As a typical sedimentary soft rock,mudstone has the characteristics of being easily softened and disintegrated under the effect of wetting and drying(WD).The first cycle of WD plays an important role in the entire WD ...As a typical sedimentary soft rock,mudstone has the characteristics of being easily softened and disintegrated under the effect of wetting and drying(WD).The first cycle of WD plays an important role in the entire WD cycles.X-ray micro-computed tomography(micro-CT)was used as a non-destructive tool to quantitatively analyze microstructural changes of the mudstone due to the first cycle of WD.The test results show that WD leads to an increase of pore volume and pore connectivity in the mudstone.The porosity and fractal dimension of each slice of mudstone not only increase in value,but also in fluctuation amplitude.The pattern of variation in the frequency distribution of the equivalent radii of connected,isolated pores and pore throats in mudstone under WD effect satisfies the Gaussian distribution.Under the effect of WD,pores and pore throats with relatively small sizes increase the most.The sphericity of the pores in mudstones is positively correlated with the pore radius.The WD effect transforms the originally angular and flat pores into round and regular pores.This paper can provide a reference for the study of the deterioration and catastrophic mechanisms of mudstone under wetting and drying cycles.展开更多
土体的宏观性质主要受其微观结构和孔隙特征的影响。查明土体在冻融等外部条件影响下的微观演化规律对岩土工程研究具有重要意义。草炭土作为季节性冻土和特殊土,由于其腐殖质和植物纤维含量较高,具有较高的压缩性和较低的强度。因此,...土体的宏观性质主要受其微观结构和孔隙特征的影响。查明土体在冻融等外部条件影响下的微观演化规律对岩土工程研究具有重要意义。草炭土作为季节性冻土和特殊土,由于其腐殖质和植物纤维含量较高,具有较高的压缩性和较低的强度。因此,以草炭土为研究对象,通过土工试验、核磁共振(nuclear magnetic resonance,简称NMR)、X射线计算机断层扫描(computed tompography,简称CT)和扫描电子显微镜(scanning electron microscope,简称SEM)等方法研究了草炭土的微观结构、孔隙特征和冻融效应。基于岩土力学和核磁共振理论,完成CT切片和SEM的微观图像分割,以识别空气孔隙和储水孔隙。结合微观图像和成分分析,草炭土的微观结构揭示了有机质组分是能够容纳和传导水分的土壤基质。冻融后草炭土的孔径分布表现为中孔比例增加,孔隙总体数量显著增加。因此,量化微观参数表明冻融后草炭土的孔隙连通性增强,孔隙形状复杂程度降低,渗透性增强。通过对非饱和土理论计算的验证表明,核磁共振方法能够有效地表征冻融土渗透性的变化。研究成果可作为高有机质、高纤维含量土壤研究的基础,也可作为草炭土分布区工程建设的参数依据。展开更多
Deformation and failure of deep clay samples are closely related to energy changes.Investigating the energy conversion and damage behavior of deep clay during loading and unloading tests has important significance for...Deformation and failure of deep clay samples are closely related to energy changes.Investigating the energy conversion and damage behavior of deep clay during loading and unloading tests has important significance for prevention-control of soil destabilization damage caused by mine shaft excavation.In the present work,triaxial tests of consolidated clay under different stress paths and stress rates were conducted.The results reveal that the mechanical properties of soils have strong stress rate effects and the samples mainly experience energy storage in the elastic stage,after that,the energy conversion mainly undergoes an increase of dissipative energy and release of elastic energy,which is also confirmed by the results of the analysis in the subsequent CT tests.Two damage indicators were compared,finding that the indicator based on dissipative energy has more obvious differences in two stress paths and can be used as a better indicator to describe the damage evolution of soils.Finally,in the triaxial shear test,due to the unloading effect of confining pressure,the damage of soils increased more rapidly near breaking than in the triaxial compression test,which indicates that the damage caused by unloading on deep soil is more abrupt than that caused by loading.展开更多
基金Project(41877240)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘As a typical sedimentary soft rock,mudstone has the characteristics of being easily softened and disintegrated under the effect of wetting and drying(WD).The first cycle of WD plays an important role in the entire WD cycles.X-ray micro-computed tomography(micro-CT)was used as a non-destructive tool to quantitatively analyze microstructural changes of the mudstone due to the first cycle of WD.The test results show that WD leads to an increase of pore volume and pore connectivity in the mudstone.The porosity and fractal dimension of each slice of mudstone not only increase in value,but also in fluctuation amplitude.The pattern of variation in the frequency distribution of the equivalent radii of connected,isolated pores and pore throats in mudstone under WD effect satisfies the Gaussian distribution.Under the effect of WD,pores and pore throats with relatively small sizes increase the most.The sphericity of the pores in mudstones is positively correlated with the pore radius.The WD effect transforms the originally angular and flat pores into round and regular pores.This paper can provide a reference for the study of the deterioration and catastrophic mechanisms of mudstone under wetting and drying cycles.
文摘土体的宏观性质主要受其微观结构和孔隙特征的影响。查明土体在冻融等外部条件影响下的微观演化规律对岩土工程研究具有重要意义。草炭土作为季节性冻土和特殊土,由于其腐殖质和植物纤维含量较高,具有较高的压缩性和较低的强度。因此,以草炭土为研究对象,通过土工试验、核磁共振(nuclear magnetic resonance,简称NMR)、X射线计算机断层扫描(computed tompography,简称CT)和扫描电子显微镜(scanning electron microscope,简称SEM)等方法研究了草炭土的微观结构、孔隙特征和冻融效应。基于岩土力学和核磁共振理论,完成CT切片和SEM的微观图像分割,以识别空气孔隙和储水孔隙。结合微观图像和成分分析,草炭土的微观结构揭示了有机质组分是能够容纳和传导水分的土壤基质。冻融后草炭土的孔径分布表现为中孔比例增加,孔隙总体数量显著增加。因此,量化微观参数表明冻融后草炭土的孔隙连通性增强,孔隙形状复杂程度降低,渗透性增强。通过对非饱和土理论计算的验证表明,核磁共振方法能够有效地表征冻融土渗透性的变化。研究成果可作为高有机质、高纤维含量土壤研究的基础,也可作为草炭土分布区工程建设的参数依据。
基金Project(2016YFC0600904)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of ChinaProject(BK20200653)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu,ChinaProject(2020M681768)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation。
文摘Deformation and failure of deep clay samples are closely related to energy changes.Investigating the energy conversion and damage behavior of deep clay during loading and unloading tests has important significance for prevention-control of soil destabilization damage caused by mine shaft excavation.In the present work,triaxial tests of consolidated clay under different stress paths and stress rates were conducted.The results reveal that the mechanical properties of soils have strong stress rate effects and the samples mainly experience energy storage in the elastic stage,after that,the energy conversion mainly undergoes an increase of dissipative energy and release of elastic energy,which is also confirmed by the results of the analysis in the subsequent CT tests.Two damage indicators were compared,finding that the indicator based on dissipative energy has more obvious differences in two stress paths and can be used as a better indicator to describe the damage evolution of soils.Finally,in the triaxial shear test,due to the unloading effect of confining pressure,the damage of soils increased more rapidly near breaking than in the triaxial compression test,which indicates that the damage caused by unloading on deep soil is more abrupt than that caused by loading.
