Failure modes and bearing capacity of strip footings on soft ground reinforced by floating stone columns

被引:49
作者
Zhou, Haizuo [1 ,2 ]
Diao, Yu [1 ,2 ]
Zheng, Gang [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Han, Jie [4 ]
Jia, Rui [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Tianjin Univ, Sch Civil Engn, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China
[2] Tianjin Univ, Key Lab Coast Civil Struct Safety, Minist Educ, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China
[3] Tianjin Univ, State Key Lab Hydraul Engn Simulat & Safety, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China
[4] Univ Kansas, Dept Civil Environm & Architectural Engn, 1530 W 15th St,2150 Learned Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Bearing capacity; Failure modes; Finite difference method; Limit analysis; Stone columns; SEATED SLOPE STABILITY; SETTLEMENT PERFORMANCE; FOUNDATIONS; CONSOLIDATION; EMBANKMENTS; MECHANISMS; BENEATH; TRIAL;
D O I
10.1007/s11440-017-0535-3
中图分类号
P5 [地质学];
学科分类号
0709 ; 081803 ;
摘要
This study evaluates the failure modes and the bearing capacity of soft ground reinforced by a group of floating stone columns. A finite difference method was adopted to analyze the performance of reinforced ground under strip footings subjected to a vertical load. The investigation was carried out by varying the aspect ratio of the reinforced zone, the area replacement ratio, and the surface surcharge. General shear failure of the reinforced ground was investigated numerically without the surcharge. The results show the existence of an effective length of the columns for the bearing capacity factors N (c) and N (gamma). When certain surcharge was applied, the failure mode of the reinforced ground changed from the general shear failure to the block failure. The aspect ratio of the reinforced zone and the area replacement ratio also contributed to this failure mode transition. A counterintuitive trend of the bearing capacity factor N (q) can be justified with a shift in the critical failure mode. An upper-bound limit method based on the general shear failure mode was presented, and the results agree well with those of the previous studies of reinforced ground. Equivalent properties based on the area-weighted average of the stone columns and clay parameters were used to convert the individual column model to an equivalent area model. The numerical model produced reasonable equivalent properties. Finally, a theoretical method based on the comparison of the analytical equations for different failure modes was developed for engineering design. Good agreement was found between the theoretical and numerical results for the critical failure mode and its corresponding bearing capacity factors.
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页码:1089 / 1103
页数:15
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