1. Formation mechanism of clogging of dredge slurry under vacuum preloading visualized using digital image technology
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Sun, Hong-lei, He, Zi-li, Geng, Xue-yu, Shen, Meng-fen, Cai, Yuan-qiang, Wu, Jian, Yang, Biao, and Wang, Wan-jie
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Slurry -- Environmental aspects ,Storm sewers -- Mechanical properties -- Environmental aspects ,Dredging -- Environmental aspects ,Clay -- Mechanical properties -- Models ,Earth sciences - Abstract
Vacuum preloading combined with prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) system has been widely used to improve the soft clay with high water content. Clogging is usually formed around the PVDs during the vacuum preloading, impeding the propagation of the vacuum pressure and slowing down the consolidation process. To understand the forming mechanism of the clogging, particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique and particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) technique were adopted in the model test of vacuum preloading test. Through this study, three stages can be identified from the results of water volume discharge rate and maximum displacements versus time. In the first stage, the soil around the PVD is horizontally consolidated, which leads to the rapid formation of clogging. In the second stage, the formation of clogging slows down due to the loss of vacuum pressure, which further reduces the drainage. In the third stage, the clogging tends to be stable, and the drainage consolidation rate is significantly reduced. PTV results show that there is a difference in the displacement of large and small particles during improvement. Two methods were proposed to estimate the thickness of clogging zone, reflecting a growing layer of clogging zone compressed around the PVD. This study provides new insights to investigate the formation mechanism of clogging during vacuum preloading test. Key words: vacuum preloading, particle image velocimetry, particle tracking velocimetry, clogging, dredged slurry. Le prechargement sous vide combine au systeme de drains verticaux prefabriques (PVD) a ete largement utilise pour ameliorer l'argile tendre a forte teneur en eau. Un colmatage se forme generalement autour des PVD pendant le prechargement sous vide, empechant la propagation de la pression du vide et ralentissant le processus de consolidation. Afin de comprendre le mecanisme de formation du colmatage, la technique de velocimetrie par image de particules (PIV) et la technique de velocimetrie par suivi de particules (PTV) ont ete adoptees dans le test modele de l'essai de precharge sous vide. Cette etude permet d'identifier trois etapes a partir des resultats du taux de decharge du volume d'eau et des deplacements maximaux en fonction du temps. Dans la premiere etape, le sol autour du PVD est consolide horizontalement, ce qui conduit a la formation rapide de colmatages. Dans la deuxieme etape, la formation de colmatage ralentit en raison de la perte de pression du vide, ce qui reduit encore le drainage. Dans la troisieme etape, le colmatage tend a etre stable, et le taux de consolidation du drainage est considerablement reduit. Les resultats de la PTV montrent qu'il existe une difference dans le deplacement des grandes et petites particules pendant l'amelioration. Deux methodes ont ete proposees pour estimer l'epaisseur de la zone de colmatage, refletant une couche croissante de zone de colmatage comprimee autour du PVD. Cette etude fournit de nouveaux elements pour etudier le mecanisme de formation du colmatage pendant l'essai de prechargement sous vide. [Traduit par la Redaction] Mots-cles: prechargement sous vide, velocimetrie par image des particules, velocimetrie de suivi des particules, colmatage, boue de dragage., Introduction Vacuum preloading combined with prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) has been widely used to improve the engineering property of the dredge slurry (Chai et al. 2005; Chu et al. 2006; [...]
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- 2022
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