Undrained deformation characteristic of saturated soft clay under traffic loading

SUN Lei; WANG Yuke

doi:10.16030/j.cnki.issn.1000-3665.202310006

2024 Vol. 51, No. 6

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SUN Lei, WANG Yuke. Undrained deformation characteristic of saturated soft clay under traffic loading[J]. Hydrogeology & Engineering Geology, 2024, 51(6): 126-137. doi: 10.16030/j.cnki.issn.1000-3665.202310006

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SUN Lei, WANG Yuke. Undrained deformation characteristic of saturated soft clay under traffic loading[J]. Hydrogeology & Engineering Geology, 2024, 51(6): 126-137. doi: 10.16030/j.cnki.issn.1000-3665.202310006

Undrained deformation characteristic of saturated soft clay under traffic loading

SUN Lei^1,,
WANG Yuke^2, ,

1.
School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou, Anhui　234000, China
2.
School of Water Conservancy and Transportation, Zhengzhou Univerisity, Zhengzhou, Henan　450001, China

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Corresponding author: WANG Yuke, ykewang@163.com

Received Date: 08 October 2023

Revised Date: 16 May 2024

Publish Date: 15 November 2024

Abstract

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Previous studies on the undrained deformation behavior of saturated soft clay under traffic loading usually ignored the effect of cyclic confining pressure. In the present study, a series of undrained constant confining pressure (CCP) and variable confining pressure (VCP) cyclic triaxial tests were conducted on Wenzhou soft clay through GDS cyclic triaxial test system to investigate the deformation behavior of saturated soft clay subgrade under different stress paths due to traffic loading. Special attention was paid to the effects of cyclic stress ratio (CSR) and stress path (α) on the dynamic resilient modulus as well as axial accumulated strain. The test results show that under undrained conditions, the dynamic resilient modulus decreases with the increase of CSR and α, while the axial accumulated strain increases with the increase of CSR and α. It suggests that cyclic confining pressure can improve the stiffness and restrain the axial strain accumulation of saturated soft clay under cyclic loading. Based on the test results and the existing empirical models, a dynamic resilient modulus empirical model and an axial strain accumulation model were established, respectively, which consider the influence of stress paths due to traffic loading, and can be used to calculate and analyze the long-term deformation of soft clay soil foundation under traffic loading.
- saturated soft clay /
- stress path /
- resilient modulus /
- axial accumulated strain /
- empirical model

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