土工合成材料与土界面作用特性的研究

土工合成材料加筋土工程中 ,土工合成材料与填料的界面作用特性是最关键的技术指标 ,因此利用直剪试验和拉拔试验研究土工合成材料与填料的界面作用特性是非常必要的。本文以 5种不同种类的国产土工合成材料为加筋材料 ,以砂和石灰粉煤灰为填料 ,通过直剪试验和拉拔试验比较各种国产土工合成材料与填料的界面作用特性 ,得到一些有益的结论 ,可指导土工合成材料的优选和研究加筋机理。     

Laboratory tests of electro-osmotic consolidation combined with vacuum preloading on kaolinite using electrokinetic geosynthetics

Laboratory tests were conducted on kaolinite to investigate the effectiveness of electro-osmotic consolidation combined with vacuum preloading using electrokinetic geosynthetics (EKG). The results showed that the combined method could remove more water and induce larger surface ground settlements compared with the traditional vacuum preloading or electro-osmotic consolidation. Vacuum preloading was quite effective during the first 4?h, though the electro-osmotic consolidation took a main role in dewatering process after 9?h. The combined method could also hinder the development of cracks, induce higher negative pore water pressure and hence increase the efficiency of electro-osmotic consolidation. The results showed that deep electro-osmotic consolidation technique combined with vacuum preloading could result in significant water removal efficiency along with shorter electrode length. Furthermore, both electro-osmotic consolidation and the combined method could consolidate the soil efficiently with low energy consumption.     

土工合成材料加筋的试验研究

以 6种不同种类的国产土工合成材料为加筋材料 ,即针刺无纺土工织物、涤纶纤维经编土工格栅、玻璃纤维土工格栅、单向塑料拉伸土工格栅、双向塑料拉伸土工格栅和土工网 ,进行三轴试验比较各种土工合成材料对砂的加筋效果 ;进行直剪试验和拉拔试验比较各种土工合成材料与填料 (砂和石灰粉煤灰 )的界面作用特性 ,得到一些有益的结论 ,可指导土工合成材料的优选和研究土工合成材料的加筋机理。     

A numerical modelling technique for geosynthetics validated on a cavity model test

Numerical modelling approaches can aid in designing geotechnical constructions involving geosynthetics. However, the reliability of numerical results depends on how the model is developed, the constitutive model, and the set of parameters used. By comparing the numerical results with experiment, the present work verifies a numerical modelling technique developed to model multilayered geosynthetic lining systems for landfills. The numerical modelling technique involves strain softening at interfaces and allows the axial stiffness of the geosynthetics to evolve as a function of strain. This work focuses on a two-dimensional finite-difference model, which is used to simulate three types of experimental tests: conventional uniaxial tensile tests, direct shear tests, and a large-scale test that was used to assess the overall mechanical behaviour of a reinforced geosynthetic system that spanned over a cavity. This reinforced geosynthetic system consisted of a 50 kN/m polyvinyl alcohol geogrid reinforcement embedded in a layer of sand, a geosynthetic clay liner, a high-density polyethylene geomembrane, and a non-woven needle-punched geotextile. The uniaxial tensile tests, direct shear tests, and the large-scale test were numerically modelled and the numerical results were compared with experimental results. The results of the numerical modelling technique presented very closely match the results of the three experimental tests, which indicates that the numerical model correctly predicted the measured data.     

Soil–geosynthetic interaction: Modelling and analysis

Interaction between soils and geosynthetics is of utmost importance in applications of these materials as reinforcement in geotechnical engineering. That is also the case for some applications of geosynthetics in environmental protection works. The mechanisms of soil–geosynthetic interaction can be very complex, depending on the type and properties of the geosynthetic and the soil. This paper presents and discusses some experimental, theoretical and numerical methods for the study and evaluation of interaction between soils and geosynthetics, with particular reference to the applications of these materials in soil reinforcement. The main advantages and limitations of some traditional experimental and theoretical methods for the study of soil–geosynthetics interaction are presented and new applications of these methods are addressed. The need for improvements in experimental and theoretical techniques for a better understanding of soil–geosynthetic interaction is highlighted.     

Evaluation of disturbance function for geosynthetic–soil interface considering chemical reactions based on cyclic direct shear tests

Various geosynthetics for reinforcement, protection and encapsulation are widely applied to civil structures and waste landfill sites. The use of geosynthetics inevitably involves the coupled behaviors of different materials which include large displacement and strain-softening behaviors, etc. Current research indicates that the behavior of geosynthetic–soil systems depend on the shear strength of the interface governed by several intrinsic and environmental factors, such as moisture, normal stress, chemical conditions, and thermal components, etc.In this study, the effects of acidity and basicity from leachate and waste are intensively considered in order to build up the chemical reaction mechanism of the shear strength of the interface under cyclic loading based on an experimental inspection. The Multi-Purpose Interface Apparatus (M-PIA) has been newly manufactured, and cyclic direct shear tests for submerged geosynthetic–soil specimens under different chemical conditions have been performed. A Focused Ion Beam (FIB) analysis has also been performed to induce the reason for the variation in the disturbance function and to verify the hypothesis on the decay-proof ability of geosynthetics.Consequently, a new approach to reflect the chemical effect of geosynthetics has been applied by suggesting the use of new disturbance function parameters in the Disturbed State Concept. The basic schematic of the Disturbed State Concept (DSC) constitutive model is employed; then, new disturbance function parameters are proposed to describe the chemical degradation of the geosynthetic–soil interface under dynamic conditions. Furthermore, based on the FIB results, it is be deduced that the variation in the disturbance function mainly results from the different types of decay in the soil minerals.     

Novel experimental techniques to assess the time-dependent deformations of geosynthetics under soil confinement

A new experimental approach to assess the impact of soil confinement on the long-term behavior of geosynthetics is presented in this paper.The experimental technique described herein includes a novel laboratory apparatus and the use of different types of tests that allow generation of experimental data suitable for evaluation of the time-dependent behavior of geosynthetics under soil confinement.The soil-geosynthetic interaction equipment involves a rigid box capable of accommodating a cubic soil mass under plane strain conditions.A geosynthetic specimen placed horizontally at the mid-height of the soil mass is subjected to sustained vertical pressures that,in turn,induce reinforcement axial loads applied from the soil to the geosynthetic.Unlike previously reported studies on geosynthetic behavior under soil confinement,the equipment was found to be particularly versatile.With minor setup modifications,not only interaction tests but also in-isolation geosynthetic stress relaxation tests and soil-only tests under a constant strain rate can be conducted using the same device.Also,the time histories of the reinforcement loads and corresponding strains are generated throughout the test.Results from typical tests conducted using sand and a polypropylene woven geotextile are presented to illustrate the proposed experimental approach.The testing procedure was found to provide adequate measurements during tests,including good repeatability of test results.The soilegeosynthetic interaction tests were found to lead to increasing geotextile strains with time and decreasing reinforcement tension with time.The test results highlighted the importance of measuring not only the time history of displacements but also that of reinforcement loads during testing.The approach of using different types of tests to analyze the soilegeosynthetic interaction behavior is an innovation that provides relevant insight into the impact of soil confinement on the time-dependent deformations of geosynthetics.     

Numerical evaluation of a granular column reinforced by geosynthetics using encasement and laminated disks

Structures built on soft strata may experience substantial settlement, large lateral deformation of the soft layer and global or local instability. Granular columns reinforced by geosynthetic materials reduce settlement and increase the bearing capacity of the composite ground. Reinforcement is more common in the form of geosynthetic encasement, but laminated disks can also be used. This paper compares these two forms of reinforcement by means of unit cell finite element analyses. Numerical results were initially validated using field and experimental data, and parametric studies were subsequently performed. The parametric studies varied the geosynthetic interval and the geosynthetic tensile stiffness of the laminated disks as well as the length of the reinforced column. The analyses showed that in both modes; encasement and laminated disks; the geosynthetic increases the vertical stress mobilized on the reinforced column and reduces settlement on soft soil. It was also observed that in order to achieve the same performance as with encased column, the optimum interval between laminated disks is dependent on the stiffness of the geosynthetics and the column reinforced length.     

Innovation zur Bestimmung der Erdstoff‐Geokunststoff‐Wechselwirkung – Pullout‐, Scher‐ und Reibungsversuche

Innovation for the determination of the soil‐geosynthetic interaction – pullout‐, shear‐ and friction tests. The use of the economical and ecological construction material “geosynthetic” plays a rapidly increasing role in a variety of civil engineering, mining and environmental protection applications. Geosynthetics captured their own place as construction material due to their diversity and their specific characteristics. The applications of geosynthetics are many‐sided. In the form of geotextiles, geogrids, geomembranes and related products, they make technically simple and low‐priced alternative solution concepts possible. For the stability analysis of geosynthetic constructions knowledge of the friction behaviour in the geosynthetic interfaces is essential. For the assessment of the main failure mechanisms of a geosynthetic reinforced construction shear‐ and friction tests are usually performed as well as now also Pullout tests. In the following, a novel experimental apparatus for the examination of the interaction behaviour of soil‐geosynthetic compound systems capable of performing both pullout and direct shear tests is described. In comparison with known geosynthetic testing practice, the novel testing apparatus offers the special advantage that a wide range of innovative shear and pullout test procedures can be carried out in the same device with negligible influence of test device configurations on friction test results.     

Beitrag zum Verbundverhalten von bindemittelvergütetem bindigen Boden mit Polyvinylalkohol‐Geogittern

Contribution to the interaction performance of binder‐stabilized cohesive soil and PVA geogrids. The interaction behaviour between geosynthetics and soils is essential for the stability calculation of geosynthetic reinforced earth. It is important to analyse the parameters which are responsible for the state of failure of the composite construction and evaluate the interaction between the geosynthetic and the soil. Theoretic models are not suitable and not transparent enough to simulate the interaction behaviour out of many reasons. This is why interaction parameters are determined by shear and pull‐out tests. Most of the literatures available for these tests are based on cohesionless soils. Scientific analysis of geogrids embedded in cohesive soils is rare and fragmentary. Furthermore, analysis is almost not present for binder‐stabilized cohesive soils. The growing shortage of satisfactory granular soils with high friction and the availability of local cohesive soils have resulted in an increasing interest for such soils in the last years. This is one of the reasons why many shear and pull‐out tests were conducted at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg with the cooperation of HUESKER Comp. on cement and lime stabilised cohesive soils with high alkali resistant PVA geogrids. A newly developed testing device, which has proved itself with the adaptation of in‐situ boundary conditions and repro ducible test results, was taken into operation for these tests. The test results are very promising. The PVA geogrid tested has very high coefficients of interaction both in the shear and pull‐out mode, with certain synergetic effects occurring.     

电动土工合成材料用于固结和加筋设计

简要介绍了电动土工合成材料的织造及其应用于固结和加筋土的工程特性 ,并重点详述了这一应用的设计方法     

The influence of geosynthetic reinforcement on the mechanical behaviour of soil-pipe systems

Buried pipes may transport substances that can be harmful to people and the environment. These structures may be subjected to damages caused by soil movements and external interference, such as surcharges and excavations. Different applications of geosynthetics have demonstrated that they can be used to protect buried pipes and to minimize the consequences of pipe burst. This paper discusses results of large scale laboratory tests on a flexible pipe buried in unreinforced and geosynthetic reinforced soils subjected to surface surcharges. The pipes were buried in a cohesionless soil and different types of reinforcements were tested, with a wide range of tensile stiffness values. The results obtained show that the arrangement of the reinforcement enveloping the pipe reduced significantly pipe displacements and deflections. The efficiency of the reinforcement depended on its type and physical and mechanical properties. The open geogrid tested showed less reinforcement efficiency due to the passage of soil particles through its aperture during the tests. A theoretical solution available for pipes in unreinforced soils was extended to the reinforced situation with good agreement between predictions and measurements and showed that the presence of the reinforcement is equivalent to the pipe being buried in a significantly stiffer unreinforced soil.     

电动土工合成材料加固软土地基实验研究

本文用电动土工合成材料(EKG)与土工织物制成电极进行了室内软土地基电渗固结模型试验,测量了电渗过程中电势分布、电流变化、吸力的变化及土体的沉降,对电渗前后土体的含水率、抗剪强度和固结曲线进行了对比,并探讨了电渗的有效性。就目前EKG材料存在的问题进行了思考,为下一步的改进给出了建议。     

土工合成材料加筋砂土三轴试验研究

本文以 5种国产土工合成材料为加筋材料 ,它们分别是针刺无纺土工织物、涤纶纤维经编土工格栅、玻璃纤维土工格栅、聚丙烯双向土工格栅和聚乙烯土工网 ,用三轴试验比较各种土工合成材料对砂土的加筋效果 ,得到一些有益的结论 ,可指导土工合成材料的优选和研究加筋机理 ,同时指出部分国产土工合成材料产品的不足。     

Zum Einsatz von Geokunststoffen bei der Flachgründung von Windenergieanlagen

The use of geosynthetics for construction of windmills on spread foundation. The spread foundation is most favourable for the construction of that larger and higher performance windmills regarding the economic criteria. The ground improvement is most proper for such spread foundations on soft soils with high settlement potential by using the base course installation (reinforced and unreinforced). Additional reinforcement elements like geosynthetic can be installed for the further increase of the bearing capacity, from which a more favourable distribution of load impact on the underground, stress peaks will be diminished and the resulting settlement will be more uniformly. For the analysis of the bearing capacity and stability‐increasing characteristics of geosynthetic reinforced base course under spread foundation of windmill in low load‐carrying soil, a numerical investigation with the program system PLAXIS 2d, version 8.2, was performed, whereby both the separate contribution of the filling soil as well as the reinforcing element was determined. It could be proven that the use of geosynthetics in reinforced base course entails a significant increase of safety as well as a tilting reduction.     

Centrifuge model study on low permeable slope reinforced by hybrid geosynthetics

The objective of this paper is to study the performance of hybrid geosynthetic reinforced slopes, with permeable geosynthetic as one of its components, for low permeable backfill slopes subjected to seepage. Four centrifuge tests have been performed to study the behavior of hybrid geosynthetic reinforced slopes subjected to seepage, keeping the model slope height and vertical spacing of geosynthetic reinforcement layers constant. Centrifuge model tests were performed on 2V:1H slopes at 30 gravities. One unreinforced, one model geogrid reinforced and two hybrid geosynthetic reinforced slope models with varying number of hybrid geosynthetic layers were tested. The effect of raising ground water table was simulated by using a seepage flow simulator during the flight. Surface movements and pore water pressure profiles for the slope models were monitored using displacement transducers and pore pressure transducers during centrifuge tests. Markers glued on to geosynthetic layers were digitized to arrive at displacement vectors at the onset of raising ground water table. Further, strain distribution along the geosynthetic reinforcement layers and reinforcement peak strain distribution have been determined using digital image analysis technique. The discharge for the performed model tests is determined by performing seepage analysis. It was confirmed by the centrifuge tests that the hybrid geosynthetics increases the stability of low permeable slope subjected to water table rise. The hybrid geosynthetic layers in the bottom half of the slope height play a major role in the dissipation of pore water pressure.     

加筋红砂岩风化土强度和变形特性

红砂岩风化土是湖南公路路堤工程中应用较多的填筑材料,采用直剪试验研究了不同压实度的红砂岩风化土的强度和变形特性,以及加筋对其工程性质的影响。试验表明,随压实度增大,红砂岩风化土的峰值抗剪强度明显提高,但主要由粘聚力的增大引起,随剪切位移增大,粘聚力减小,抗剪强度大幅度降低,其应力–应变曲线呈现随应变软化型。加筋提高了红砂岩风化土的峰值抗剪强度和残余强度,更重要的是明显减小了峰值后强度的降低幅度,且达到峰值抗剪强度的剪切位移增大,峰值区域增宽,土体延性提高,改善了红砂岩风化土的强度和变形特性;对于不同的加筋层数和不同的筋材模量,以及在不同的压实度和试验竖向压力下,加筋对红砂岩风化土的强度和变形特性的改变不同;根据试验结果,还对红砂岩风化土的工程性质以及加筋的抗剪作用机理进行了初步探讨,阐述了加筋材料在土的应力–应变关系中的主要功能和作用。     

Electrokinetic geosynthetics in hydraulic applications

In use most geosynthetics play a passive role. New applications for geosynthetics have been identified if they can provide an active role, initiating biological, chemical or physical change to the matrix in which it is installed as well as providing the established functions. This can be achieved by combining the electrokinetic phenomena of electro-osmosis, electrophoresis and associated electrokinetic functions such as electrolysis with the traditional functions of geosynthetics of drainage, filtration, containment and reinforcement to form electokinetic geosynthetics (EKG). Electrokinetic geosynthetics can be made singly or from combinations of woven, non-woven, needle punched knitted, extruded or laminated materials and can be formed in any 2D or 3D shape.The majority of the uses of EKG are in hydraulic applications or applications with a significant hydraulic component. These can be grouped in separate engineering categories such as civil, mining, and water engineering. The concept of electrokinetic geosynthetics is described and details of applications and case studies are provided in the paper.     

Shear strength characteristics of geosynthetic reinforced rubber-sand mixtures

Shear strength characteristics of the geosynthetic-reinforced rubber-sand mixture (RSM) has been investigated by conducting Unconsolidated Undrained (UU) triaxial test. In the first part, a series of UU triaxial tests have been carried out to know the size effect of granulated rubber/tyre chips from seven different rubber sizes. RSM sample that provides higher strength, energy absorption capacity and stiffness is considered as the optimal size and has been used in the investigation on geosynthetic-reinforced RSM. In the second part, shear strength characteristics of geosynthetic-reinforced RSM has been investigated by varying proportions of rubber content (50% and 75% rubber by volume), type of geosynthetic (geotextile, geogrid and geonets), number of geosynthetics (1–4) layers, geosynthetic arrangement and confining pressure. The results demonstrate that RSM reinforced with geosynthetic has enhanced peak strength, failure strength and corresponding axial strain at failure. Fifty percent RSM reinforced by geotextile and 75% RSM reinforced by geonets with 4 layers of reinforcement, led to a maximum increase in shear strength. The strength and energy absorption capacity are doubled for the reinforced RSM's, and reduced the brittleness index values as close to zero, which depends on the type, number of layers and arrangement of geosynthetic.     

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。