垃圾填埋场土工合成材料的界面特性试验方法研究

拉拔、直剪、单剪试验常用于材料间界面特性研究,通过对垃圾填埋场中组成复合衬垫的土工膜、土工布和砂土、黏土界面分别进行了土工膜与砂土、土工膜与黏土、土工布与砂土、土工布与黏土的拉拔试验,土工布与砂土、土工膜与黏土的直剪试验及土工网–土工膜–黏土组合界面的单剪试验。研究结果表明:土工合成材料与土界面特性主要取决于土工合成材料的表面性质,直剪和单剪试验得到应力–位移曲线的初始斜率高于拉拔试验;法向应力由低向高变化时控制滑动面也发生了变化,界面特性受到防渗结构层中相邻材料的影响;在3种试验中拉拔试验得到的界面强度包线最高,单剪次之,直剪最低;单剪试验能较合理地模拟垃圾填埋场复合防渗结构的工作条件,建议利用单剪试验技术确定界面的强度参数,直剪试验也是可选择的试验方法。     

垃圾填埋场土工合成材料界面摩擦特性的拉拔试验研究

土工合成材料与填料的界面特性是决定垃圾填埋场中衬垫系统与土工合成材料受力特性的重要因素。选择3种不同种类的土工合成材料,用砂土和黏土为填料,通过拉拔试验研究土工合成材料的界面特性。试验结果表明:界面的峰值剪切强度与峰值位移随着法向应力的增加而增加;土工合成材料与黏土之间的摩擦角较大;填料为砂土时,无纺布与填料间的摩擦角最大,EPDM次之,HDPE最小;当HDPE上下都铺无纺布时,界面的摩擦系数最小。     

水化针刺GCL+GM复合衬里的单剪破坏特征

针刺GCL和HDPE土工膜(GM)广泛应用于填埋场防渗衬里,GCL的内部剪切强度和GCL/GM界面剪切强度是填埋场复合衬里边坡滑移稳定性的控制因素。通过开展不限定剪切破坏面的水化针刺GCL+GM复合衬里大单剪试验,获得了剪切过程中GCL/GM界面位移和GCL内部位移发展规律,分析了GM的糙面分别与GCL的有纺面和无纺面接触时的峰值强度,揭示了GCL+GM复合衬里的整体剪切破坏特征。试验结果表明:大单剪试验能够正确和合理地模拟GCL与GM间的相互作用,GCL+GM复合衬里中的极限破坏面不仅会随着法向应力的增加而发生转移,甚至出现GCL内部和GCL/GM界面同时成为剪切破坏面的临界状态。     

重力式劲性复合吸力式沉箱基础竖向抗拔承载特性试验研究

吸力式沉箱基础作为张力腿平台(TLP)的锚固基础,主要承受上拔荷载作用,然而软黏土中沉箱侧壁摩擦系数较小,排水条件下其抗拔承载力仅靠沉箱内外摩擦力与其自重组成,因此吸力式沉箱基础抗拔承载力较低。针对上述问题,提出一种重力式劲性复合吸力式沉箱基础,通过模型试验、推出试验以及大型直剪试验,研究了软黏土中新型吸力式沉箱基础抗拔承载特性以及沉箱–水泥土界面剪切特性。试验结果表明:新型吸力式沉箱基础抗拔承载力远高于传统吸力式沉箱基础抗拔承载力,且随附加荷载以及加固范围增加而增大;法向应力越大、水泥掺入比越高,水泥土抗剪强度以及沉箱–水泥土界面剪切强度越高;环肋沉箱中肋宽越宽,环肋上方剪切带面积越大,且水泥土剪切面与整体破坏面比值越高,沉箱–水泥土整体界面剪切强度越大;结合推出试验,提出了带肋沉箱模型界面破坏模式,建立了考虑法向应力作用下带肋沉箱–水泥土界面整体剪切强度计算公式,并进行相关参数分析与验证;最后结合等芯沉箱基础抗拔破坏模式,给出了新型吸力式沉箱基础抗拔承载力计算方法,揭示了软黏土中新型吸力式沉箱基础抗拔承载机理,为重力式劲性复合吸力式沉箱基础抗拔承载力分析以及工程设计提供参考。     

土工膜/土工织物界面大型斜坡模型试验研究

复合衬垫系统广泛应用于垃圾卫生填埋场,是防止渗沥液污染物渗漏扩散的重要屏障。在垃圾重力及沉降作用下易造成斜坡上复合衬垫系统拉伸破坏或沿其界面产生滑移而失稳。目前,由于缺乏对复合衬垫系统内部剪力传递机理的认识,仍难完全解决以上两大岩土工程问题。因此,设计并采用复合衬垫系统大型斜坡模型试验装置开展了其内部剪力传递机理的研究。该装置通过砂袋加载模拟填埋过程,采用手拉葫芦为核心的滑移控制系统再现了土工膜/土工织物界面的渐进累积破坏过程。试验结果表明：当外部剪力小于峰值强度时,界面不会进入残余状态,上覆的土工合成材料锚固端的拉力也非常小;但当外部剪力超过界面峰值强度时,界面就会逐渐进入残余状态,并最终达到残余强度。同时,薄弱界面上覆的土工合成材料锚固端的拉力也显著增加,严重时甚至被完全拉断。     

大型斜面剪切仪的研制和试验

位于垃圾填埋场斜坡上的衬垫结构在垂直应力作用下沿斜坡滑移的剪切状态与底坡上衬垫结构的不同,为了模拟斜坡上衬垫结构间剪切特性,研制了斜面剪切仪。通过对标准砂和黏土的大型斜面和普通直剪剪切试验,发现两种试验得到的标准砂和黏土剪切应力位移特性基本相同,强度指标也相同。在此基础上,进行了光面HDPE土工膜与黏土复合衬垫界面斜面剪切试验,得到的剪应力与正应力比-位移曲线均有峰值和峰值后的软化现象。斜面剪切试验的特点是能够得到剪切面上法向应力和剪切应力同时增加的变化规律,可以揭示更详细的剪切特征,这有利于分析剪切过程中剪切面上法向应力和剪切应力的特性,如剪切面上法向应力和剪切应力变化规律以及剪切面上法向应力和剪切应力比的变化规律。     

粘土与加筋材料界面作用特性试验研究

土工合成材料加筋土工程中 ,土工合成材料与填土的界面作用特性直接决定加筋土结构的内部稳定性 ,所以土工合成材料与填料的界面作用特性指标是最关键的技术指标。通过对粘土与聚丙烯土工带在不同含水量、剪切速率下进行不同法向荷载作用下的剪切试验 ,得出了高液限粘土与筋带之间的剪切特性 ,讨论了法向应力、剪切速率及含水量对界面剪切特性的影响 ,试验结果对实际加筋土工程的设计研究具有重要的参考作用     

基于非饱和黏性土桩土界面剪切特性试验研究

通过自制的大型恒刚度直剪仪对非饱和黏性土进行桩土界面剪切试验,探讨了非饱和黏性土桩土界面剪切特性及受黏性土饱和度的影响规律。试验和研究结果表明:在分析了非饱和黏性土桩土界面土压力和孔隙水压力的变化规律后,得到桩土界面剪应力峰值和剪切破坏位移随黏性土饱和度的增大而降低的结论,同时还受界面粗糙度和法向应力的影响,界面粗糙度和法向应力越大,桩土界面剪应力峰值和剪切破坏位移越大,在法向应力不同时最大剪切破坏位移相差9.81~12.23 mm;桩土界面黏聚力在饱和度80%~90%时最大,摩擦角随着饱和度的增大呈衰减趋势,因此在桩基设计中需要考虑黏性土饱和度对桩土界面抗剪强度参数的影响,否则会使设计结果过于安全。     

废旧轮胎胶粉–黏土混合土的强度性质

废旧轮胎胶粉用于填埋场衬垫材料改性,有望提高衬垫系统的有效性并扩展废旧轮胎的资源化利用途径。开展废旧轮胎胶粉–黏土混合土的内部强度和界面强度试验,探讨胶粉特征对混合土强度性质的影响规律。研究表明,随着胶粉掺入比的增加,混合土抗剪强度有所增大,无侧限抗压强度满足规范要求。当掺入比为15%,土工膜/混合土界面强度高于土工膜/高岭土,但400 k Pa压力下表现出软化特征,残余强度低于土工膜/高岭土界面;与GCL/高岭土界面相比,GCL/混合土界面强度在法向应力较小时略小,但在法向应力较大时显著增大;界面强度小于土的内部抗剪强度。总体来看,12和30目胶粉对混合土强度的影响没有显著差异,高岭土中掺入废旧轮胎胶粉不会对内部强度和界面强度产生不利影响。     

高应力作用界面剪切性质的试验研究

通过在DRS-1型微机高压直残剪试验系统上所进行的不同土质与不同基底的界面剪切特性试验研究表明：高应力作用下不同结构接触面的峰值强度、残余强度与正应力之间符合库伦强度准则：基底性质对标准砂的抗剪峰值强度准则影响较小，但对其抗剪残余强度准则影响较大：混凝土界面下残余抗剪强度准则的选择与法向应力的大小有关，法向应力较低时剪切破坏发生在砂土中，法向应力较高时剪切破坏发生在界面上，而对于其他基底的剪切破坏始终发生在界面上：标准砂在剪切过程中的体积应变-剪切位移关系，呈现出应变硬化现象整体符合双曲线模型，表现为剪缩性。试验数据的直观分析和方差分析表明：对于残余强度和初始剪切刚度，法向应力是第一影响因素，其次是土体的性质，第三是界面的基底性质，剪切速率的影响最小。     

Evaluation of interface shear strength of composite liner system and stability analysis for a landfill lining system in Thailand

The paper presents the case history of laboratory evaluation of the interface shear strength properties of various interfaces encountered in a modern day landfill with emphasis on proper simulation of field conditions and subsequent use of these results in the stability analyses of liner system. Over 70 large direct shear tests were systematically conducted to evaluate the interface shear strength properties of composite liner system using project specific materials under site specific conditions, being used at non-hazardous and hazardous landfills project situated in Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand. The critical interfaces were located between the geotextiles and the smooth geomembrane (GM), the smooth GM and the geosynthetic clay liner (GCL), and the smooth GM liner and the compacted clay liner (CCL) with the interface friction angles ranging from 6.5° to 10.5° for dry conditions and 6.5° to 9.5° in wet conditions. The residual shear stress for these interfaces was attained at a displacement less than 4 mm. Three methods, namely, limit equilibrium method (LEM), limit method (LM), and the simple composite column (SCC) approach were used to evaluate the tensile loads induced in the geosynthetic components. The SCC approach proposed by Liu, C.N. [2001. Tension of geosynthetics material regarding soils on landfill liner slopes. Proceedings, National Science Council ROC(A), 25(4), 211–218] that takes into account the force equilibrium as well as displacement compatibility yielded satisfactory results. The factor of safety for geosynthetic components in the liner was found to be greater than 3.0 for both types of landfill.     

Shear strength of geosynthetic composite systems for design of landfill liner and cover slopes

Torsional ring shear tests were performed on composite specimens that simulate the field alignment of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill liner and cover system components. Simultaneous shearing was provided to each test specimen without forcing failure to occur through a pre-determined plane. Composite liner specimens consisted of a textured geomembrane (GM) underlain by a needle-punched geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) which in turn underlain by a compacted silty clay. Hydrated specimens were sheared at eleven different normal stress levels. Test results revealed that shear strength of the composite liner system can be controlled by different failure modes depending on the magnitude of normal stress and the comparative values of the GCL interface and internal shear strength. Failure following these modes may result in a bilinear or trilinear peak strength envelope and a corresponding stepped residual strength envelope. Composite cover specimens that comprised textured GM placed on unreinforced smooth GM-backed GCL resting on compacted sand were sheared at five different GCL hydration conditions and a normal stress that is usually imposed on MSW landfill cover geosynthetic components. Test results showed that increasing the GCL hydration moves the shearing plane from the GCL smooth GM backing/sand interface to that of the textured GM/hydrated bentonite. Effects of these interactive shear strength behaviors of composite liner and cover system components on the possibility of developing progressive failure in landfill slopes were discussed. Recommendations for designing landfill geosynthetic-lined slopes were subsequently given. Three-dimensional stability analysis of well-documented case history of failed composite system slope was presented to support the introduced results and recommendations.     

Failure mechanisms of geosynthetic clay liner and textured geomembrane composite systems

The objective of this study was to evaluate shear behavior and failure mechanisms of composite systems comprised of a geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) and textured geomembrane (GMX). Internal and interface direct shear tests were performed at normal stresses ranging from 100 kPa to 2000 kPa on eight different GCL/GMX composite systems. These composite systems were selected to assess the effects of (i) GCL peel strength, (ii) geotextile type, (iii) geotextile mass per area, and (iv) GMX spike density. Three failure modes were observed for the composite systems: complete interface failure, partial interface/internal failure, and complete internal failure. Increasing normal stress transitioned the failure mode from complete interface to partial interface/internal to complete internal failure. The peak critical shear strength of GCL/GMX composite systems increased with an increase in GMX spike density. However, the effect of geotextile type and mass per area more profoundly influenced peak critical shear strength at normal stress > 500 kPa, whereby an increase in geotextile mass per area enhanced interlocking between a non-woven geotextile and GMX. Peel strength of a GCL only influenced the GCL/GMX critical shear strength when the failure mode was complete internal failure.     

Development of a numerical model for performance-based design of geosynthetic liner systems

A numerical model for performance-based design of the geosynthetic elements of waste containment systems has been developed. The model offers a rational alternative to the current state of practice for design of geosynthetic containment system elements in which neither the strains nor the forces in liner system elements are explicitly calculated. To explicitly assess the ability of the geosynthetic elements of a containment system to maintain their integrity under both static and seismic loads, a large strain finite difference model of waste-liner system interaction was developed. Modular features within the model allow the user to select the appropriate features required for any particular problem. A beam element with zero moment of inertia and with interface elements on both sides is employed in the model to represent a geosynthetic element in the liner system. This enables explicit calculation of the axial forces and strains within the liner system element. Non-linear constitutive models were developed to represent the stress-strain behavior of geomembrane and geosynthetic clay liner beam elements and the load-displacement behavior of the beam interfaces. The use of the various features on the model is illustrated using available experimental data, including shaking table test data on rigid and compliant blocks sliding on geomembranes. Analysis of geomembranes subject to waste settlement and subject to seismic loading demonstrate applications of the model and provide insight into the behavior of geosynthetic liner system elements subject to tensile loads.     

Shear strength and failure mechanism of needle-punched geosynthetic clay liner

The internal shear strength of a geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) within composite liner systems is crucial for the stability of landfills and should be carefully considered in the design. To explore the shear strength and failure mechanism of the extensively used needle-punched GCL, a series of displacement-controlled direct shear tests with five normal stress levels (250–1000 kPa) and eight displacement rates (1–200 mm/min) were conducted. The shear stress to horizontal displacement relationships exhibit well-defined peak shear strengths and significant post-peak strength reductions. The monitoring results of the thickness change indicate that the degree of volumetric contraction is related to the reorientation of fibers and dissipation of pore water pressure. Furthermore, the peak and residual shear strengths both depend on the displacement rate because of the rate-dependent tensile stiffness of needle-punched fibers and shear strength of the soil/geosynthetic interface. Through additional tests and lateral comparison, it was discovered that the shear behavior of sodium bentonite, degree of hydration, and pore water pressures all affect the shear mechanisms of the NP GCL. In particular, the failure mode transfers from fiber pullout to fiber rupture with the increase in water content as the hydrated bentonite particles facilitate the stretching of needle-punched fibers.     

基础局部沉降下土工格栅加筋衬垫系统变形特性的试验研究

基础局部沉降会引起垃圾填埋场衬垫系统中的土工膜产生较大的拉应变,有可能导致衬垫系统性能下降,因此正确评价衬垫系统的应变就显得非常重要。通过模拟试验,采用应变片和位移计对基础发生局部沉降后土工格栅加筋衬垫系统的变形进行试验研究。试验结果表明:环境温度对衬垫系统的变形影响较大;相同组成材料下土工格栅和土工膜叠放在一起比其他方案更能降低土工膜的应变;衬垫系统刚度对沉陷范围影响不大,但对最大应变值影响较大。所得结果对垃圾填埋场衬垫系统的设计具有一定的指导意义。     

Cyclic shear behavior of GMB/GCL composite liner

The composite liner system consisting of geomembrane (GMB) and geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) has been widely used in landfills. Although there have been a lot of studies on the monotonic shear behavior of GMB/GCL composite liner, the dynamic test data are still very limited and consequently, the dynamic shear mechanism is not clear. A series of displacement-controlled cyclic shear tests were conducted to study the shear behavior of GMB/GCL composite liner, including the shear stress versus horizontal displacement relationships, backbone curves, and shear strengths. Hysteretic loops in the shape of parallelogram were obtained and equivalent linear analyses revealed that the secant shear stiffness decreased and the damping ratio increased with the rise in loading cycles. According to the test results, it is generally acceptable to predict the dynamic peak strength of a GMB/GCL composite liner with its static strength envelope. Furthermore, the dynamic softening mechanism and rate-dependent shear stiffnesses were well described by the proposed equations, which also facilitate the accurate modeling of the cyclic shear behavior.     

筋箍碎石桩桩–土界面摩擦特性试验研究及离散元模拟

筋箍碎石桩复合地基桩–土界面摩擦特性对其荷载传递机理极为重要。首先通过室内大型直剪试验,研究了法向应力、软土含水率、碎石料相对密实度、筋材设置等因素对筋箍碎石桩桩–土界面摩擦特性的影响。在此基础上,采用离散元方法分析了筋材设置、筋材开孔率、筋材抗拉刚度等因素对界面摩擦特性的影响。室内试验及数值分析结果表明:桩土界面抗剪强度随法向应力、碎石料相对密实度、筋材开孔率、筋材抗拉刚度的增大而增大,随软土含水率的增加而降低;界面摩擦系数则随法向应力、软土含水率的增大而减小,随碎石料相对密实度、筋材开孔率的增大而提高,筋材抗拉刚度对其影响较小。     

Controlling strain in geosynthetic liner systems used in vertically expanded landfills

According to relevant new regulations in China,a composite liner system involving geosynthetic materials must be installed at the bottom of an expanded landfill.The deformation and integrity of the composite liner under a variety of factors are important issue to be considered in the design of a landfill expansion.In this paper,we investigate the strain distribution in geosynthetic materials within the composite liner system of expanded landfills,including strains in geosynthetic materials resulting from overall settlement and lateral movement of landfills,localized subsidence in landfills,and differential settlement around gas venting wells.The allowable strains of geosynthetic materials are discussed based on the results of tensile tests,and the corresponding design criteria for composite liner systems are proposed.Meanwhile,practical measures allowing strain control in geosynthetic materials used in landfill engineering are proposed.