Obtaining the empirical calibration dependence for express assessment of the quality of the performance of ground structures

Abstract

In this study, the authors consider sand pads, namely the production process and quality control. The main problem of using the compacting factor as a criterion for assessing the quality of sand pads is the impossibility of calculating future deformations of foundations, as well as the duration of laboratory studies to determine it. Thus, the development of a technological solution for the use of express methods for controlling the compaction of soil structures, which are based on empirical data and can reduce the economic costs of construction, is an urgent task. The direct object of the study is the sand pad under the production facility. In the process of installing a sand pad, layer-by-layer control of the degree of compaction was carried out according to the compacting factor with the determination of the maximum density according to the method of GOST 22733-2016, and the modulus of soil deformation according to selected soil samples for compression tests. For each layer, the compaction coefficient was determined at 5 points, the deformation modulus at 3 points. Additionally, tests were carried out using a dynamic density meter. The main result of the study is the construction of a calibration dependence of the constrained modulus on the dynamic modulus of elasticity of the soil based on the results of statistical processing. Based on the test results, it was found that the experimental data are equally accurate, the resulting model is adequate. The difference between the experimental data and the calibration dependence does not exceed 18 %, which is a good convergence for empirical methods. The obtained experimental dependence allows, with a sufficient degree of accuracy, to quickly control the quality of the sand pad.