控制变形,对于抵抗冲击荷载作用,增加筋材长度更为有效;加筋土挡墙在水平静荷载作用下变形和土压力均呈渐进式发展,但在各级冲击荷载作用下,其变形和土压力均发生明显的"阶梯式"突变;静、动荷载作用下筋材应变均呈现单峰值状态,总体上部大、下部小,与挡墙变形一致;与竖向荷载破坏模式不同,当筋长为0.75H(H为墙高)时,静、动荷载作用下加筋土挡墙均表现为加筋区末端破坏,但筋长增加至1.5H时,静、动荷载下挡墙破坏模式不同。研究成果不但为水平荷载作用下加筋土挡墙的设计研究提供依据和参考,同时还可丰富加筋土理论。     

弹性索理论在加筋土挡墙结构设计中的应用研究

在差异沉降现象下,现阶段关于加筋土挡墙面板与筋材连接处的结点应力及筋材的变形情况的研究尚少。例如软土地区地基较软处加筋土挡墙易发生差异沉降,其相关理论的不完善也导致了加筋土挡墙的区域适用性降低。为完善加筋土挡墙的设计理论,运用弹性索理论为理论基础,以加筋土挡墙面板与筋材的连接处为研究对象,结合现有的加筋土挡墙变形及其土压力计算理论,提出了一套差异沉降下加筋土挡墙筋材应力分布及其变形曲线的计算方法。通过理论分析,并结合室内模型试验数据验证了该方法的可行性和准确性。该方法具有计算简便,适用广泛等特点,能够较好地解释面板与筋材连接处的破坏形式,对完善加筋土挡墙的设计理论,特别是沉降控制设计方面具有一定的意义。     

加筋土挡墙倾覆破坏条件下筋材长度拟动力计算方法

拟动力方法能够较好地模拟地震荷载的动力特性,且能够避免拟静力方法的一些不足,本文采用此种方法对倾覆破坏模式下加筋土挡墙抗震设计的筋材长度计算公式进行推求。研究结果表明,最小筋材长度随着地震系数或土体放大系数的增大而增大,而随着加筋土-后填土之间摩擦角的增大而减小。本文的研究期望为加筋土挡墙抗震设计提供更加合理与经济的最小筋材长度。     

面板倾角对模块式面板加筋土挡墙筋材内力的影响

土工合成材料加筋土挡墙具有良好的力学性能和优越的经济性等优点,在国内外得到了越来越广泛的应用。然而,众多加筋土挡墙的试验数据表明,对加筋土挡墙受力机理的理论研究是滞后于工程建设实践的。针对筋材内力计算这一重要问题,研究了面板倾角对加筋土挡墙筋材内力的影响。首先,以RMC试验挡墙为原型,验证了数值模拟方法的有效性;然后,利用数值模拟方法,分析了不同工况下,加筋土挡墙内竖向土压力和筋材应变随着面板倾角增大的变化趋势。数值模拟结果表明,筋材内力随着加筋土挡墙面板倾角的增大而降低。在数值研究结果的基础上,从潜在滑动面附近土单元应力状态及滑动楔形体的平衡两个方面分析了面板倾角的作用机理,定位了填土竖向土压力以及面板基底水平摩擦阻力两个影响筋材内力的关键因素。     

软弱地基刚/柔性组合墙面加筋土挡墙数值模拟

 基于软弱地基刚/柔性组合墙面加筋土挡墙离心模型试验,建立原型挡墙三维精细化有限差分数值模型,探讨挡墙在上覆荷载作用下的性状及受力机制。研究结果表明,数值模型计算结果与离心模型试验结果吻合较好,显示该型挡墙具有很好的承载性能,能适应软弱地基的大变形;挡墙在上覆荷载下产生的变形增量和结构受力与填土内部潜在滑移面位置密切相关,当潜在滑移面位置超过连接件埋深范围时,连接件作用降低,使得挡墙变形和筋材拉力增量明显增大,不均匀沉降显著,而刚性墙面墙背水平土压力和连接件拉力减小;由于“张力膜效应”,下面布置有连接件的筋材较下面无连接件的筋材,其拉力要大一些;上覆荷载引起的作用在组合墙面上的水平荷载可采用朗肯主动土压力计算,设计上,宜按连接件多承担水平荷载考虑。     

双面加筋路堤的地震动力响应分析

双面加筋路堤作为加筋土挡土墙的一种衍生结构,沿袭了加筋土挡土墙优良的抗震性能,被广泛应用于道路建设工程,然而国内外关于双面加筋路堤的抗震设计还不够完善,采用的基于极限平衡法的抗震设计仍存在诸多问题。采用基于PLAXIS软件的有限元分析方法,对双面加筋路堤进行了较为全面的动力特性分析,结果表明,地震作用下双面加筋路堤的各层筋材最大内力分布、单侧面板侧移形式及路面沉降形式同单一的加筋土挡土墙表现形式相似;通过对不同宽高比结构筋材内力的分析得出,在地震作用下,加筋区及非加筋区之间存在第二潜在破裂面发育的可能。基于单自由度强迫振动理论及数值分析结果,建立了整体最大筋材内力与地震动及结构参数的关系。     

Analyzing the influence of facing batter on reinforcement loads of reinforced soil walls under working stress conditions

The level of reinforcement loads in a reinforced soil retaining wall is important to its satisfactory operation under working stress conditions since it basically determines the wall deformation. Consequently, proper estimation of the reinforcement load is a necessary step in the service limit-state design of this type of earth retaining structures. In this study, a force equilibrium approach is proposed to quantify the influence of facing batter on the reinforcement loads of reinforced soil walls under working stress conditions. The approach is then combined with a nonlinear elastic approach for GRS walls without batter to estimate the reinforcement loads neglecting toe restraint. The approximate average mobilized soil strength in the retaining wall is employed in the force equilibrium analysis. The predictions of reinforcement loads by the proposed method were compared to the experimental results from four large-scale tests. It is shown that the proposed semianalytical approach has the capacity to reproduce the reinforcement loads with acceptable accuracy. Some remaining issues are also pinpointed.     

Seismic effects on reinforcement load and lateral deformation of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls

Current design methods for the internal stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) walls postulate seismic forces as inertial forces, leading to pseudo-static analyses based on active earth pressure theory, which yields unconservative reinforcement loads required for seismic stability. Most seismic analyses are limited to the determination of maximum reinforcement strength. This study aimed to calculate the distribution of the reinforcement load and connection strength required for each layer of the seismic GRS wall. Using the top-down procedure involves all of the possible failure surfaces for the seismic analyses of the GRS wall and then obtains the reinforcement load distribution for the limit state. The distributions are used to determine the required connection strength and to approximately assess the facing lateral deformation. For sufficient pullout resistance to be provided by each reinforcement, the maximum required tensile resistance is identical to the results based on the Mononobe–Okabe method. However, short reinforcement results in greater tensile resistances in the mid and lower layers as evinced by compound failure frequently occurring in GRS walls during an earthquake. Parametric studies involving backfill friction angle, reinforcement length, vertical seismic acceleration, and secondary reinforcement are conducted to investigate seismic impacts on the stability and lateral deformation of GRS walls.     

Estimation of seismic active earth pressure on reinforced retaining wall using lower bound limit analysis and modified pseudo-dynamic method

Present study estimates seismic active earth pressure on the reinforced retaining wall by combining the lower bound finite element limit analysis and the modified Pseudo-dynamic method. A series of parametric analyses are performed by varying seismic acceleration coefficient, time period of seismic loading, soil friction and dilation angles, reinforcement spacing, length of reinforcement, soil-reinforcement interface, damping ratio of soil, soil-wall interface, wall inclination, and ground inclination. Maximum active earth pressure is exerted when natural time period of reinforced soil matches with the time period of an earthquake. Reinforcement is found to be effective in terms of reducing active earth pressure significantly on the wall subjected to seismic loading. Effectiveness of reinforcement depends upon two factors, namely vertical spacing and soil-reinforcement interface friction angle. For relatively smaller reinforcement spacing, soil-reinforcement behaves like a composite block, which helps to constraint stresses within a small area behind the wall. Maximum tensile resistance is developed when fully rough interface condition is assumed between soil and reinforcement layer. Failure patterns are provided to understand the behaviour of reinforced retaining wall under different time of seismic loading.     

Influence of toe restraint conditions on performance of geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining walls using centrifuge model tests

Current design regulations most often require use of limit equilibrium methods for the internal stability analyses of geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) walls. However, the limit-equilibrium based approaches generally over-predict reinforcement loads for GRS walls when comparing with measured data from full-scale instrumented walls under working stress conditions. Wall toe resistance has an important influence on the performance of GRS walls but is ignored in limit equilibrium-based methods of design. This paper reports centrifuge modelling of GRS walls which have different toe restraint conditions but are otherwise identical. The GRS wall models prepared in this study isolate the influence of wall toe resistance on the performance of walls. Based on measured data from four centrifuge wall model tests, a reduction in wall toe resistance (by reducing the interface shear resistance at the base of the wall facing or removing the soil passive resistance in front of the wall toe or both) induces larger maximum facing deformation and reinforcement strain and load. The results also demonstrate that the wall models with typical toe restraint conditions are most likely operated under working stress conditions while those with poor toe restraint conditions may experience (or be close to reach) a state of limit equilibrium.     

Reinforcement load and deformation mode of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls subject to seismic loading during service life

A Finite Element procedure was used to investigate the reinforcement load and the deformation mode for geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) walls subject to seismic loading during their service life, focusing on those with marginal backfill soils. Marginal backfill soils are hereby defined as filled materials containing cohesive fines with plasticity index (PI) >6, which may exhibit substantial creep under constant static loading before subjected to earthquake. It was found that under strong seismic loading reinforced soil walls with marginal backfills exhibited a distinctive “two-wedge” deformation mode. The surface of maximum reinforcement load was the combined effect of the internal potential failure surface and the outer surface that extended into the retained earth. In the range investigated, which is believed to cover general backfill soils and geosynthetic reinforcements, the creep rates of soils and reinforcements had small influence on the reinforcement load and the “two-wedge” deformation mode, but reinforcement stiffness played a critical role on these two responses of GRS walls. It was also found that the “two-wedge” deformation mode could be restricted if sufficiently long reinforcement was used. The study shows that it is rational to investigate the reinforcement load of reinforced soil walls subject to seismic loading without considering the previous long-term creep.     

Effects of seismic amplification on the stability design of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls

Many researches of geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) walls under earthquakes demonstrate seismic acceleration amplification along the wall height. Current design methods of GRS walls often neglect the amplification effect on seismic stability and could yield an unconservative result. A pseudo-static method based on limit equilibrium (LE) analyses is carried out to calculate the distribution of required tension of seismic GRS walls following a top-down procedure. The connection load between the reinforcement and facing is correspondingly determined by the front-end pullout capacity. The approach assumes that the horizontal seismic acceleration coefficient varies linearly from the bottom to the top of GRS walls. The obtained results of the required tension involving the seismic amplification are in good agreement with other LE results in previous studies. Parametric studies are conducted to investigate the effects of horizontal seismic coefficient, primary and secondary reinforcement lengths and wall batter on the seismic stability of GRS walls. The seismic amplification yields more required reinforcement tension, significantly for the lower layers of the GRS wall subjected to strong earthquakes. In this situation, lengthening the bottom 1/2 of reinforcement layers could reduce the required tension to avoid tensile breakage of the reinforcements.     

One-step analytical method for required reinforcement stiffness of vertical reinforced soil wall with given factor of safety on backfill soil

The selection of geosynthetic reinforcements in the design of geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) retaining walls has been based on the requirement on the long-term strength. However, the mobilized loads in the reinforcements are related to both the reinforcement stiffness and soil deformation, and the desired factor of safety may not exist in the earth structure if they are not properly considered. Therefore, it is also important to take into account the long-term reinforcement stiffness when designing GRS retaining walls. In this study, a simplistic analytical method is proposed to determine the required reinforcement stiffness with given factor of safety on the backfill soil. The method takes into account soil-reinforcement interaction, nonlinear stress-strain behavior of soil, and soil dilatancy. The reinforcement strains predicted by the proposed method were compared to those analyzed by validated nonlinear Finite Element analyses, and close agreement was obtained.     

强地震荷载作用下临水挡土墙的拟动力法稳定性分析

 假设墙后填土破坏面为曲面,用正弦波模拟地震加速度时程曲线,采用拟动力法对临水挡土墙进行稳定性分析,确定了挡土墙和墙后填土所受的阻尼力和惯性力,获得地震荷载作用下挡土墙的被动土压力、抗滑和抗倾覆稳定性系数的封闭形式解析解。定量分析地震加速度、放大系数、墙后填土的物理力学参数和动水压力对挡土墙的滑动位移、挡土墙的抗滑和抗倾覆稳定性系数的影响,得出当地震加速度、放大系数越大,水位越高,内摩擦角越小,临水挡土墙的稳定性越差。