Skip to main content
Log in

Hyperbolic Consolidation Creep Model of Weathered Red Sandstone Coarse-Grained Soil Under the Wet and Dry Cycles Conditions

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Due to the wet-dry cycle, the consolidation creep characteristics of the weathered red sandstone coarse-grained soil have a great influence. Firstly, through the one-dimensional consolidation creep test, the strain and consolidation time curves \(\varepsilon { - }t\) were obtained under the wet and dry cycles conditions, and the consolidation creep hyperbolic model of weathered red sandstone coarse-grained soil was established. Then, regression equations between initial consolidation creep rate, limit consolidation creep rate, and consolidation creep rate and the wet-dry cycle times and consolidation pressure were established, and the effect of the dry and wet effect on the consolidation creep behavior of weathered red sandstone coarse-grained soil was analyzed. Finally, the normalization equation was established, and the effects of the number of dry and wet cycles and the consolidation pressure on the consolidation creep characteristics of the rough-grained soil of weathered red sandstone were analyzed. The main conclusions are as follows: (1)The test curve that consolidation creep test curve \(\varepsilon { - }t\) of weathered red sandstone coarse-grained soil is approximately hyperbolic. (2)Under the action of a certain consolidation pressure, when the number of the wet and dry cycles is six as the critical point, the initial consolidation creep rate \(\dot{\varepsilon }_{0}\) changes differently. (3)The critical creep concept is proposed through the \(\varepsilon { - }\lg t\) curve, the regression equation between the consolidation creep rate and the consolidation creep and the consolidation pressure is established, and the limit consolidation creep is used as the normalization factor, and the normalization equation of the consolidation creep of the weathered red sandstone coarse-grained soil under dry and wet cycle conditions is established.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

Data Availability

This article contains all the data generated or published during the study; no other data were used to support this study.

References

  • Chu C, Zhan M, Feng Q, Li D, Xu L et al (2020) Effect of drying-wetting cycles on engineering properties of expansive soils modified by industrial wastes. Adv Mater Sci Eng 2020:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5602163

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fan B-J, Zhao F-J, Zhang Z-T, Liu Y-H (2021) Experimental study on the disinte-gration properties of red sandstone. Geotech Geol Eng. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-021-02012-6

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • He Z, Xiang D, Liu Y (2020) Triaxial creep test and particle flow simulation of coarse-grained soil embankment filler. Front Earth Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00062

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kuhn M, Mitchell J (1993) New perspectives on soil creep. J Geotech Eng. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1993)119:3(507)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Li JJ, Kong LW (2019) Unloading creep characteristics of expansive soil and its nonlinear creep model. Geotech Mech. 40:3465–3473

    Google Scholar 

  • Liu H, Li L, Zhao LH, Wang SG (2012) Experimental study on creep and secondary consolidation characteristics of soft soil in Yangchenghu section of Beijing Shanghai high speed railway. Railway Trans. 34:86–93

    Google Scholar 

  • Liu J, YangXieLiu XCHQYT (2015) Study on settlement mechanism of unsaturated red bed embankment based on rheology and consolidation theory. Geotech Mec-hanics. 36:1295–1305

    Google Scholar 

  • Oliveira J, Cássaro F, Pires L (2021) Estimating soil porosity and pore size distribution changes due to wetting-drying cycles by morphometric image analysis. Soil and Tillage Res-earch 205:104814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104814

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • RG Gu and YG Fang (2009) Material basis and rheological mechanism of soft soil rheology. Geotech Mech.https://doi.org/10.16285/j.rsm.2009.07.027

  • Wang YF, Cai ZY, Zhou ZG, Guan YF (2015) k_0Study on drainage creep characteristics of silt under 0 consolidation. Geotech Mech 36:2243–2248

    Google Scholar 

  • Wang ZC, Qiao LP (2011) Review and Discussion on creep properties and models of soil. Geotech Mech 32:2251–2260. https://doi.org/10.16285/j.rsm.2011.08.005

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wang T, Zhanping S, Yang J, Wang J, Zhang X (2019) Experimental research on dynamic response of red sandstone soil under impact loads. Geomech Eng. 17:393–403

    Google Scholar 

  • Wang CM, Wang Q, Zahng SH (2004) Creep characteristics and creep model of coastal soft soil. J Rock Mech Eng pp. 227–230

  • Wei H, Zeng S, Zhan J, Li ZC, LI W et al (2015) Experimental study on wetting deformation characteristics of red sandstone gravelly soil for road. J Central South Univ (NATURAL SCIENCE EDITION). 46:2261–2266

    Google Scholar 

  • X. B. Chen, J. S. Zhang and Z. P. FENG (2007a) Experimental study on rheological engi-neering characteristics of red sandstone coarse-grained soil. J Rock Mech Eng pp. 601–607

  • X. B. Chen, J. S. Zhang and G. F. An (2007b) Experimental study on rheological properties of road red sandstone coarse-grained soil. J Central South Univ (NATURAL SCIENCE EDITION): pp. 154–159

  • X. M. Liu, S. Yan, K. Liu, S. Z. Qu and R. Chen, P (2020) Experimental study on strength characteristics of red bed soft rock filler under dry wet cycle. Highway transportation techn-ology.37: 24–30

  • Xu X-T, Shao L-J, Huang J-B, Xu X, Liu D-Q et al (2021) Effect of wet-dry cycles on shear strength of residual soil. Soils and Foundations. 61:782–797

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • YangAW, Kong LW, Zhang XW (2014) Analysis of evolution characteristics of particles and pores in hydraulic fill soft soil during creep. Geotech Mech.35: 1634–164 https://doi.org/10.16285/j.rsm.2014.06.039.

  • Yu XJ, Yin ZZ, Gao L (2015) Study on one-dimensional secondary consolidation hyperbolic rheological model of soft soil. Geotech Mech 36:320–32

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhang X, WANG LI X Ma Chen WCMJDCDC (2010) Variation char-acteristics of micro pores of soft soil under creep. Geotech Mech 31:1061–1067

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhang C-L, Jiang G, Su L-J, Liu W (2018) Dynamic behaviour of weathered red mudstone in Sichuan (China) under triaxial cyclic loading. J Mountain Sci. 15:1789–1806

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhao Z, Song EX (2015) Particle mechanics modeling of creep behavior of rockfil-l materials under dry and wet conditions. Comput Geotech 68:137–146

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

The work is supported by the National Special Program for International Scientific and Technology Cooperation (Grant Nos.2014DFA53120)

International Science and Technology Cooperation Programme

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Xiang-Qian Yuan.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Wen, CP., Yuan, XQ. Hyperbolic Consolidation Creep Model of Weathered Red Sandstone Coarse-Grained Soil Under the Wet and Dry Cycles Conditions. Geotech Geol Eng 40, 5103–5113 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-022-02202-w

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-022-02202-w

Keywords

Navigation