格栅条带式加筋胎面挡土墙变形性能数值计算

采用土工格栅加筋的方法提高废旧轮胎挡墙的承载性能,促进废旧轮胎挡墙的推广应用,通过数值计算方法分析了不同墙顶荷载下有无土工格栅加筋的废旧轮胎挡墙的水平变形与竖向沉降反应特征,得出铺设土工格栅加筋的方法可显著减小墙体的水平变形和竖向沉降,提高废旧轮胎挡墙结构的承载能力,随着外荷载的增加,墙体变形模式依次呈凹凸微小变化型、“弯弓”型、“似弯弓”型和“鼓腮”型和直线型。考虑土工格栅的加筋长度、竖向加筋间距以及格栅加筋刚度3种因素对废旧轮胎+土工格栅加筋土挡墙的水平变形的影响,得出在废旧轮胎加筋土挡墙设计中,建议土工格栅的加筋长度选取范围为0.5H～0.7H,土工格栅竖向间距的选取范围为0.4 m~0.7 m,格栅刚度不宜大于5 000 kN/m。     

Centrifuge model study on geogrid reinforced soil walls with marginal backfills with and without chimney sand drain

The objective of this paper is to investigate the performance of geogrid reinforced soil walls with panel facing using marginal backfill with and without chimney sand drain subjected to seepage. A series of centrifuge model tests were performed at 40 gravities using a 4.5 m radius large beam centrifuge facility available at IIT Bombay. The results revealed that a geogrid reinforced soil wall with low stiffness geogrid and without any chimney drain experienced a catastrophic failure due to excess pore water pressure that developed in the reinforced and backfill zones at the onset of seepage. In comparison, a soil wall reinforced with stiff geogrid layers was found to perform effectively even at the onset of seepage. Provision of chimney sand drain effectively decreased pore water pressure not only at the wall toe but also at mid-distance from toe of the wall and thereby resulted in enhancing the wall performance under the effect of seepage forces. However, a local piping failure was observed near the toe region of the wall. The observed centrifuge test results were further analysed by performing seepage and stability analyses to evaluate the effect of thickness of sand layer in a chimney drain. An increase in thickness of sand layer in chimney drain was found to improve the discharge values and thereby enhancing the factor of safety against piping near the toe region. Based on the analysis and interpretation of centrifuge test results, it can be concluded that marginal soil can be used as a backfill in reinforced soil walls provided, it has geogrid layers of adequate stiffness and/or proper chimney drain configuration.     

Centrifuge model studies on the performance of soil walls reinforced with sand-cushioned geogrid layers

This paper is to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulating geogrid layers within thin sand layers, for enhancing the deformation behavior of vertical reinforced soil walls constructed with marginal backfills. Centrifuge model tests were performed on vertical soil walls, reinforced with geogrid layers, using a 4.5 m radius large beam centrifuge available at IIT Bombay at 40 gravities. The backfill conditions, height of soil wall, reinforcement length, and reinforcement spacing, were kept constant in all the tests. A wrap-around technique was used to represent flexible facing. Three different geogrid types with varying stiffness were used in the present study. The walls were instrumented with vertical linear variable differential transformers to monitor surface settlements during the tests. Marker-based digital image analysis technique was used to determine face movements and distribution of geogrid strain along the wall height. The deformation behavior of soil walls, reinforced with geogrid layers encapsulated in thin layers of sand, were compared against a base model having no sand-cushioned geogrid layers. Provision of sand-cushioned geogrid layers and increase in geogrid stiffness were found to limit normalized face movements (S_f/H), normalized crest settlements (S_c/H), and change in maximum peak reinforcement strain (dε_pmax). Sand-cushioned geogrid layers were also found to limit the development of tension cracks behind and within the reinforced zone. Significant reduction in rate of maximum face movement (dS_fmax/dt) and rate of maximum peak reinforcement strain (dε_pmax/dt) was observed, with an increase in value of normalized reinforcement stiffness (J_g/γH²) of geogrid layers. The analysis and interpretation of centrifuge model tests on soil walls, constructed with marginal backfills and reinforced with sand-cushioned geogrid layers, indicate that their performance is superior to the walls without sand-cushioned geogrid layers.     

软土地基加筋土挡墙数值模拟及稳定性探讨

 对一软土地基加筋土挡墙建立二维数值模型,模拟其在分级堆载情况下挡墙和地基内的沉降、水平位移、土压力,以及土工格栅轴向应变的变化规律,模拟结果与现场实测结果基本吻合。采用有限元强度折减法计算的挡墙稳定性和滑裂面位置与实测情况一致,表现为深层滑动失稳。模拟和实测的各层筋材最大应变出现在距墙面4～6 m的位置,与目前土工合成材料加筋挡墙设计理论的朗肯破坏面位置不同,其原因是目前的挡墙设计理论基于刚性地基假定,未考虑地基变形对筋材应变分布及稳定性的影响。采用该数值模型探讨加长挡墙底部筋材对其稳定性的影响,得出挡墙稳定性与底部筋材加长长度和层数关系密切。得到的挡墙稳定性与筋材加长长度和层数的关系曲线,对于软土地基加筋土挡墙设计有指导意义。     

Performance of a Preloaded-Prestressed Geogrid-Reinforced Soil Pier for a Railway Bridge

A new construction method, called “the preloaded and prestressed reinforced soil method”, proposed in this paper, aims at making reinforced backfill structures very stiff and stable. To make the deformation of a reinforced backfill nearly elastic, sufficiently large preload is first applied by introducing tension into metallic tie rods that penetrate the reinforced backfill and are connected to top and bottom reaction blocks. High tensile force in the tie rods functions as prestress, increasing the confining pressure in the backfill and thus keeping the stiffness and shear strength of the backfill soil sufficiently high. In 1996, in northern Kyushu, Japan, a prototype pier of preloaded and prestressed geogrid reinforced backfill was constructed for the first time to support a pair of simple beam girders for a temporary railway bridge. An abutment of geogrid-reinforced soil retaining wall, which was neither preloaded nor prestressed, was also constructed for the same bridge by otherwise the same construction method. The behaviours of the pier and the abutment were measured during the construction and the service period of about four and a half years and subsequently full-scale loading tests were performed. It is shown that the geogrid-reinforced backfill pier became substantially stiffer against static and dynamic load by having been preloaded and being prestressed when compared to the geogrid- reinforced backfill abutment.     

土工格栅加筋挡土墙支护性能敏感参数分析

对某工程土工格栅加筋挡土墙支护结构采用分离式有限元法建立模型,对加筋挡土墙进行计算,对影响加筋挡土墙工作性能的填土性质、加筋间距、加筋长度和筋材弹性模量等敏感参数进行分析,通过计算并和实际监测数据进行对比分析,得出其侧向变形敏感参数对其侧向变形的影响规律,为相关工程土工格栅加筋挡土墙的设计和施工提供参考依据。     

水平地震作用下双级加筋土挡墙格栅应变及破裂面分析

基于大型振动台模型试验,研究水平地震荷载作用下双级土工格栅加筋土挡墙的格栅应变和潜在破裂面规律。用福建砂作为回填砂、混凝土砌块作为挡墙和土工格栅作为筋材构成了试验模型。模型高度1.8 m。输入地震波为卧龙波和EL-Centro波,共9个试验工况。试验结果表明,随着峰值加速度增大,应变值增大,且应变最大值点向土体内部扩展。潜在破裂面随峰值加速度增加逐渐向土体内部扩展。综合已有破裂面计算方法,提出了考虑平台宽度的双级折线型破裂面模型,模型可为双级加筋土挡墙设计计算提供参考。     

Centrifuge and numerical model studies on the behaviour of geogrid reinforced soil walls with marginal backfills with and without geocomposite layers

The aim of this paper is to study the effect of geocomposite layers as internal drainage system on the behaviour of geogrid reinforced soil walls with marginal backfills using centrifuge and numerical modelling. A series of centrifuge model tests were carried out using a 4.5 m radius beam centrifuge facility available at IIT Bombay. A seepage condition was imposed to all models to simulate rising ground water condition. Displacement and pore water pressure transducers were used to monitor the performance of all centrifuge models. A geogrid reinforced soil wall without any geocomposite layer experienced catastrophic failure soon after applying seepage due to the development of excess pore water pressure within the reinforced soil zone of the wall. In comparison, reinforced soil wall with two geocomposite layers at the bottom portion of the wall was found to have a good performance at the onset of seepage and by embedding four geocomposite layers up to the mid-height of the wall from bottom as a result of lowering phreatic surface much more effectively. For analysing further the observed behaviour of centrifuge model tests, stability and seepage analysis were conducted using SLOPE/W and SEEP/W software packages. A good agreement was found between the results of numerical analysis and observation made in centrifuge tests. The effect of number of geocomposite layers as well as its transmissivity was further analysed using parametric study. The results of parametric study revealed that the number of geocomposite layers plays a main role on the good performance of the geogrid reinforced soil walls with marginal backfill.     

Enhanced performance of reinforced soil walls by the inclusion of short fiber

This paper presents the effects of the inclusion of short fiber in sandy silt (SM) soil on the performance of reinforced walls. The inclusion of short fiber in soil is expected to increase soil strength and improve stability when it is used as the backfill material. Short fiber of 60 mm length was used and the mixing ratio of the fiber was 0.2% by weight of the soil. The finite element method was used to examine the influence of the reinforced short fiber on reinforced walls. The vertical and horizontal earth pressure, displacement and settlement of the wall face were analyzed. These results were compared to the measured results from two full-scale tests. It is shown that use of short fiber reinforced soil increases the stability of the wall and decreases the earth pressures and displacements of the wall. This effect is more significant when short fiber soil is used in combination with geogrid.     

Seismic behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced retaining walls backfilled with cohesive soil

This study investigates the seismic performance of geosynthetic-reinforced modular block retaining walls backfilled with cohesive, fine grained clay-sand soil mixture. Shaking table tests were performed for three ½ scaled (wall height 190 cm) and ¼ scaled model walls to investigate the effects of backfill type, the influence of reinforcement length and reinforcement stiffness effects. The El Centro and Kobe earthquake records of varying amplitudes were used as base acceleration. Displacement of the front wall, accelerations at different locations, strains on the reinforcements, and the visual observations of the facing and the backfill surface were used to evaluate the seismic performance of model walls. The model walls were subjected to rigorous shaking and the walls did not exhibit any stability problems or signs of impending failure. The maximum deformations observed on the models with cohesive backfill was less than half of the deformation of the sand model. The load transfers between the geogrid and cohesive soil was comparable to that of sand and hence the needed reinforcement length was similar as well. As a result; the model walls with cohesive backfills performed within acceptable limits under seismic loading conditions when compared with granular backfilled counterparts.     

Sliding stability and lateral displacement analysis of reinforced soil retaining walls

Field observations have demonstrated that reinforced soil retaining walls generally have superior seismic performance when compared to traditional gravity retaining walls. However, current design guidelines for reinforced soil retaining walls are typically based on pseudo-static methods of analysis, which involve simplifying assumptions. For instance, the reinforced zone is usually assumed as a rigid body in external stability calculations. As a result, the influences of reinforcement arrangement and properties on the sliding stability and displacement of the wall cannot be accounted for in their design. Additionally, the soil shear strength is assumed to be constant in conventional displacement calculations using the Newmark sliding block method. In this paper, an analysis method is proposed to determine the yield acceleration and lateral displacement of reinforced soil walls that includes soil shear strength mobilization and a two-part wedge planar failure mechanism. The proposed method is validated against the results of laboratory model tests, and influences of factors such as ground acceleration coefficients, and reinforcement and backfill properties on the stability of the wall are examined.     

A performance summary of reinforced soil structures in the greater Los Angeles area after the Northridge earthquake

This paper contains a summary of observations on segmental retaining walls and geogrid reinforced soil slopes which were subjected to the shaking of the Northridge earthquake. Eleven structures were visually examined for evidence of distress resulting from the earthquake. The structures highlighted provide a wide range of slope and wall systems using commercially available and widely marketed products. Specific details of two structures located within 35 km (22 miles) of the epicenter and subjected to strong ground motions are discussed. General comments on their construction and performance are provided. It is concluded from the survey that reinforced soil structures perform excellently even when subjected to seismic loads far in excess of those.for which they were designed.     

土工格栅在边坡加固工程中的应用实例

阐述了土工格栅加筋挡土墙作为一种新型的柔性支挡结构,具有工期快(短)、投资省、适应力强等优点,着重分析了其原理,并结合具体的边坡治理工程实例,对其设计方式及施工方法作了简单介绍,并与传统的边坡治理手段在经济上进行了分析与对比,其成果显示土工格栅加筋挡土墙节省投资近1/4。     

Use of Compressible Expanded Polystyrene Blocks and Geogrids for Retaining Wall Structures

The use of a compressible layer such as expanded polystyrene blocks behind a rigid retaining wall and geogrid layers embedded in a dense granular backfill is examined as a reinforcement technique for retaining wall structures. The mobile model retaining walls adjacent to reinforced model specimens are subjected to different surcharge pressures, and are caused to move laterally to measure the lateral earth pressure during the wall movement. The coefficients of earth pressure at rest and active earth pressure are carefully inferred from test results. Three series of tests are conducted; one test series with expanded polystyrene blocks installed behind the wall, another with geogrid layers embedded within model specimens, and the last series with expanded polystyrene blocks installed behind the wall and geogrid layers fixed between two adjacent expanded polystyrene blocks and embedded within model specimens. The reductions in the earth pressure at rest and the active earth pressure due to various patterns of reinforcement are interpreted in relation to the concept of controlled yielding of compressible expanded polystyrene blocks, tensile strains induced along geogrid layers, fixity between expanded polystyrene blocks and geogrid layers, and a facing unit consisting of expanded polystyrene blocks.     

DIA of centrifuge model tests on geogrid reinforced soil walls with low-permeable backfills subjected to rainfall

Geogrid reinforced soil walls (GRSWs) constructed using low-permeable backfills often experience failures when subjected to rainfall. The objective of this paper is to employ centrifuge modelling to investigate the effect of geogrid types on the performance of GRSW models constructed with low-permeable backfill, when subjected to rainfall intensity of 10 mm/h. A 4.5 m radius large beam centrifuge facility was used, and rainfall was simulated using a custom-designed rainfall simulator at 40 gravities. Digital Image Analysis (DIA) was employed to understand the deformation behaviour of GRSWs with low stiffness geogrid layers with and without drainage provision subjected to rainfall. Additionally, the effect of varying stiffness of geogrid reinforcement layers across the height of GRSW was also investigated. The interpretation of DIA helped to quantify displacement vector fields, face movements, surface settlement profiles and geogrid strain distribution with depth. Irrespective of drainage provision, GRSWs reinforced with low stiffness geogrid layers experienced a catastrophic failure at the onset of rainfall. However, GRSW reinforced with geogrid layers of varying stiffness was observed to perform well. This study demonstrates the effective use of DIA of GRSWs subjected to rainfall along with centrifuge-based physical model testing.     

Independent Reinforced Soil Structure with Pile Foundation—Piled Geo-Wall: An Experimental Study on the Application to Seismic Measure for Embankment—

Our aim in this study was to achieve an independent reinforced soil structure with pile foundation that can be applied to such structures as earth retaining walls and countermeasures against the collapse of embankments or rockfall impact built on narrow construction sites, such as on slopes. In order to confirm the effectiveness of the application of pile foundation to reinforced soil structures by geogrid for improvement of the lateral resistance of the structure and to investigate the interaction between pile and reinforced soil structure, a dynamic centrifuge model test (25 G) was carried out. Two geogrid reinforced soil, one with piles and one without, were used in a countermeasure to reduce the deformation of a road embankment built on a slope in the event of an earthquake, and the effectiveness of the pile foundation to the reinforced soil structure was considered with regard to it affected the road surface. The details and the results of the dynamic centrifuge model test, as well as the interaction between pile and reinforced soil structure are described, and the effectiveness of the application of pile foundation to reinforced soil structure is discussed in this paper.     

土工格栅加筋土挡墙现场试验分析

通过埋设水平土压力盒、柔性位移计,对模块式土工格栅加筋土挡土墙墙后的水平土压力和格栅水平变形进行了系统监测,采用加筋组合法对加筋土挡墙的土压力进行了计算,与实测、交系数法所得数据对比分析,得出采用该方法计算的土压力更能合理地解释工作状态下加筋土挡墙的土压力分布规律;对比分析了施工阶段和竣工后格栅的应变,得出拉筋应变主要发生在施工阶段,工后应变较小,并结合试验结果,提出了关于施工控制的相关建议.     

奥林匹克水上公园填方工程的试验研究

奥运水上公园工程中,静水赛道开挖出大量的砂质粉土和粉细砂,而又必须将这些工程特性极差的土料用于动水赛道的填筑。本文通过室内试验研究了以不同掺量的水泥、粉煤灰作为加固剂,养护不同龄期后砂质粉土的物理力学特性;通过现场足尺试验研究了水泥加固土填方和加筋挡土墙的性能;通过试验选择了合理的施工方式,为大面积正式施工做准备。结果表明:水泥加固后,砂质粉土的强度明显提高,其中粘聚力提高尤为明显;搅拌机拌和的均匀性要高于圆盘耙拌和;正常工作状态下,挡土墙中土工格栅的拉力大小只相当于其极限抗拉强度的2.1~15.9%,采用土工格栅加筋挡土墙具有较高的安全系数。     

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。     

两种加筋土挡墙的动力特性比较及抗震设计建议

为分析比较条带式和包裹式加筋土挡墙的地震动力响应特征,开展了两种加筋土挡墙模型的大型振动台试验.结合震害调查的结果,发现砌块式加筋土挡墙在地震作用下的破坏模式主要表现为局部砌块的松动变形,很少会出现整体垮塌的情况.相比条带式加筋土挡墙,包裹式加筋土挡墙在地震作用下产生的变形量要小.在相同地震量级作用下,包裹式加筋土挡墙相应部位的水平加速度放大系数要小于条带式加筋土挡墙,但峰值动土压力却要比条带式加筋土挡墙大,这是因为包裹式加筋土挡墙面板在地震作用下的变形量小,对土体的约束能力强所致.因此,在抗震设防区,特别是是高地震烈度区进行加筋土挡墙的选型时,包裹式加筋土挡墙应作为一种优选结构.分析认为加筋土挡墙的抗震设计除了要进行整体稳定性的验算外,还应注重墙体变形量的控制,加筋土挡墙在地震作用下的最大变形量应小于允许的变形量.为维持线路的正常使用,加筋土挡墙的变形指数应控制在4%以内.若验算得到的变形量超出允许值,可采取增大墙后填土的压实度和增加拉筋长度,以及加厚墙体和降低墙体坡率等措施.