Research on the Accumulated Plastic Strain of Expansive Soil under Subway Loading

Expansive soil near Hefei Xinqiao International Airport was selected as the research focus. The effects of different loading modes on the dynamic strain of the saturated remodeled expansive soil was investigated by indoor dynamic triaxial tests and the effect of three factors, intermittent loading r...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhu, Ying Guo, Gan Cheng, Xiangyang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/18/9994
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Summary:Expansive soil near Hefei Xinqiao International Airport was selected as the research focus. The effects of different loading modes on the dynamic strain of the saturated remodeled expansive soil was investigated by indoor dynamic triaxial tests and the effect of three factors, intermittent loading ratio, static deviatoric stress, and cyclic stress ratio, on the accumulated plastic strain of saturated remodeled expansive soil under intermittent subway cyclic loading was analyzed. Finally, the corresponding accumulated plastic strain calculation model was established based on the test results. The research results show that the loading modes do not affect the overall development mode of the strain and, under intermittent loading, the strain tends to be more stable. Under intermittent loading, when the number of cycles is the same, the larger the intermittent loading ratio, the smaller the accumulated plastic strain. The effect of static deviatoric stress and cyclic stress ratio on strain accumulation is significant. Based on the hyperbolic model, an accumulated plastic strain calculation model related to the number of cycles of remolded expansive soil under the load of the Hefei subway was proposed, which has a certain reference significance for the design, safety assessment, and safe operation of the Hefei subway.
ISSN:2076-3417