A Deep-sea Soft Sediments Shearing Strength-Shearing Displacement Model

Abstract

The shearing strength-shearing displacement model of deep-sea soft sediments is quite important to predict the traction and slip ratio of nodule collector. According to the physical mechanics characters of the deep-sea soft sediments, the 321 sodium molybdate swell soil samples are selected as the preparation materials of the deep-sea soft sediments, and the demixion preparation method is adopted to simulate the deep-sea soft sediments in the lab.  The results of experiment validate that the simulated deep-sea soft sediments have the representative shearing strength-shearing displacement character of brittle soils. Five shearing strength-shearing displacement models of brittle soils are analyzed and the shearing strength-shearing displacement model being the same with the deep-sea soft sediments based on maximum shearing strength, residual shearing strength, and elastic modules is established, which can offer theoretical support for the structure optimization of running track and the enhancement of the running performance.