Abstract
The high-speed railway (HSR) subgrade has a strict settlement-control standard at the mm level, but its deformation stability is significantly threatened on permafrost with poor thermal stability and in susceptible-to-thawing settlements. Therefore, the filler suitable for permafrost regions needs to be explored and determined. In this study, the frost heaves, permeabilities and static strength characteristics of three coarse fillers were experimentally investigated, and the optimal subgrade filler was determined for the certain HSR, the first HSR in permafrost regions around the world. The test fillers include pure fillers, 5% cement improved fillers and 5% cement + 3% modifier improved fillers, and the effects of curing time, modifier content and freeze–thaw cycles were analyzed. The test results show that: (1) the frost heave rate and permeability coefficient decrease with the increase of curing time and modifier content, while increasing with the freeze-thaw cycles; (2) After six freeze–thaw cycles, the cement + modifier improved filler’s frost heave rate and permeability coefficient are 0.51 and 0.00331 cm/s, a larger decrease in the frost heave rate (more than 50%) and the permeability coefficient (about one order of magnitude) than that of pure filler; (3) The cement + modifier improved filler shares the highest compressive strength under different curing times and freeze-thaw cycles. In summary, the modifier has a more significant influence on the engineering characteristics than the curing time or freeze-thaw cycles, and the cement + modifier improved filler has the best comprehensive performance. This study will provide a technical reference for the foundation-treatment and disease-prevention of HSRs in island permafrost regions.
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