Research on Change Laws of Pore Water Pressure of Soft Clay in the Large-scale Wave Flume

Abstract

The study on the interaction between wave structure and soft clay foundation is carried out in the large scale wave flume trough of the Academy of communications and transportation under the construction of the research on the failure mechanism and design parameters of the port hydraulic structure under the harsh hydrology condition. The remolding technology of the soft clay foundation of the Yangtze River mouth is studied. The model test scale of is 1:5. In the test, the strength of the original soil can be reduced to the similarity of the test phenomenon. The soil strength is reduced by increasing the water content of the original soil, and a series of tests are made on the characteristics of the original soil. The strength of soil increases with the increase of static time. The early growth is fast and the later growth is slow. In the experiment, the soil pressure and pore water pressure sensor were arranged to observe the change rule of soil pressure and pore water pressure under the action of wave. By arranging water pressure sensor and laser displacement sensor, the force and settlement of the structure of the semicircle caisson were observed. In this paper, the variation rule of earth pressure and pore water pressure under different wave heights and longtime waves are studied. The pore pressure and soil pressure change with the wave action, the influence of pore pressure increases with the increase of wave height. Maximum pore pressure occurs at a certain depth of soil. The change in pore pressure is irregular. After a certain value is reached, the soil is softened and destroyed.