LIU Enlong,YIN Xiao,ZHANG Chong,et al.Numerical Simulation of Thermo‑hydro‑mechanical Coupling for Unsaturated Soil Subjected to Freezing‑thawing Actions[J].Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering,2022,42(05):953-960.
LIU Enlong,YIN Xiao,ZHANG Chong,et al.Numerical Simulation of Thermo‑hydro‑mechanical Coupling for Unsaturated Soil Subjected to Freezing‑thawing Actions[J].Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering,2022,42(05):953-960. DOI: 10.13409/j.cnki.jdpme.20211120041.
Numerical Simulation of Thermo‑hydro‑mechanical Coupling for Unsaturated Soil Subjected to Freezing‑thawing Actions
Based on poromechanics, coupling equations for unsaturated soil in the freezing process are proposed, based on which numerical simulations under the un-directional freezing and thawing process are carried out. The unsaturated frozen soil is dealt with porous media composed of solid soil grains, unfrozen water, ice crystals, and in-pore gases. The coupling equations, including mass conservation, momentum balance, energy conservation, dissipation inequality, and thermal balance equation, are derived considering the phase changes of ice-water and water-vapor on the assumption of infinitesimal transformations. Combining permeability and stress-strain features under the freezing and thawing process, numerical solutions are carried out on closed unsaturated soil columns subjected to freezing and thawing cycles. The computational results demonstrate that the values of freezing temperature at the cold end affect the displacement distribution of the upper surface greatly, but have a slight influence on the temperature distribution and water contents in frozen zones of the unsaturated soil column. The results can provide a guidance for design and construction in unsaturated soil in cold regions.
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