Analysis of the Influence Factors of Differential Settlement of High Embankment in Mountain Area英文文献资料.docVIP

Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 2012, 2, 214-217 /10.4236/ojce.2012.24028 Published Online December 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ojce) Analysis of the Influence Factors of Differential Settlement of High Embankment in Mountain Area Min Geng, Yuanming Dou College of Civil Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China Email: gengmin45@163.com, douyuanming@163.com Received August 15, 2012; revised September 18, 2012; accepted September 30, 2012 ABSTRACT This paper reveals and analyses various influence factors which cause differential settlement of high embankment in mountain area using indoor consolidation test and field loading test. In this research, the actual stress characteristics of high embankment are simplified, stability compression value of stuffing with loads under lateral restricted conditions can be measured, e-p curves and p-s curves are drawn, we can calculate compression modulus as computation criteria to estimate the settlement of high embankment. The results indicate that unconsolidated flow of high embankment is the main factor to cause differential settlement of high embankment in mountain area. As the soil consolidated, compres- sive deformation and the strength gradually increase, the bearing capacity of the foundation is enhanced to reduce dif- ferential settlement of the post-construction of high embankment. Keywords: Road Engineering; High Embankment; Differential Settlement; Consolidation Test 1. Introduction differential settlement and serve the construction of the freeway better. With the rapid development of economy in China, the construction of freeway also occurs in mountain area. Mountain has complicated topography and geological condition, and contains many high embankments, deep cuttings and subgrade of cut-and-fill. High embankment is the most common among these subgrade forms. The characteristics of high embankment are as follows: big stuffi