Study on the Changing Rules of Silty Clay’s Pore Structure under Freeze-Thaw Cycles

For engineering construction in seasonally frozen regions, when the soil below the frost depth without freeze-thaw effect was exposed or reclaimed after excavation, long-term freeze-thaw will change soil skeleton and porous characteristics, thereby leading to the deterioration of soil engineering pr...

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Main Authors: Zongfang Chen, Huie Chen, Jinfeng Li, Hui Li, Wenliang Ma
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7493872
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description For engineering construction in seasonally frozen regions, when the soil below the frost depth without freeze-thaw effect was exposed or reclaimed after excavation, long-term freeze-thaw will change soil skeleton and porous characteristics, thereby leading to the deterioration of soil engineering properties. This study focused on seasonally frozen silty clay from Changchun, China, and conducted different freeze-thaw cyclic tests on remoulded soil samples, during which both freezing temperature and the number of freeze-thaw cycles were varied. The related data of pore structures under different test conditions were acquired through mercury injection porosimetry (MIP) tests, and the effects of the number of freeze-thaw cycles and freezing temperature on the change of the soil’s pore structure were investigated in detail in combination with fractal theory. The variation rules of pores in the soil after freeze-thaw cycles were investigated from a microperspective so as to essentially analyze the mechanism of the deteriorating effect of freeze-thaw on a soil’s engineering properties.
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spelling doaj-art-6f8035d2826d413eabb3b3b5bcd91e812025-08-20T02:06:16ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942019-01-01201910.1155/2019/74938727493872Study on the Changing Rules of Silty Clay’s Pore Structure under Freeze-Thaw CyclesZongfang Chen0Huie Chen1Jinfeng Li2Hui Li3Wenliang Ma4College of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, 130061 Changchun, ChinaCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, 130061 Changchun, ChinaCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, 130061 Changchun, ChinaCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, 130061 Changchun, ChinaCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, 130061 Changchun, ChinaFor engineering construction in seasonally frozen regions, when the soil below the frost depth without freeze-thaw effect was exposed or reclaimed after excavation, long-term freeze-thaw will change soil skeleton and porous characteristics, thereby leading to the deterioration of soil engineering properties. This study focused on seasonally frozen silty clay from Changchun, China, and conducted different freeze-thaw cyclic tests on remoulded soil samples, during which both freezing temperature and the number of freeze-thaw cycles were varied. The related data of pore structures under different test conditions were acquired through mercury injection porosimetry (MIP) tests, and the effects of the number of freeze-thaw cycles and freezing temperature on the change of the soil’s pore structure were investigated in detail in combination with fractal theory. The variation rules of pores in the soil after freeze-thaw cycles were investigated from a microperspective so as to essentially analyze the mechanism of the deteriorating effect of freeze-thaw on a soil’s engineering properties.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7493872
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title Study on the Changing Rules of Silty Clay’s Pore Structure under Freeze-Thaw Cycles
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title_short Study on the Changing Rules of Silty Clay’s Pore Structure under Freeze-Thaw Cycles
title_sort study on the changing rules of silty clay s pore structure under freeze thaw cycles
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