Experimental Study on the Compaction Characteristics and Evaluation Method of Coarse-Grained Materials for Subgrade

Coarse-grained materials are widely used in high-speed railway construction, and it is of great significance to research its compaction characteristics due to the high quality control requirements. In this regard, a field compaction experiment was conducted at a subgrade near Bazhou Station of Beiji...

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Autores principales: Shanzhen Li, Yangsheng Ye, Liang Tang, Degou Cai, Shuang Tian, Xianzhang Ling
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d6dedb5b12bb40ce90eb5d0499efa7bb2021-11-25T18:15:19ZExperimental Study on the Compaction Characteristics and Evaluation Method of Coarse-Grained Materials for Subgrade10.3390/ma142269721996-1944https://doaj.org/article/d6dedb5b12bb40ce90eb5d0499efa7bb2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/22/6972https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1944Coarse-grained materials are widely used in high-speed railway construction, and it is of great significance to research its compaction characteristics due to the high quality control requirements. In this regard, a field compaction experiment was conducted at a subgrade near Bazhou Station of Beijing-Xiong’an Intercity Railway. The test results of the compaction effect were presented in this study at first. The roller-integrated compaction measurements (i.e., compaction meter value, <i>CMV</i>) were compared with several traditional in-situ tests (i.e., plate load test, light falling weight deflectometer test, and shear wave velocity test). Then the stability of <i>CMV</i> was evaluated by the proposed <i>δ</i> criterion. The spatial uniformity of compaction was further investigated. Based on the analysis, the target value of <i>CMV</i> was preliminarily determined. It showed that <i>E</i><sub>vd</sub> was more variable than <i>CMV</i>. The results convincingly indicated that the compaction parameters increased with the increasing number of roller passes at first. A further increase in compaction effort could result in the decompaction of material when the compaction number up to a certain value. The stability analysis method proposed in this study showed its potency of quantifying the percentage of areas with acceptable compaction. The geostatistical analysis could reflect the spatial uniformity of compaction. Overall, the conducted study could provide a useful reference for geo-material compaction control in the transportation engineering.Shanzhen LiYangsheng YeLiang TangDegou CaiShuang TianXianzhang LingMDPI AGarticlecoarse-grained materialscompaction characteristicsubgrade<i>CMV</i>quality evaluationgeostatistical analysisTechnologyTElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringTK1-9971Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040MicroscopyQH201-278.5Descriptive and experimental mechanicsQC120-168.85ENMaterials, Vol 14, Iss 6972, p 6972 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic coarse-grained materials
compaction characteristic
subgrade
<i>CMV</i>
quality evaluation
geostatistical analysis
Technology
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Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Microscopy
QH201-278.5
Descriptive and experimental mechanics
QC120-168.85
spellingShingle coarse-grained materials
compaction characteristic
subgrade
<i>CMV</i>
quality evaluation
geostatistical analysis
Technology
T
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Microscopy
QH201-278.5
Descriptive and experimental mechanics
QC120-168.85
Shanzhen Li
Yangsheng Ye
Liang Tang
Degou Cai
Shuang Tian
Xianzhang Ling
Experimental Study on the Compaction Characteristics and Evaluation Method of Coarse-Grained Materials for Subgrade
description Coarse-grained materials are widely used in high-speed railway construction, and it is of great significance to research its compaction characteristics due to the high quality control requirements. In this regard, a field compaction experiment was conducted at a subgrade near Bazhou Station of Beijing-Xiong’an Intercity Railway. The test results of the compaction effect were presented in this study at first. The roller-integrated compaction measurements (i.e., compaction meter value, <i>CMV</i>) were compared with several traditional in-situ tests (i.e., plate load test, light falling weight deflectometer test, and shear wave velocity test). Then the stability of <i>CMV</i> was evaluated by the proposed <i>δ</i> criterion. The spatial uniformity of compaction was further investigated. Based on the analysis, the target value of <i>CMV</i> was preliminarily determined. It showed that <i>E</i><sub>vd</sub> was more variable than <i>CMV</i>. The results convincingly indicated that the compaction parameters increased with the increasing number of roller passes at first. A further increase in compaction effort could result in the decompaction of material when the compaction number up to a certain value. The stability analysis method proposed in this study showed its potency of quantifying the percentage of areas with acceptable compaction. The geostatistical analysis could reflect the spatial uniformity of compaction. Overall, the conducted study could provide a useful reference for geo-material compaction control in the transportation engineering.
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author Shanzhen Li
Yangsheng Ye
Liang Tang
Degou Cai
Shuang Tian
Xianzhang Ling
author_facet Shanzhen Li
Yangsheng Ye
Liang Tang
Degou Cai
Shuang Tian
Xianzhang Ling
author_sort Shanzhen Li
title Experimental Study on the Compaction Characteristics and Evaluation Method of Coarse-Grained Materials for Subgrade
title_short Experimental Study on the Compaction Characteristics and Evaluation Method of Coarse-Grained Materials for Subgrade
title_full Experimental Study on the Compaction Characteristics and Evaluation Method of Coarse-Grained Materials for Subgrade
title_fullStr Experimental Study on the Compaction Characteristics and Evaluation Method of Coarse-Grained Materials for Subgrade
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Study on the Compaction Characteristics and Evaluation Method of Coarse-Grained Materials for Subgrade
title_sort experimental study on the compaction characteristics and evaluation method of coarse-grained materials for subgrade
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/d6dedb5b12bb40ce90eb5d0499efa7bb
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