Experimental Study on Damage Characteristics of Solidified Mud under Coupling Action of Freeze-Thaw Cycle and Chloride Salt

Abstract

The physical properties of solidified mud will deteriorate under the combined action of freezing-thawing cycle and chlorine salt, which will affect the safety and stability of solidified mud engineering. In order to study the damage characteristics of solidified mud under the action of freeze-thaw cycle and chloride salt, the solidified mud samples were soaked in different concentrations of sodium chloride solution and treated with freeze-thaw cycle. Besides, the unconfined compressive strength test was carried out to study the damage characteristics of the samples caused by different concentrations of sodium chloride solution and freeze-thaw cycles. The test results show the following. (1) Under the action of freeze-thaw cycle and sodium chloride solution, the surface of the sample deteriorated in varying degrees. With the increase in freeze-thaw cycle times and sodium chloride solution concentration, the mass loss of the sample was greater. (2) Under the action of chlorine salt and freeze-thaw cycle, the strength of the sample decreases with the increase in freeze-thaw cycle times. With the increase in the concentration of sodium chloride solution, the strength of the sample decreases and the damage degree increases gradually. (3) Under the action of freeze-thaw cycle, the internal pores of the samples gradually expand and more honeycomb holes appear, and the content of hydration products is higher. As the concentration of sodium chloride solution increases, the particle connection inside the sample gradually weakens, and the sample is more likely to be damaged.