Abstract
This paper is to develop the method of surface soil improvement by electric heating equipment. For this purpose, the electric heating systems were invented to apply to the in-situ soil. Iaboratory tests were done to study the behaviors of sea clays by eletric heating. In lab tests, two different heating temperatures, $70^{\circ}C$ and $110^{\circ}C$, were applied to the saturated clays to examine the relationship between evaporation and compaction. In addition, trafficability was analyzed to the heated by applying cone penetrometer to the heated clays Furthermore, in-situ tests were conducted to analyze the range of soil improvement and strength variations. The temperature changes in field were measured and they were compared with those of the commercial program (Temp/W). Also, the bearing capacities of electrically heated field were tested by PBT (plate bearing test). Several conclusions were derived from the results of the numerical analysis and tests (lab and field). The improvement ranges and strength variations of electrically heated soil depended on the heating temperature and time. If the heating temperature is more than $100^{\circ}C$ evaporating the ground water, the bearing capacity and settlement increased rapidly. The bearing capacities of in-situ soil increased more than 3 times, and heated soil emitted a lot of vapors. The soil around electric heater was sintered completely, and its range was almost 20 cm.
본 논문은 전기가열장치를 이용한 표층지반 개량방법을 개발하기 위한 것으로, 현장 지반에 적합한 전기가열 장치를 개발하여 연구하였다. 전기가열에 의한 해성점토의 거동을 해석하기 위하여 실내실험을 하였으며, 실내시험 시 $70^{\circ}C$와 $110^{\circ}C$의 두 가지 온도를 이용하여 포화점토의 증발과 압축의 상호관계를 검증하였다. 또한 가열지반에 콘관입기를 이용하여 중장비의 주행성을 시험하였다. 나아가, 지반개량 및 강도변화 범위를 분석하기 위하여 현장실험을 하였다. 현장지반의 온도변화를 측정하였으며, 그 결과는 상용 프로그램(Temp/W) 해석치와 비교하였다. 또한 평판 재하시험을 이용하여 전기 가열된 현장지반의 지지력을 평가하였다. 전기 가열된 지반의 개량범위와 강도변화는 가열 온도와 시간에 의존하였다. 가열온도가 지하수를 증발시킬 수 있는 $100^{\circ}C$ 이상이면, 지지력과 침하량이 급격히 증가하였다. 지반의 지지력은 3배 이상 증가하였고, 가열지반은 많은 수증기를 배출하였다. 전기가열기 주변 약 20cm 범위의 흙은 완전 소결되었다.
