基于离散元的冻融循环作用下根土复合体抗剪特性研究
石振明 , 朱鑫 , 刘毛毛 , 何光尧 , 夏成志
地球科学 ›› 2025, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (10) : 3761 -3775.
基于离散元的冻融循环作用下根土复合体抗剪特性研究
Research on Shear Resistance of Rooted Soil under Freeze-Thaw Cycles Based on DEM
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为探究冻融循环下草本植物根系土抗剪性能及细观损伤机制,以狼尾草根土复合体为对象,构建了典型的三维根系模型,通过离散元方法模拟水-冰颗粒相变膨胀效应来表征冻融损伤过程,并基于室内试验数据标定了根土复合体三维直接剪切数值模型,系统探究了冻融循环次数、剪切速率以及法向荷载对根土复合体剪切强度、损伤机制和根土复合体抗剪协同作用机制的影响.研究发现:(1)根系的加入可以显著提升土体的抗剪强度,而竖直根系的锚固作用在其中起到了主要作用,须根可进一步增强三维加筋效应;(2)剪切峰值强度和加载速率与法向荷载呈正相关,但二者对冻融损伤造成土体抗剪强度衰减的内在规律影响较小;(3)冻融损伤主要体现在冻融进程中相变产生体积变化破坏试样颗粒粘结,降低剪切过程中根土间作用力,进而削弱其抗剪性能.研究结果揭示了植物根系固土与冻融循环的相互作用机制,为寒区边坡工程的生态加固设计提供了参考依据,特别在极端冻融循环工况下具有重要工程指导价值.
To investigate the shear resistance performance and meso-damage mechanisms of herbaceous plant root-soil systems under freeze-thaw cycles, this study focused on wolfsbane root-soil composites. A representative three-dimensional root system model was constructed. The freeze-thaw damage process was characterized by simulating the expansion effect of water-ice particle phase transformation using the discrete element method (DEM). A three-dimensional direct shear numerical model for the root-soil composite was calibrated based on indoor experimental data. The study systematically investigated the influence of freeze-thaw cycle count, shear rate, and normal load on the shear strength, damage mechanisms, and synergistic shear-resistance mechanism of the root-soil composite. The research findings revealed that: (1) The incorporation of roots significantly enhances the shear strength of the soil, with the anchoring effect of vertical roots playing a primary role. Fibrous roots can further augment the three-dimensional reinforcement effect. (2) Loading rate exhibits a positive correlation with both normal load and peak shear strength. However, its impact on the intrinsic pattern of shear strength degradation caused by freeze-thaw damage is relatively minor. (3) Freeze-thaw damage primarily manifests as the deterioration of particle bonding within the specimen, induced by volumetric changes during phase transitions in the freeze-thaw process. This leads to a reduction in interfacial forces between roots and soil during shear, thereby diminishing the soil’s shear strength. The results elucidate the interaction mechanism between plant root soil reinforcement and freeze-thaw cycles. They provide a reference basis for the eco-reinforcement design of slope engineering in cold regions, offering significant engineering guidance significance, notably under extreme freeze-thaw scenarios.
离散元 / 根土复合体 / 冻融循环 / 直接剪切 / 工程地质学.
discrete elements / root-soil complex / freeze-thaw cycle / direct shear / engineering geology
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国家重点研发计划项目(2023YFC3008300)
国家自然科学基金-博士生基础研究项目(424B2055)
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