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Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions ›› 2021, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (5): 349-356.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1226.2021.21019.

   

Review and prospect of the effects of freeze-thaw on soil geotechnical properties

Tong Zhang1,HaiPeng Li1(),ChenChen Hu1,XinYu Zhen2,ZhenHao Xu2,Yang Xue2   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
    2.School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining Science and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
  • Received:2021-04-05 Accepted:2021-07-21 Online:2021-10-31 Published:2021-12-03
  • Contact: HaiPeng Li E-mail:lihaipeng1991@163.com
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41771072);Jiangsu Province Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training program for University Students(202010290171H)

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Abstract:

Freeze-thaw hazard is one of the main problems in cold regions engineering and artificial ground freezing engineering. To mitigate freeze-thaw hazards, it is essential to investigate the effects of freeze-thaw on soils engineering properties. This paper summarizes the effects of freeze-thaw on the physical and mechanical properties of soils reported in recent studies. The differences of freeze-thaw conditions between freezing shaft sinking and cold regions engineering are discussed. Based on the technological characteristics of freezing shaft sinking in deep alluvium, we further attempt to identify key research needs regarding the freeze-thaw effects on the engineering properties of deep soils.

Key words: freeze-thaw effects, soil physical and mechanical properties, deep clay, freezing shaft sinking

Figure 1

Effect of freezing thawing on grain size distribution (Zhang et al., 2015)"

Figure 2

The variations of liquid limit and plastic limit of silty clay after a freeze-thaw cycle (Yang et al., 2002; Zheng et al., 2015)"

Figure 3

Effect of freezing thawing on shear strength of various soil samples under low stress (Wang et al., 2007; Bu et al., 2015; Hu et al., 2017)"

Figure 4

The geological features of deep clay"

Figure 5

Sketch for heat-stress boundary conditions of shallow and deep soils in frozen ground engineering"

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