Significance analysis of the factors influencing the strength of the frozen soil-structure interface and their interactions in different phase transition zones

Abstract

The freezing strength of the contact interface between foundation soil and infrastructure has been a key and difficult problem in the study of frost jacking of piles in cold regions; previous studies have focused on the influence law of experimental factors on freezing strength, and there are few studies on the significance of the effects of factors and their interactions on the freezing strength in different phase transition zones. In this paper, based on the existing test data, the orthogonal experimental design method considering the interactions, the principles of range analysis and variance analysis were used to investigate the significance of the effects of factors influencing the freezing strength in different phase transition zones and their interactions. Finally, a new method for establishing the prediction model of freezing strength based on the multiple linear regression model was proposed. The research shows that there are significant differences in the effects of the experimental factors and their interactions on the freezing strength in different phase transition zones. The freezing strength prediction model established by the new method can better reflect the variation law of freezing strength with factors in different phase transition zones and the influence degree of the interactions between factors.

Keywords

• Freezing strength
• Phase transition zone
• Interaction
• Significance evaluation
• Prediction model