冻融循环对滨海软土三轴应力应变曲线软化特性的影响
Effect of freeze-thaw circles on softening behaviors of triaxial stress-strain curve of costal soft soils
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摘要: 为研究冻融前后滨海软土应力应变特性的变化,对不同冻融循环作用后的原状滨海软土进行了三轴试验。试验围压设为400 kPa,考虑了6个不同的冻融循环次数。引入应力相对软化系数对冻融循环后滨海软土的结构性变化进行了初步分析。实验结果表明:①随着冻融循环次数的增加,滨海软土的破坏应力逐渐减小,5次冻融后的破坏应力约为其原始破坏应力的42%;②冻融循环次数的增加使滨海软土的软化特性逐渐降低,甚至消失,5次冻融后的应力相对软化系数逐渐趋于零。提出了冻融循环作用下软土的应力应变软化模型。最后,结合试验数据,给出了模型参数的确定方法,并通过曲线拟合对比证明了该方法的准确性。Abstract: In order to understand the variation of mechanical behaviors of soft soils caused by the freeze-thaw circle (FTC), triaxial compressive tests on soft soils after different FTCs are conducted. Six FTC times are designed ranged from zero to seven, and the confining pressure is designed as constant 400 kPa. The relative softening factor is defined as the parameter to discuss the FTC-dependent structural properties of soft soils. The test data show that (1) the failure stress of soft soils decreases nonlinearly with bigger FTC, and its value after fifth FTC becomes about 42% of its original value without any freeze-thaw experience; (2) the softening behaviors of soft soils become weaker and weaker, almost disappear with the relative softening factor tending to be zero after fifth FTC. Consequently, a mathematical model is proposed in order to describe FTC-dependent stress-strain curve, and the relevant method to determine its parameters is presented according to the test data. Finally, good agreements are found between the test data and the simulated results of the proposed model.