SHI Li, HU Dong-dong, CAI Yuan-qiang, et al. Preliminary study of real-time pore water pressure response and reinforcement mechanism of air-booster vacuum preloading treated dredged slurry[J]. 2020, 41(1): 185-193.
SHI Li, HU Dong-dong, CAI Yuan-qiang, et al. Preliminary study of real-time pore water pressure response and reinforcement mechanism of air-booster vacuum preloading treated dredged slurry[J]. 2020, 41(1): 185-193.DOI: 10.16285/j.rsm.2018.2192.
Laboratory tests have been carried out for simulating dredged-slurry treatment combining air-booster and conventional vacuum preloading methods. Settlement plate
micro pore water pressure transducer and miniature vane shearing instrument are adopted for monitoring the settlement
the pore pressure dissipation and the soil strength during the test. The test results demonstrate that the air-booster vacuum-preloading method can significantly improve the soil strength
pore-water pressure dissipation and settlement. In particular
the real-time responses of pore-water pressure during the air-pressurizing process have been obtained that
in combination with the numerical simulations
help derive the reinforcement mechanism of the air-booster vacuum preloading method
which involves using micro cracks generated by splitting soil between the booster tube and PVD using the pressurised air. Those cracks improve the soil permeability
and have lasting effect even after air pressuring ceased.