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Geomechanics and Engineering Volume 34, Number 2, July25 2023 , pages 139-154 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2023.34.2.139 |
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Geophysical and mechanical investigation of different environmental effects on a red-bed soft rock dam foundation |
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Liming Zhou, Yujie Li, Fagang Wang and Yang Liu
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| Abstract | ||
| Red-bed soft rock is a common stratum and it is necessary to evaluate the mechanical properties and bearing capacity of red-bed soft rock mass affected by different environmental effects. This paper presents a complete procedure for evaluating the bearing capacity of red-bed soft rock by means of geophysical exploration and in-situ rock mechanics tests. Firstly, the thickness of surface loosened rock mass of red-bed soft rock was determined using geophysical prospecting method. Then, three environmental effects, including natural weathering effect, dry-wet cycling effect and concrete sealing effect, were considered. After each effect lasted for three months, in-situ rock mass mechanical tests were conducted. The test results show that the mechanical properties of rock mass considering the sealing effect of concrete were maintained. After considering the natural weathering effect, the mechanical parameters decrease to a certain extent. After considering the effect of dry-wet cycling, the decreases of mechanical parameters are the most significant. The test results confirm that the red-bed soft rock dam foundation rock mass will be significantly affected by various environmental effects. Therefore, combined with the mechanical test results, some useful implementations are proposed for the construction of a red-bed soft rock dam foundation. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| dam foundation; geophysical prospecting; in-situ mechanical testing; natural weathering; dry-wet cycling; red-bed soft rock | ||
| Address | ||
| Liming Zhou, Yujie Li, Fagang Wang and Yang Liu: Key Laboratory of Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering of Ministry of Water Resources, Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan, Hubei 430010, China | ||