Experimental study on cracking and shrinkage characteristics of granite weathered soil during drying process

AN Ran; CAI Sutong; WANG Yixian; YAO Chuanqin

doi:10.11779/CJGE20230948

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AN Ran, CAI Sutong, WANG Yixian, YAO Chuanqin. Experimental study on cracking and shrinkage characteristics of granite weathered soil during drying process[J]. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2025, 47(3): 652-658. DOI: 10.11779/CJGE20230948

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Experimental study on cracking and shrinkage characteristics of granite weathered soil during drying process

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School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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College of Urban Construction, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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Architecture and Engineering College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 201418, China

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Received Date: September 19, 2023
Available Online: September 26, 2024

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To reveal the evolution mechanism of its cracking and shrinkage characteristics under dry climate conditions, the 3D pore distribution and shrinkage curves of granite weathered soil are obtained by the micron computer chromatography identification (μ-CT) scanning and shrinkage tests at different dehumidification time. Furthermore, the relationship between the rules of crack evolution and the characteristics of shrinkage is discussed. The test results show that the internal components of granite weathered soil can be divided into clay, quartz particles, iron cements and pores according to the 3D reconstruction model from the μ-CT scanning. The total porosity and content of connected cracks increase significantly with the elapse of dehumidification time. Under the drying effects, the pores with different equivalent aperture (R_e) increase to a certain extent, and the number of cracks with the equivalent aperture larger than 100 μm increases most obviously. The shrinkage curve of granite weathered soil can be divided into normal shrinkage, residual shrinkage and zero shrinkage stages. Besides, the ratio of surface cracks (R_sc) can be used to predict the shrinkage characteristics of soils, but the index of three-dimensional cracks obtained by the μ-CT scanning have better correlation with the real shrinkage of soils.
- granite weathered soil,
- drying desiccation,
- μ-CT scanning,
- three-dimensional pore distribution,
- shrinkage deformation

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