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Experimental Study on Dynamic Residual Deformation Characteristics of Loess Railway Subgrade in Irrigation Areas
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Shixiong LI1, Dengfei ZHANG1, *, Qi GU2, Zhijia LI1, Bo WANG3
Northwestern Geology | 2026, 59(2) : 128 - 138
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Northwestern Geology | 2026, 59(2): 128-138
Experimental Study on Dynamic Residual Deformation Characteristics of Loess Railway Subgrade in Irrigation Areas
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Shixiong LI1, Dengfei ZHANG1, *, Qi GU2, Zhijia LI1, Bo WANG3
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Key Laboratory for Geo−Hazards in Loess Area, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xi’an Center of China Geological Survey, Xi’an 710119, Shaanxi, China
  • 3Yan'an Unconventional Natural Gas Co., Ltd, Yan'an 716099, Shaanxi, China
Published: 2026-04-20 doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025084
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The railway network in the Loess Plateau routinely traverses high-density farmland irrigation corridors, where the subgrade continuously accumulates excessive post-construction settlement, severely threatening the millimeter-level smoothness control requirements of railways and posing significant challenges to train operation safety. This study addresses the prominent conflict between routine farmland irrigation practices and the stability requirements of railway subgrades in this region. Through field investigations at a typical site along the Baoji-Zhongwei Railway and dynamic triaxial laboratory tests, the causes of subsidence in loess subgrades under irrigation were identified, and the dynamic residual deformation characteristics of loess after wetting were revealed, along with proposed prevention-control thresholds. The research demonstrates that periodic irrigation-induced moisture fluctuations in the subgrade soil, combined with long-term cyclic train loads, are the primary drivers of severe settlement. By conducting comparative simulation tests of train load waveforms under varying drainage conditions, it was found that the residual strain under semi-sinusoidal wave loads decreased by 15%~20% compared to conventional sinusoidal waves, confirming that semi-sinusoidal waves better reflect real-world train dynamic load characteristics. A dynamic residual strain model for loess was established, incorporating consolidation stress, dynamic stress amplitude, and vibration cycles. Preliminary predictions of subsidence in actual irrigation zones using this model aligned well with field observations. The findings provide a theoretical foundation for long-term settlement prediction of railway subgrades in loess regions and hold significant engineering value for advancing lifecycle safety assessments of subgrade defects under coupled vibration-seepage interactions.

loess plateau railway subgrade  /  dynamic residual deformation characteristics  /  half-sine wave  /  cumulative settlement  /  lifecycle safety assessment
李世雄, 张登飞, 谷琪, 李治嘉, 王博. 灌溉区铁路黄土路基的动残余变形特性试验研究. 西北地质, 2026 , 59 (2) : 128 -138 . DOI: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025084
Shixiong LI, Dengfei ZHANG, Qi GU, Zhijia LI, Bo WANG. Experimental Study on Dynamic Residual Deformation Characteristics of Loess Railway Subgrade in Irrigation Areas[J]. Northwestern Geology, 2026 , 59 (2) : 128 -138 . DOI: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025084
Year 2026 volume 59 Issue 2
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doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025084
  • Receive Date:2025-03-16
  • Online Date:2026-09-16
  • Published:2026-04-20
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  • Received:2025-03-16
  • Revised:2025-05-21
  • Accepted:2025-05-21
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    1State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China
    2Key Laboratory for Geo−Hazards in Loess Area, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xi’an Center of China Geological Survey, Xi’an 710119, Shaanxi, China
    3Yan'an Unconventional Natural Gas Co., Ltd, Yan'an 716099, Shaanxi, China
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