摘要(英) |
The quality of
“compaction” is a conclusive factor to the quality of an embankment
project. Compaction of an embankment aims at (1) to increase the
shearing strength for improving the bearing capacity of foundation
and/or the stability of side slope of embankment, (2) to reduce the
compressibility (consolidation settlement) for decreasing future
settlement, on account of minimizing or preventing occurrence of
hazardous settlement,(3) to decrease the permeability for improving the
imperviousness. The purpose of study is to examine a method of
measuring the velocities of P-wave and S-wave by an Impact-Echo method
to evaluate the compacted conditions of the embankment, including the
relationship between the velocities of P-wave and S-wave and the
density, water content, and CBR, on account of evaluating the
possibility of replacing the labor and time consuming Sand-Cone method
or the dangerous nuclear method with the Impact-Echo method in measuring
field densities and moisture contents. The materials used in the
study of this thesis are the contact clay, and the core and shell
materials to be placed in the PaoShan Second Reservoir Project. The
engineering properties of these materials are quite different mutually.
Performing P-wave and S-wave velocity measurement, and tests of density,
moisture content and CBR, in expectation of being able to find out some
relationship among these test data. From this study, the following
have been found:(1) As the compacted dry density of the embankment
increases gradually, the velocities of P-wave and S-wave also increase
gradually. Higher the compacted dry density, faster the P-wave and
S-wave velocities become. Up until the compacted dry density approaching
the maximum, the wave velocities start to decrease in reverse. When the
compacted dry density begins to decrease, the wave velocities decrease
significantly; (2) P-wave and S-wave velocities decrease sharply as the
water content increase gradually;(3) Under a fixed water content,
following gradual increase of compacted dry density, the p- and s-
velocities of the embankment increase. However, for overly high water
content, the wave velocities become unstable and the relationship
between the wave velocities and the compacted dry density is
indistinct;(4) the relationship between the wave velocities and the CBR
indicates that the wave velocities have a tendency to increase following
the CBR value increase;(5) The CBR value has the tendency of increase
proportionally with the elastic modulus obtained from the wet density,
and speeds of P and S waves. Thus, with correct measurement of P and
S-wave, it is possible to evaluate the bearing capacity of soil in field
via the calculated elastic modulus. |