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Mohammed Y. Fattah Hawraa H. M. al-Musawi Firas A. Salman 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2012,30(6):1369-1387
Gypseous soils are distributed in vast areas and various regions of Iraq and other countries. Many foundation failure problems that occur in these soils are associated with percolation of water and dissolution of gypsum. Many attempts were made by several researchers to treat and improve the properties of gypseous soils to decrease the dissolution of gypsum and collapse potential of these soils. The purpose of the present work is to investigate the effect of dynamic compaction process on the behaviour of gypseous soils. Extensive laboratory tests are carried out to study the geotechnical properties and the behaviour of three gypseous soils of different gypsum contents; 60.5, 41.1 and 27?%. The tests included compaction characteristics, compressibility, and collapsibility tests for samples tested before and after treatment by dynamic compaction process under different number of blows, falling weights and heights of falling of the weights. Three weights are used to compact the samples, namely; 2, 3 and 5?kg. The number of blows is varied between 20 and 40, while three heights of drop are tried (35, 50 and 65) cm. The results showed that the best improvement in compressibility is achieved when the sample is compacted by 20 blows; above this number a negligible decrease in the compression index CC is obtained. As the gypsum content increases, the dynamic compaction has greater effect on improvement of compressibility of the soil, while as the height of drop increases, the compression index CC decreases. 相似文献
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Shear induced collapse settlement of arid soils 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
H. A. Alawaji 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2001,19(1):1-19
This paper presents the results of studies of deformation, strength and collapsibility of loess soils. Samples were taken from Al Dalam in central Saudi Arabia, which resembles an arid region. These samples were subjected to various laboratory tests to determine their physical and engineering properties. Sets of oedometer and direct shear tests were carried out in which the initial dry density and the normal pressure at wetting and shearing were each varied in turn. Oedometer results indicate that collapse potential decreases with density and increases logarithmically with normal pressure. Shear induces further collapse potential which increase with density due to further destruction of soil fabric. A unique shear stress–shear strain relationship was obtained for specimens prepared at different initial fabrics. Dry and soaked failure envelopes were both non-linear in the low-pressure range. Wetting induced a reduction in the shear strength parameters. The results of the tests are reported, and the significance of each variable is assessed. 相似文献
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Omar Saeed Baghabra Al-Amoudi 《Engineering Geology》1994,36(3-4):279-291
Vast expanses of arid, saline soils that occur along the Arabian Gulf seaboard and elsewhere possess a very low density and strength that necessitate improvement before any actual construction takesplace. For large-scale constructions, several field improvement techniques have recently been implemented with various degrees of success. In surficial, small-scale applications, chemical stabilization provides a potential technique to improve the inferior properties of these soils, known locally as sabkha. A literature search indicates that chemical stabilization of soils usingasphalt, lime and cement is usually conducted at lower moisture contents than the optimum. Such moisture contents are also much lower than the natural moisture content of sabkha, and if applied to sabkha in the field, this wouldrequire lowering the moisture content before any stabilization commenced; whichwould be neither feasible nor economical.
In this investigation, an eastern Saudi sabkha soil was chemically stabilized at its natural moisture level, which varies from 16% to 22%. In addition to the characterization of the soil and standard compaction tests, cement and lime sabkha mixtures were prepared at five additions and cured for up to 90 days in plastic wrap. Results indicate that cement-stabilized sabkha gained high strength with time and proved to have a potential use in construction. 相似文献
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Yahia E.-A. Mohamedzein Amer A. Al-Rawas 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2011,29(6):999-1008
Sabkha soils are salt-bearing formations that are formed in arid regions. In their in situ states the sabkha soils have high
compressibility and low shear strength. These soils are also heterogeneous and their properties depend on the type and amount
of salt present. Thus, these soils are not suitable for support of infrastructures without the risk of high settlement and/or
bearing capacity failure. This paper investigates the possibility of using cement to improve the shear strength of sabkha
soils for possible use as a foundation-bearing soil. The sabkha soil used in this study is a sandy sabkha obtained from the
coastal plains at Al-Auzayba, Sultanate of Oman. Cement was added in percentages of 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10%, by dry weight of
soil. The soil-stabilizer mixers were allowed to cure for 7, 14 and 28 days. Laboratory tests such as compaction, unconfined
compression, consolidated undrained triaxial and durability tests were performed to measure the engineering characteristics
of the stabilized material. The results showed substantial improvements in the shear strength of the sabkha–cement mixtures
and the mixtures are also durable with small weight loss after 12 wetting/drying cycles. Thus, cement can be used to improve
the shear strength of sabkha soils. Furthermore, the effective stress path and the tress-strain relation of the sabkha–cement
mixtures follow trends similar to those of cemented calcareous soils. 相似文献
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Adnan Aqeel 《Arabian Journal of Geosciences》2016,9(4):314
Expansion or swelling of soil is a worldwide geotechnical problem that occurs in arid and semiarid regions where sabkha soils may occur as well. Expansive soil is dominated by the presence of active clay minerals. The expansive and sabkha soils are characterized by a large seasonal variation in soil moisture content leading to a large change in the volume and the consistency of the soil and, thus, causing serious damages to buildings and infrastructure. Although sabkha soil covers large and strategically important areas along the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf coasts in Saudi Arabia, no one paid proper attention to the type of clay minerals in those soils or to their expansion potential, which is a crucial step prior to any construction. The geotechnical properties, active clay mineral types, and the degree expansion potential of soils were investigated in Obhor area at the north of Jeddah City. Twenty disturbed soil samples were collected at depths of 80 and 120 cm. Three different types of soils are identified: clayey soil with high plasticity, clayey soil with low plasticity, and poorly graded silty to clayey sand soil. Furthermore, active clay minerals were identified with a significant proportion of montmorillonite (14.24 %), illite (24.65 %), kaolinite (28.78 %), and chlorite (32.34 %). The results indicated that a considerable part of the study area has high expansion potential, but most parts of Obhor area have low to none potential of soil expansiveness. 相似文献
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Collapsible soils are problematic by nature. They undergo collapse or sudden settlement or subsidence under a given stress when their water content is increased. Collapse is characterised by collapse potential expressed as ΔH/H x 100, where ΔH is collapse compression. The amount of stress applied and the water content at the time of collapse govern the amount of collapse. In other words, collapse potential depends upon the amount of stress and the water content. Loess and other wind-blown silts are examples of collapsible soils. This paper presents a parametric study on the collapse behaviour of a lateritic soil. Remoulded specimens of a lateritic soil passing through a 425 µm sieve were compacted in 1-D consolidometer or oedometer at a density of 13 kN/m3 for studying collapse under varied initial moisture contents and initial surcharge pressures. Collapse compression of the samples was induced by saturating the specimens with water contents corresponding to 100% degree of saturation. After collapse occurred, the 1-D consolidation tests were continued up to an applied stress of 160 kPa. Collapse behaviour was studied for the applied initial pressures (σi) of 10, 20 and 40 kPa and for the initial water contents (wi) of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. Collapse compression and collapse potential decreased with increasing wi for all σi. 相似文献
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塔里木盆地寒武系与蒸发岩相关的白云岩储层特征及主控因素 总被引：6，自引：2，他引：4
塔里木盆地寒武系广泛发育白云岩,其中中寒武统地层沉积了巨厚的蒸发岩,蒸发岩和白云岩可以构成很好的储盖组合,该领域也是塔里木盆地未来勘探的新领域。萨布哈白云岩和渗透回流白云岩是两种与蒸发岩相关的白云岩,其储层发育的主控因素也都与蒸发岩存在着直接或间接的联系。通过对大量岩芯、薄片、主量元素、稀土元素、碳、氧稳定同位素及锶稳定同位素等地球化学测试和测井资料的细致研究,系统总结了它们的岩石学特征、地球化学特征。萨布哈白云岩储层的岩性以含石膏的泥 粉晶白云岩为特征,孔隙类型主要为膏模孔和溶塌角砾砾间孔,萨布哈白云石化作用及伴生石膏的沉淀作用和准同生期大气淡水溶蚀作用是该类储层的主控因素;渗透回流白云岩储层的岩性以保留原岩颗粒或藻（丘）格架结构的粉晶白云岩为特征,孔隙类型主要为粒间孔、铸模孔、格架孔,渗透回流白云石化作用和大气淡水溶蚀作用是该类储层的主控因素。两者主要发育于塔里木盆地干旱气候背景下的中-下寒武统地层,其分布规律主要受沉积相控制。 相似文献
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Modeling soil collapse by artificial neural networks 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
The feasibility of using neural networks to model the complex relationship between soil parameters, loading conditions, and
the collapse potential is investigated in this paper. A back propagation neural network process was used in this study. The
neural network was trained using experimental data. The experimental program involved the assessment of the collapse potential
using the one-dimensional oedometer apparatus. To cover the broadest possible scope of data, a total of eight types of soils
were selected covering a wide range of gradation. Various conditions of water content, unit weights and applied pressures
were imposed on the soils. For each placement condition, three samples were prepared and tested with the measured collapse
potential values averaged to obtain a representative data point. This resulted in 414 collapse tests with 138 average test
values, which were divided into two groups. Group I, consisting of 82 data points, was used to train the neural networks for
a specific paradigm. Training was carried out until the mean sum squared error (MSSE) was minimized. The model consisting
of eight hidden nodes and six variables was the most successful. These variables were: soil coefficient of uniformity, initial
water content, compaction unit weight, applied pressure at wetting, percent sand and percent clay. Once the neural networks
have been deemed fully trained its accuracy in predicting collapse potential was tested using group II of the experimental
data. The model was further validated using information available in the literature. The data used in both the testing and
validation phases were not included in the training phase. The results proved that neural networks are very efficient in assessing
the complex behavior of collapsible soils using minimal processing of data.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Bally, R.J., 1988. Some specific problems of wetted loessial soils in civil engineering. Eng. Geol., 25: 303–324.
Loessial soils, wetted above the limit of collapsibility, remain in the category of difficult foundation grounds. Some case histories are presented herein: surpassing soil bearing capacity and non-stabilized settlements of buildings after initially dry loess wetting; slow but nondamped settlements or damped but great and, eventually, non-uniform settlements of structures erected on wet loess; supplementary settlements by water level lowering in loessial ground; great settlements of deep foundations passing through the collapsible loess to the underlaying wet but noncollapsible loess. Research on wetted loess performed in the laboratory (oedometer, triaxial) or in situ (full-scale experiments or real constructions) have emphasized the dependence of the soil structural resistance, deformability (compressibility and deformation under constant volume) and final resistance on both the moisture content or stress-state and on their history; the depth propagation of the active zone of surface loadings on wetted loess is different from that of the linear elastic theory; some suggestions to estimate the depth of the active zone are presented. The usual foundation systems on wetted loessial grounds, or in their vicinity, adopted in Romania include: loessial or gravel cushions; surface compaction (very efficient results of intensive dynamic compaction); foundation “stamping” or loessial ground “reinforcing”. It is recommendable to take into consideration: surveyed wetting under construction until maximum moisture content of the loessial ground; in situ columns of stabilized loess; the efficiency of geotextiles for filter-drainage and antierosional functions in loessial soils. 相似文献
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This study presents the correlations between quantified shape parameters and geotechnical properties for nine sand specimens. Four shape parameters, sphericity, convexity, elongation and slenderness, were quantified with two-dimensional microscopic images with the aid of image processing techniques. An instrumented oedometer cell is used to measure compressibility, thermal conductivity and shear wave velocity during loading, unloading and reloading stages. As the particle shape inherently determines the initial loose packing condition, initial void ratio and shape parameters are well correlated with compressibility. The applied stress in soils increases the interparticle contact area and contact quality; round particles tend to achieve higher thermal conductivity and shear wave velocity during stress-induced volume change. Multiple linear regression is implemented to capture the relative contributions of involved variables, revealing that the thermal evolution is governed by the initial packing density and particle shape. The experimental observations underscore the predominant effect that particle shape has on the geomechanical and physical properties upon stress-induced soil behavior. 相似文献
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Compressibility and swelling characteristics of Al-Khobar Palygorskite, eastern Saudi Arabia 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Expansive soils are found in different locations in eastern Saudi Arabia. The area is arid with high temperatures, highly variable humidity and an excessive rate of evaporation compared to the low precipitation. This resulted in the formation of water sensitive soils. In the present investigation, line valve buildings for a sweet water feeder (1118 mm in diameter) were constructed on a highly expansive material consisting mainly of brown palygorskite and gray palygorskite with thin sheets of gypsum and limestone. Block samples from both palygorskites were brought to the laboratory and cores as well as remolded samples were obtained from the blocks. The two palygorskites were found to be highly plastic and have a very high swelling potential. The liquid limit (LL) and plastic limit (PL) values for the brown palygorskite are 261% and 140%, respectively. The gray palygorskite has a LL of a 285% and a PL of 123%. The oedometer free swell tests for the two palygorskites produced an expansion ranging between 31.8% and 42.5% for the remolded samples. However, the expansion for cores ranges between 8.3% and 19.3%. The constant volume pressure tests produced a stress in excess of 4240 kPa. The swell potential reached a steady state after four days while the swelling pressure reached a steady state in about 3 h. The paper addresses the geology of the area, the characterization of the geomaterial including mineralogical composition using X-ray diffraction and SEM techniques and the swelling characteristics of the material. 相似文献
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In this article, the potential of a binder developed by admixing fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) to stabilise expansive soils is evaluated. Laboratory tests included determination of free swell index, swell potential and swelling pressure tests of the soil/binder mixtures at different mixing ratio. The test results showed decrease in the swelling behaviour of the soil with increase in binder content. The percent swell–time relationship was observed to fit the hyperbolic curves enabling us to predict the ultimate percent swell from few initial test results. Addition of 1% of lime to the binder showed further improvement in reducing swelling. A good linear relationship is established between percent oedometer swell and modified free swell index (MFSI) for soil/binder mixtures without lime but the same has not been observed in the presence of lime. The compressibility characteristics of the soil/binder mixtures reduced nominally with increase in binder content but in the presence of lime, the compressibility reduced significantly. Binder used in this study has been found to be effective and economic to stabilise expansive soils with lesser amount of chemical additives such as lime. 相似文献
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粒间作用力是控制土体强度和压缩特性的重要参量,但由于黏土中矿物颗粒与孔隙水间存在复杂的物理化学作用,其粒间应力及其变化规律一直无法确定。对泥浆重塑样在不同水化学条件下进行了一系列黏土一维侧限压缩试验,探讨不同浓度的NaCl溶液对饱和黏土压缩过程的影响,并确定土中粒间应力的大小及其变化规律。结果表明：同一级固结应力作用下,随替换溶液浓度的增加渗透固结变形量增大;对于相同浓度的孔隙溶液,固结应力越大,相应的渗透固结变形量越小。根据太沙基有效应力原理,提出了一种利用渗透固结变形来计算平均粒间应力的方法,在此基础上确立了粒间应力（或广义渗透压力）相对变化量与浓度和孔隙比之间的定量关系。该研究提供了一种简单有效的确定饱和黏土粒间应力的方法,为今后校正和验证多场耦合下土本构理论模型奠定基础。 相似文献
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The presence of heavy metals at high concentrations (percent levels) in soils has been a growing concern to human health and the environment, and the cement stabilization is considered to be an effective and practical approach to remediate such soils. The compressibility of such stabilized soils is an important consideration for redevelopment of the remediated sites for building and/or roadway construction. This paper investigates the effects of high levels of zinc concentration on the compressibility of natural clay stabilized by cement additive. Several series of laboratory compression (oedometer) tests were conducted on the soil specimens prepared with the zinc concentrations of 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, and 2 %, cement contents of 12 and 15 %, and curing time of 28 days. The results show that the yield stress and compression index at the post-yield state decrease with an increase in the zinc concentration regardless of the cement content. The observed results are attributed to the decrease in the cement hydration of the soil. Overall, this study demonstrates that the cementation structure of the soils is weakened, and the compressibility increases with the elevated zinc concentration, particularly at relatively high levels of zinc concentration. 相似文献
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Geotechnical engineering practice for collapsible soils 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
Sandra L. Houston William N. Houston Claudia E. Zapata Chris Lawrence 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2001,19(3-4):333-355
Conditions in arid and semi-arid climates favor the formation of the most problematic collapsible soils. The mechanisms that account for almost all naturally occurring collapsible soil deposits are debris flows, rapid alluvial depositions, and wind-blown deposits (loess). Collapsible soils are moisture sensitive in that increase in moisture content is the primary triggering mechanism for the volume reduction of these soils. One result of urbanization in arid regions is an increase in soil moisture content. Therefore, the impact of development-induced changes in surface and groundwater regimes on the engineering performance of moisture sensitive arid soils, including collapsible soils, becomes a critical issue for continued sustainable population expansion into arid regions.In practicing collapsible soils engineering, geotechnical engineers are faced with (1) identification and characterization of collapsible soil sites, (2) estimation of the extent and degree of wetting, (3) estimation of collapse strains and collapse settlements, and (4) selection of design/mitigation alternatives. Estimation of the extent and degree of wetting is the most difficult of these tasks, followed by selection of the best mitigation alternative. 相似文献
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The climatic zones where residual soils occur are often characterized by alternate wet and dry seasons. Laboratory studies
of earlier workers have established that the alternate wetting and drying process affects the swell-shrink potentials, water
content, void ratio and particle cementation of expansive soils. The influence of cyclic wetting and drying on the collapse
behaviour of residual soils has not been examined. This paper examines the influence of alternate wetting and drying on the
collapse behaviour of compacted residual soil specimens from Bangalore District. Results of such a study are useful in anticipating
changes in collapse behaviour of compacted residual soil fills. Experimental results indicated that the cyclic wetting and
drying process increased the degree of expansiveness of the residual soils and reduced their collapse tendency. Changes in
the swell/collapse behaviour of compacted residual soil specimens from wetting drying effects are attributed to reduction
in water content, void ratio and possible growth of cementation bonds. 相似文献
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The reduction in volume for unsaturated soils wetted at constant total stress is indicated as capillary collapse. Several studies conducted on standard laboratory specimens (macro-scale) outlined the role of initial void ratio, confining pressure and matric suction on collapse onset. Conversely, few observations were made at grain scale, although an important influence of soil structure has been supposed since years. This paper investigated the collapse of coarse and fine sands derived from a pyroclastic soil of Southern Italy. The X-ray computed tomography was used to identify the mechanisms acting at grain scale and to measure the local variations of soil structure. The experimental procedure consisted in preparing remoulded unsaturated specimens and reducing the matric suction until the collapse occurred under self-weight. At different stages of the process, the sample was imaged by X-ray tomography. The experimental results provided original insight into: (1) transformation of soil structure during the wetting tests; (2) variation of porosity, water content and degree of saturation for the whole specimen; and (3) local variations of those variables in several representative sub-volumes. It is worth noting that collapse of coarse sand specimen occurred before saturation. This was also emphasized by the presence of macro-voids at collapse. 相似文献
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上海第4层黏土是典型的结构性海相软土,用一个本构模型统一地模拟不同应力路径下的力学特性对数值计算具有重要意义。对UNIFIED模型的结构性及超固结发展函数进行了改进,并提出了一种确定原状土材料参数和初始状态的方法。为了验证修正模型的正确性,用块状取土法取得上海第4层原状土样,进行了固结试验和三轴排水、不排水剪切试验。通过比较试验结果和本构模拟结果,明确了新的本构模型仅用一组材料参数就能统一地模拟上海第4层黏土在固结、排水及不排水三轴试验得到的应力-应变关系。模拟结果揭示了上海第4层黏土的结构比较稳定,即使在经历三轴剪切发生35%轴应变后仍能保持较高位的结构性。 相似文献