Influence of Humidity State on Dynamic Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils: Considering Repeated Wetting-Drying Cycles

The service performance of subgrade depends on the dynamic resilient modulus (MR) of subgrade soils. Meanwhile, due to complicated conditions such as rainfall infiltration, high temperature evaporation, and groundwater level fluctuations, it can be safely said that the humidity state and repeated we...

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Main Authors: Gongfeng Xin, Anshun Zhang, Zijian Wang, Quanjun Shen, Minghao Mu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3532935
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Anshun Zhang
Zijian Wang
Quanjun Shen
Minghao Mu
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Anshun Zhang
Zijian Wang
Quanjun Shen
Minghao Mu
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description The service performance of subgrade depends on the dynamic resilient modulus (MR) of subgrade soils. Meanwhile, due to complicated conditions such as rainfall infiltration, high temperature evaporation, and groundwater level fluctuations, it can be safely said that the humidity state and repeated wetting-drying (WD) cycles affect the MR of subgrade soils. The object of this study is to conduct a series of dynamic triaxial tests after WD cycles to investigate the characteristics of the MR under various factors. The main results are as follows: (i) the MR decreased with the increase of deviator stress and rose with the growth of confining pressure; (ii) the humidification effect caused by the increase in moisture content attenuated the MR; (iii) the accumulation of WD cycles damaged the MR; however the decline rate was gradually retarded until it was stable with WD cycles 5 times; (iv) the satisfactory prediction model for the MR of subgrade soils considering WD cycles was proposed and verified. It is expected that the findings can provide valuable contributions for road engineering.
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spelling doaj-art-9ab32b05d5e340eda89a51779d0026042025-02-03T01:31:49ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84422021-01-01202110.1155/2021/3532935Influence of Humidity State on Dynamic Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils: Considering Repeated Wetting-Drying CyclesGongfeng Xin0Anshun Zhang1Zijian Wang2Quanjun Shen3Minghao Mu4Shandong Hi-Speed Group Innovation Research InstituteNational Engineering Laboratory of Highway Maintenance TechnologyShandong Hi-Speed Group Innovation Research InstituteShandong Hi-Speed Group Innovation Research InstituteShandong Hi-Speed Group Innovation Research InstituteThe service performance of subgrade depends on the dynamic resilient modulus (MR) of subgrade soils. Meanwhile, due to complicated conditions such as rainfall infiltration, high temperature evaporation, and groundwater level fluctuations, it can be safely said that the humidity state and repeated wetting-drying (WD) cycles affect the MR of subgrade soils. The object of this study is to conduct a series of dynamic triaxial tests after WD cycles to investigate the characteristics of the MR under various factors. The main results are as follows: (i) the MR decreased with the increase of deviator stress and rose with the growth of confining pressure; (ii) the humidification effect caused by the increase in moisture content attenuated the MR; (iii) the accumulation of WD cycles damaged the MR; however the decline rate was gradually retarded until it was stable with WD cycles 5 times; (iv) the satisfactory prediction model for the MR of subgrade soils considering WD cycles was proposed and verified. It is expected that the findings can provide valuable contributions for road engineering.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3532935
spellingShingle Gongfeng Xin
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Zijian Wang
Quanjun Shen
Minghao Mu
Influence of Humidity State on Dynamic Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils: Considering Repeated Wetting-Drying Cycles
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Influence of Humidity State on Dynamic Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils: Considering Repeated Wetting-Drying Cycles
title_full Influence of Humidity State on Dynamic Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils: Considering Repeated Wetting-Drying Cycles
title_fullStr Influence of Humidity State on Dynamic Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils: Considering Repeated Wetting-Drying Cycles
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Humidity State on Dynamic Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils: Considering Repeated Wetting-Drying Cycles
title_short Influence of Humidity State on Dynamic Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils: Considering Repeated Wetting-Drying Cycles
title_sort influence of humidity state on dynamic resilient modulus of subgrade soils considering repeated wetting drying cycles
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3532935
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