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土木工程毕业设计外文翻译土方工程的地基勘察与施工
DESIGNANDEXECUTIONOFGROUNDINVESTIGATIONFOREARTHWORKS
ABSTRACT
Thedesignandexecutionofgroundinvestigationworksforearthworkprojectshasbecomeincreasinglyimportantastheavailabilityofsuitabledisposalareasbecomeslimitedandcostsofimportingengineeringfillincrease.Anoutlineofgroundinvestigationmethodswhichcanaugment‘traditionalinvestigationmethods’particularlyforglacialtill/boulderclaysoilsispresented.Theissueof‘geotechnicalcertification’israisedandrecommendationsoutlinedonitsmeritsforincorporationwithgroundinvestigationsandearthworks.
1.INTRODUCTION
Theinvestigationandre-useevaluationofmanyIrishboulderclaysoilspresentsdifficultiesforboththegeotechnicalengineerandtheroaddesignengineer.Theseglacialtillorboulderclaysoilsaremainlyoflowplasticityandhaveparticlesizesrangingfromclaytoboulders.Mostofourboulderclaysoilscontainvaryingproportionsofsand,gravel,cobblesandbouldersinaclayorsiltmatrix.Theamountoffinesgovernstheirbehaviourandthesiltcontentmakesitveryweathersusceptible.
Moisturecontentscanbehighlyvariablerangingfromaslowas7%forthehardgreyblackDublinboulderclayupto20-25%forMidland,South-WestandNorth-Westlightgreyboulderclaydeposits.Theabilityofboulderclaysoilstotake-infreewateriswellestablishedandpoorplanningofearthworksoftenamplifiesthis.
Thefinesoilconstituentsaregenerallysensitivetosmallincreasesinmoisturecontentwhichoftenleadtolossinstrengthandrenderthesoilsunsuitableforre-useasengineeringfill.Manyofourboulderclaysoils(especiallythosewithintermediatetypesiltsandfinesandmatrix)havebeenrejectedattheselectionstage,butgoodplanningshowsthattheycaninfactfulfilspecificationrequirementsintermsofcompactionandstrength.
Theselectionprocessshouldaimtomaximisetheuseoflocallyavailablesoilsandwithcarefulevaluationitispossibletouseorincorporate‘poorormarginalsoils’withinfillareasandembankments.Fillmaterialneedstobeplacedatamoisturecontentsuchthatitisneithertoowettobestableandtrafficableortoodrytobeproperlycompacted.
Highmoisturecontent/lowstrengthboulderclaysoilscanbesuitableforuseasfillinlowheightembankments(i.e.2to2.5m)butnotsuitablefortraffickingbyearthworkplantwithoutusingageotextileseparatorandgranularfillcappinglayer.Hence,itisvitalthattheearthworkscontractorfullyunderstandsthehandlingpropertiesofthesoils,asformanyprojectsthisiseffectivelygovernedbythetrafficabilityofearthmovingequipment.
2.TRADITIONALGROUNDINVESTIGATIONMETHODS
Forroadprojects,aprincipalaimofthegroundinvestigationistoclassifythesuitabilityofthesoilsinaccordancewithTable6.1fromSeries600oftheNRASpecificationforRoadWorks(SRW),March2000.Themajorityofcurrentgroundinvestigationsforroadworksincludesacombinationofthefollowingtogivetherequiredgeotechnicaldata:
▪Trialpits
▪Cablepercussionboreholes
▪Dynamicprobing
▪Rotarycoredrilling
▪In-situtesting(SPT,variableheadpermeabilitytests,geophysicaletc.)
▪Laboratorytesting
Theimportanceof‘phasing’thefieldworkoperationscannotbeoverstressed,particularlywhenassessingsoilsuitabilityfromdeepcutareas.Cablepercussionboreholesarenormallysunktoadesireddepthor‘refusal’withdisturbedandundisturbedsamplesrecoveredat1.00mintervalsorchangeofstrata.
Inmanyinstances,cablepercussionboringisunabletopenetratethroughverystiff,hardboulderclaysoilsduetocobble,boulderobstructions.Sampledisturbanceinboreholesshouldbepreventedandlossoffinesiscommon,invariablythisleadstoinaccurateclassification.
Trialpitsareconsideredmoreappropriateforrecoveringappropriatesizesamplesandforobservingtheproportionofclaststomatrixandsizesofcobbles,boulders.Detailedandaccuratefielddescriptionsarethereforevitalforcutareasandtrialpitsprovideanopportunitytoexaminethesoilsonalargerscalethanboreholes.Trialpitsalsoprovideaninsightontrenchstabilityandtoobservewateringressanditseffects.
Asuitablyexperiencedgeotechnicalengineerorengineeringgeologistshouldsupervisethetrialpittingworksandrecoveryofsamples.Thecharacteristicsofthesoilsduringtrialpitexcavationshouldbecloselyobservedasthisprovidesinformationonsoilsensitivity,especiallyifwaterfromgranularzonesmigratesintothefinematrixmaterial.Veryoften,theconditionofsoilonthesidesofanexcavationprovidesamoreaccurateassessmentofitsin-situcondition.
3.SOILCLASSIFICATION
SoildescriptionandclassificationshouldbeundertakeninaccordancewithBS5930(1999)andtestedinaccordancewithBS1377(1990).Theengineeringdescriptionofasoilisbasedonitsparticlesizegrading,supplementedbyplasticityforfinesoils.Formanyofourglacialtill,boulderclaysoils(i.e.‘mixedsoils’)difficultiesarisewithdescriptionsandassessingengineeringperformancetests.
Akeyparameter(whichisoftenunderestimated)inclassifyingandunderstandingthesesoilsispermeability(K).Inspectionoftheparticlesizegradingswillindicatemagnitudeofpermeability.Wherepossible,triaxialcelltestsshouldbecarriedoutoneitherundisturbedsamples(U100’s)orgoodqualitycoresamplestoevaluatethedrainagecharacteristicsofthesoilsaccurately.
Lowplasticityboulderclaysoilsofintermediatepermeability(i.e.Koftheorderof10-5to10-7m/s)canoftenbe‘conditioned’bydrainagemeasures.Thisusuallyentailstheinstallationofperimeterdrainsandsumpsatcutareasorborrowpitssoastoreducethemoisturecontent.Hence,withsmallreductioninmoisturecontent,difficultglacialtillsoilscanbecomesuitableasengineeringfill.
4.ENGINEERINGPERFORMANCETESTINGOFSOILS
Laboratorytestingisverymuchdictatedbytheproposedend-useforthesoils.TheengineeringparameterssetoutinTable6.1pftheNRASRWincludeacombinationofthefollowing:
▪Moisturecontent
▪Particlesizegrading
▪PlasticLimit
▪CBR
▪Compaction(relatingtooptimumMC)
▪Remouldedundrainedshearstrength
Anumberofkeyfactorsshouldbeborneinmindwhenschedulinglaboratorytesting:
▪Compaction/CBR/MCVtestsarecarriedouton<20mmsizematerial.
▪Moisturecontentvaluesshouldrelateto<20mmsizematerialtoprovideavalidcomparison.
▪Porepressuresarenottakenintoaccountduringcompactionandmayvaryconsiderablybetweenlaboratoryandfield.
▪Preparationmethodsforsoiltestingmustbeclearlystipulatedandagreedwiththedesignatedlaboratory.
Greatcaremustbetakenwhendeterminingmoisturecontentofboulderclaysoils.Ideally,themoisturecontentshouldberelatedtotheparticlesizeandhaveacorrespondinggradinganalysisfordirectcomparison,althoughthisisnotalwayspractical.
Inthemajorityofcases,theMCVwhenusedwithcompactiondataisconsideredtoofferthebestmethodofestablishing(andchecking)thesuitabilitycharacteristicsofaboulderclaysoil.MCVtestingduringtrialpittingisstronglyrecommendedasitprovidesarapidassessmentofthesoilsuitabilitydirectlyafterexcavation.MCVcalibrationcanthenbecarriedoutinthelaboratoryatvariousmoisturecontentincrements.SampledisturbancecanoccurduringtransportationtothelaboratoryandthiscanhaveasignificantimpactontheresultantMCV’s.
IGSLhasfoundlargediscrepancieswhenperformingMCV’sinthefieldonlowplasticityboulderclayswiththosecarriedoutlaterinthelaboratory(2to7days).ManyoftheaforementionedlowplasticityboulderclaysoilsexhibittimedependantbehaviourwithsignificantlydifferentMCV’srecordedatalaterdate–increasedvaluescanbeduetothedrainageofthematerialfollowingsampling,transportationandstoragewhiledilatancyandmigrationofwaterfromgranularlensescanleadtodeteriorationandlowervalues.
CBRtestingofboulderclaysoilsalsoneedscarefulconsideration,mainlywiththepreparationmethodemployed.Designengineersneedtobeawareofthis,asitcanhaveanorderofmagnitudedifferenceinresults.Staticcompactionofboulderclaysoilsisadvisedascompactionwiththe2.5or4.5kgrammeroftenleadstohighexcessporepressuresbeinggenerated–henceverylowCBRvaluescanresult.Also,curingofcompactedboulderclaysamplesisimportantasthisallowsexcessporewaterpressurestodissipate.
5.ENGINEERINGCLASSIFICATIONOFSOILS
InaccordancewiththeNRASRW,generalcohesivefilliscategorisedinTable6.1asfollows:
▪2AWetcohesive
▪2BDrycohesive
▪2CStonycohesive
▪2DSiltycohesive
Thematerialpropertiesrequiredforacceptabilityaregivenandthedesignengineerthendeterminestheupperandlowerboundlimitsonthebasisofthelaboratoryclassificationandengineeringperformancetests.IrishboulderclaysoilsarepredominantlyClass2C.
Clause612oftheSRWsetsoutcompactionmethods.Twoproceduresareavailable:
▪MethodCompaction
▪End-ProductCompaction
Endproductcompactionisconsideredmorepractical,especiallywhengoodcompactioncontroldatabecomesavailableduringtheearlystagesofanearthworkscontract.AminimumTargetDryDensity(TDD)isconsideredveryusefulforthecontractortoworkwithasameansofcheckingcompactionquality.Oncethematerialhasbeenapprovedandmeetstheacceptabilitylimits,thenin-situdensitycanbemeasured,preferablybynucleargaugeorsandreplacementtestswherethestonecontentislow.
Asplacingandcompactionofthefillprogresses,thein-s