Strength Laws and Crack Evolution Mechanism of Slurry Grouting under High-Permeability and High-Stress Curing Conditions

• Published in: Buildings (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 8; p. 1236
• Main Authors: Chen, Xinming, Rong, Yangyang, Jiao, Huazhe, Yang, Liuhua, Zhang, Haowen, Zhang, Wenxiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2022
• Subjects: Axial stress; Bearing capacity; Cement; Compression; Compressive properties; Compressive strength; crack evolution; Crack propagation; Cracks; Curing; double-high curing condition; Grain size; Grout; Grouting; Laboratories; Mechanical properties; Microcracks; Permeability; Pressure; Reservoirs; Reynolds number; Scanning electron microscopy; Slurries; slurry grouting; Soil conditions; Soil permeability; Stone; strength laws; Stress propagation; Stress-strain curves
• DOI: 10.3390/buildings12081236
• ISSN: 2075-5309

The grouting method is often used to strengthen the bearing capacity of building foundations. In the process of grouting, the stress structure of slurry and rock and the soil mass under the condition of high permeability and high stress (“double height”) is complex, and the strength mechanism of slurry stone under different double-height conditions is not clear. Therefore, stone samples of grout under the curing pressures of 2 MPa, 4 MPa, 6 MPa, 8 MPa and 10 MPa were prepared for the uniaxial compression test to analyze the influence of curing pressure on compressive strength. The microstructure of the slurry stone was observed by scanning electron microscope, and the development law of microcracks was further studied using the particle flow program. The research shows that the strength of the slurry stone body increases with the increase of curing pressure. When the curing pressure increases from 2 MPa to 10 MPa, the compressive strength of the stone powder-cement slurry stone body increases from 8.3 MPa to 22.7 MPa, an increase of nearly 2.7 times, and the compressive strength of the clay-cement slurry stone body increases from 5.7 MPa to 16.8 MPa, an increase of 2.9 times. According to the axial compressive stress-strain curve of the specimen, the failure process goes through three continuous stages: continuous elasticity, crack propagation, and strength failure. When the stress peak is reached, the number of cracks increases slowly; when the stress peak is reached, the cracks expand rapidly, the number increases exponentially, and a penetrating main crack is finally formed, which destroys the specimen. This study provides a reliable basis for the selection of grouting parameters and grouting materials in stratum-grouting engineering.