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The Development Mechanism of Vertical Joints in Loess and Its Appropriate Calculating Method
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Tao LI1, Jian ZHANG1, 2, Yonggang WANG1, Weiyu SUN2, Shuo LÜ1, Zhendong XU1
Science Technology and Industry | 2025, 25(10) : 1 - 8
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The Development Mechanism of Vertical Joints in Loess and Its Appropriate Calculating Method
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Tao LI1, Jian ZHANG1, 2, Yonggang WANG1, Weiyu SUN2, Shuo LÜ1, Zhendong XU1
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  • 1. Gansu Provincial Transportation Planning Survey and Design Institute Co. Ltd., Lanzhou 730030, China
  • 2. School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Published: 2025-05-25
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Vertical joints are a key characteristic of loess, contributing to its strong anisotropies. This factor must be taken into consideration in engineering activities. The development mechanism of vertical joints in loess at great depths under the influence of dry-wet cycles was investigated, focusing on a highway tunnel passing through a loess irrigation area. The appropriate method was also explored for calculating this phenomenon. Through a comprehensive analysis of diffraction patterns and scanning electron microscopy, it was proposed that soluble salts in the loess play a key role in cementation. A significant amount of soluble salts dissolved in water and migrated downward during dry-wet cycles, disrupting the cementation of the loess. This results in a shift from point-to-point contact between soil particles to point-to-surface or surface-to-surface contact. Additionally, the recrystallization after migration leads to the development and expansion of fine pores in the loess. The continued expansion of the joint fracture volume also creates a pathway for further downward penetration of the water flow. This cyclical interaction between loess and water will facilitate the development of joint fractures at greater depths. The surface cracks and sinkholes in underground engineering activities carried out in similar strata are the visible signs of the progressive development of internal cracks in loess from the subsurface to the surface. The utilization of random joint mesh DNF in finite element software to convert joints into discrete, planar, and finite-size elements is a viable approach for representing the anisotropy of loess in calculations. It also introduces a new concept for the equivalent treatment of discontinuous problems using the continuous mechanics method.

tunnel engineering  /  microscopic damage  /  vertical joints  /  dry and wet cycles  /  discrete fracture network
Tao LI, Jian ZHANG, Yonggang WANG, Weiyu SUN, Shuo LÜ, Zhendong XU. The Development Mechanism of Vertical Joints in Loess and Its Appropriate Calculating Method[J]. Science Technology and Industry, 2025 , 25 (10) : 1 -8 .
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  • Receive Date:2024-12-24
  • Online Date:2025-07-09
  • Published:2025-05-25
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    1. Gansu Provincial Transportation Planning Survey and Design Institute Co. Ltd., Lanzhou 730030, China
    2. School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)

Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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