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Dynamic Strength Characteristics of Cement-Improved Silty Clay under the Effect of Freeze-Thaw Cycles

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  • Zheng Ma

    (Xingtai Construction Group Co., Ltd., Hohhot 010000, China)

  • Zhen Xing

    (Xingtai Construction Group Co., Ltd., Hohhot 010000, China)

  • Yingying Zhao

    (School of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, China)

  • Yiru Hu

    (School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China)

Abstract

In the seasonally frozen soil regions of northern China, silty clay is widely used as a subgrade bed filler in heavy-haul railway construction. In this paper, the influence of freeze-thaw cycles on the dynamic strength properties (strength parameters and dynamic critical stress) of silty clay fillers before and after cement improvement was investigated by a series of dynamic triaxial tests under different confining pressure conditions, and the test results were quantified to analyze the improvement effects of cement improvement. The results show that cement modification can significantly improve the dynamic strength parameters (dynamic strength, dynamic strength index, and critical dynamic stress) of silty clay before and after freezing and thawing. The dynamic strength of cement-improved silty clay (CSC) was improved by 2.8 to 5.2 times compared to silty clay, and a high level of dynamic strength can be maintained after multiple freeze-thaw cycles. The dynamic cohesion was increased by 1.5 to 3 times and the dynamic internal friction angle was increased by 1.5 to 4 times. The attenuation rate of the critical dynamic stress of CSC with the number of freeze-thaw cycles was greater than that of the plain filler, while the relative lifting effect of the critical dynamic stress of the cement improvement was significant after three freeze-thaw cycles, and the maximum value was reached at a cycle number of three, with a relative increase of 2.5 times. A new index of critical dynamic stress attenuation of CSC for freeze-thaw cycles was introduced, which provides a useful reference for subgrade improvement and reinforcement along the silty clay railway in northern China.

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  • Zheng Ma & Zhen Xing & Yingying Zhao & Yiru Hu, 2023. "Dynamic Strength Characteristics of Cement-Improved Silty Clay under the Effect of Freeze-Thaw Cycles," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-13, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:4:p:3333-:d:1065333
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    1. Haibin Wei & Qinglin Li & Leilei Han & Shuanye Han & Fuyu Wang & Yangpeng Zhang & Zhao Chen, 2019. "Experimental Research on Deformation Characteristics of Using Silty Clay Modified by Oil Shale Ash and Fly Ash as the Subgrade Material after Freeze-Thaw Cycles," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(18), pages 1-19, September.
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