Investigating the Properties and Determinants of Underwater Anti-Dispersive Cementitious Soil with Kaolin: An Experimental Approach
Journal Title: Journal of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering - Year 2024, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Pile foundations, as one of the main foundation forms for bridges and offshore wind power structures, are prone to scour pits around them under the long-term action of water flow, leading to a decrease in bearing capacity. Traditional pile foundation scour prevention measures, such as the construction of protective jetties and riprap protection, are cumbersome and ineffective. Considering the inevitable generation of a large amount of spoil in engineering construction, by optimizing the performance of cement-stabilized soil, it is expected to use the discarded spoil for pile foundation scour management. Aiming at the underwater anti-dispersive cement-stabilized soil based on kaolin, 67 sets of single-factor rotation experiments were carried out to study the effects of changes in the addition of anti-dispersive agents ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) from 0‰ to 1‰, cement content from 8% to 14%, and water content from 1.4 to 2 times the liquid limit on the anti-dispersion performance, fluidity, and 7d and 28d unconfined compressive strength of the cement soil. The results show that the anti-dispersive agent HPMC can maximize the anti-dispersion performance of the cement soil, with the addition increased from 0‰ to 1‰, the anti-dispersion performance of the cement soil increased by 76.1%, but the fluidity decreased by 54.0%, and the strength of the 28d age cement soil increased by about 52.9%. Anti-dispersive agents can be added to quickly improve the anti-dispersion performance of the cement soil in pile foundation scour management, but attention should also be paid to its weakening effect on the fluidity of the cement soil; the increase in water content has the greatest impact on the fluidity of the cement soil, with the water content increased from 1.4 times the liquid limit to twice the liquid limit, the fluidity increased by 80.3%; the cement content increased from 8% to 14%, the unconfined compressive strength of the cement soil increased by more than double, and the anti-dispersion performance increased by 26.8%. Based on the experimental results, the recommended mix ratio of kaolin-based cement soil for pile foundation scour repair is: 0.75‰ EVA addition, 1.6 times the liquid limit water content, 10% cement content.
Authors and Affiliations
Chengbo Xiao, Ting Huang, Xiaojun Yuan, Ao Jiao
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