Deformation Characteristics of Raising, Widening of Old Roadway on Soft Soil Foundation
The deformation characteristics of a raised and widened old Chinese roadway on a soft soil foundation are investigated in this study via finite element numerical simulation. The rules of ground surface settlement, slope foot lateral displacement, and ground surface settlement evolution of the roadbe...
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| description | The deformation characteristics of a raised and widened old Chinese roadway on a soft soil foundation are investigated in this study via finite element numerical simulation. The rules of ground surface settlement, slope foot lateral displacement, and ground surface settlement evolution of the roadbed under three modes (one-time construction of an eight-lane expressway, widened four-lane expressway, and raised/widened four-lane expressway) are compared. The ground surface settlement process of the eight-lane road foundation, which is formed by first widening and then raising the road, is highly complex. The ground surface settlement curve under the old road foundation increases and then decreases. The lateral displacement of the slope foot also interacts with the widening and raising of the eight-lane roadbed foundation. The range of lateral displacement is 70.05, 42.58, 124.81, 104.54 mm. Fifteen years after construction, the total settlement of the raised and widened roadbed is much larger than that of the one built directly. The total settlement values at the center of the two roadbeds are 297.05 and 234.85 mm, respectively. This manuscript provides data support for the reconstruction and expansion of roads on soft soil foundations, for choosing appropriate construction methods to build roads, and for avoiding major road damage, which is of great significance to the construction of road infrastructure in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca7618f9696e4b2c8a4c4172687178312023-11-23T01:45:15ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942021-11-011311211710.3390/sym13112117Deformation Characteristics of Raising, Widening of Old Roadway on Soft Soil FoundationKeke Li0Wenyuan Xu1Liang Yang2School of Civil Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, ChinaThe deformation characteristics of a raised and widened old Chinese roadway on a soft soil foundation are investigated in this study via finite element numerical simulation. The rules of ground surface settlement, slope foot lateral displacement, and ground surface settlement evolution of the roadbed under three modes (one-time construction of an eight-lane expressway, widened four-lane expressway, and raised/widened four-lane expressway) are compared. The ground surface settlement process of the eight-lane road foundation, which is formed by first widening and then raising the road, is highly complex. The ground surface settlement curve under the old road foundation increases and then decreases. The lateral displacement of the slope foot also interacts with the widening and raising of the eight-lane roadbed foundation. The range of lateral displacement is 70.05, 42.58, 124.81, 104.54 mm. Fifteen years after construction, the total settlement of the raised and widened roadbed is much larger than that of the one built directly. The total settlement values at the center of the two roadbeds are 297.05 and 234.85 mm, respectively. This manuscript provides data support for the reconstruction and expansion of roads on soft soil foundations, for choosing appropriate construction methods to build roads, and for avoiding major road damage, which is of great significance to the construction of road infrastructure in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/11/2117finite elementsoft soil foundationwidening of existing roaddeformation characteristicssettlement |
| spellingShingle | Keke Li Wenyuan Xu Liang Yang Deformation Characteristics of Raising, Widening of Old Roadway on Soft Soil Foundation Symmetry finite element soft soil foundation widening of existing road deformation characteristics settlement |
| title | Deformation Characteristics of Raising, Widening of Old Roadway on Soft Soil Foundation |
| title_full | Deformation Characteristics of Raising, Widening of Old Roadway on Soft Soil Foundation |
| title_fullStr | Deformation Characteristics of Raising, Widening of Old Roadway on Soft Soil Foundation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deformation Characteristics of Raising, Widening of Old Roadway on Soft Soil Foundation |
| title_short | Deformation Characteristics of Raising, Widening of Old Roadway on Soft Soil Foundation |
| title_sort | deformation characteristics of raising widening of old roadway on soft soil foundation |
| topic | finite element soft soil foundation widening of existing road deformation characteristics settlement |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/11/2117 |
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