Inserting a prestressed high-intensity concrete pipe pile into a cement–soil mixing pile can form a new composite pile named the composite foundation with stiffened deep cement mixing (SDCM) pile. The Huanghuai alluvial stratum in China is selected to carry out the in situ test for the SDCM pile, and the bearing capacity of the SDCM pile is tested by the slow-speed maintenance load method. The results show that for an SDCM pile with dense silt and fine sand as the bearing layer, the characteristic value of bearing capacity can reach 2,300 kN, which means an SDCM pile with a length of 8.0 m meets the load requirement of a general high-rise building. Further analysis shows that the SDCM pile saves more than 40% of the cost compared with the traditional CFG pile and has better quality control advantages at the same time. This research can provide basic data and design references for similar site foundation projects.
In this study, we investigated the effect of particle size distribution on the shear properties of sand. Direct shear tests were conducted using four types of sand samples with different particle size distributions obtained from standard sand produced by Xiamen ISO Co. Ltd. The results show that the influence of particle size distribution on the internal friction angle was significant. Typically, the internal friction angle increases with increasing the coefficient of non-uniformity (Cu) and decreasing the curvature coefficient (Cc). The discrete element results show that the initial particle size distribution significantly affects the porosity, coordination number, and particle slide fraction. In addition, the grey relation analysis revealed that the sliding fraction and coordination number have the greatest correlation with the internal friction angle. The research results of this study help to understand the changes in particle contact, internal stress, and particle sliding during the shear failure process of sand.
Studying the surface settlement caused by foundation pit dewatering has certain practical significance for engineering construction. When the aquifer in the foundation pit is located within a large burial depth range, the impermeable wall does not completely separate the water layer, resulting in water inside and outside the foundation pit communicating around the bottom of the impermeable wall. Taking the foundation pit project of a subway station in Shenzhen as the background, model experiments were conducted to reveal the changes in water level outside the pit caused by precipitation under different conditions inside the pit. (1) Considering the influence of surrounding seepage, the precipitation curve outside the pit presents a concave and then convex form, which is different from the Dupuit theory precipitation curve. (2) For large foundation pit dewatering in layered soil, the downward trend of the dewatering curve outside the foundation pit decreases with the increase of soil depth. (3) Compared to vertical reinjection in close proximity to dense buildings, inclined reinjection has a smaller impact on the side adjacent to the retaining wall, while it is far away from the retaining wall, with a larger impact range. The full well deep reinjection well with an angle of 20° from the vertical direction has the largest reinjection range and the best reinjection effect. It provides a research basis for reasonable control and prevention of surface settlement and adverse deformation of diaphragm walls in narrow spaces under subsequent surrounding seepage conditions.