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Effect of Sea Water and Microorganism on Liquid and Plastic Limits of Soils

해수와 미생물이 흙의 액소성한계에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Sung-Sik (Dept. of Civil Engrg., Kyungpook National Univ.) ;
  • Nong, Zhenzhen (Dept. of Civil Engrg., Kyungpook National Univ.) ;
  • Jeong, Sueng-Won (Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 박성식 (경북대학교 공과대학 건축토목공학부 토목공학전공) ;
  • 농쩐쩐 (경북대학교 공과대학 건축토목공학부 토목공학전공) ;
  • 정승원 (한국지질자원연구원 지구환경연구본부)
  • Received : 2012.07.05
  • Accepted : 2012.10.25
  • Published : 2012.10.28
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Abstract

Small amount of salt and various microorganisms are contained in natural soils or clays near the shore. In this study, most common clay minerals such as kaolinite and bentonite are used to evaluate the effect of salt and microorganism on liquid and plastic limits. The effect of time after mixing clays with water was also investigated for the consistency limits of clays. The test was conducted immediately, 1 day, or 7 days after mixing soils. For liquid limit tests two different test methods were used, the percussion cup method by Casagrande and the fall cone method. When sea water or microbial solution was used for mixing soils rather than distilled water, the liquid limit of kaolinite decreased by 6-15% and that of bentonite further decreased up to 37-53%. The liquid limit obtained from the fall cone method was approximately 10% for bentonite and 20% for kaolinite, which are higher than those from the percussion cup method. The effect of time on liquid and plastic limits was significant for those tested immediately or 1 day later but the values obtained after 1 day or 7 days did not vary a lot, regardless of soils, mixing waters or test methods.

자연상태의 흙이나 해안과 인접한 지역 점토에는 다양한 종류의 미생물과 소량의 염분이 포함되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 대표적인 점토광물인 카올리나이트(kaolinite)와 벤토나이트(bentonite) 그리고 카올리나이트(50%)+벤토나이트(50%) 혼합토에 혼합수로 증류수를 비롯하여 해수 또는 미생물용액을 혼합한 다음 액소성한계시험을 실시하여 염분이나 미생물이 흙의 액소성한계에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다. 또한 시간에 따른 액소성한계의 영향을 분석하기 위하여 시료를 반죽 후 즉시, 1일, 그리고 7일 후에 액소성한계시험을 실시하였다. 흙의 액성한계 평가에는 국내에서 주로 사용되는 Casagrande의 동적 액성한계시험과 낙하콘을 이용한 정적 액성한계시험을 이용하였다. 혼합수로 해수나 미생물용액을 사용할 경우 증류수를 사용한 경우보다 카올리나이트의 액성한계는 6-15% 정도 감소하였으며, 특히 벤토나이트의 경우에는 액성한계가 37-53% 정도 감소하였다. 액성한계 평가방법에 따른 결과는 정적인 방법으로 구한 값이 카올리나이트의 경우 20% 그리고 벤토나이트의 경우 10% 정도 높게 나타났다. 시간에 따른 액소성한계의 변화에서 혼합토나 혼합수의 종류 및 시험방법에 관계없이 즉시 또는 1일 후에 실시한 값의 차이는 크게 나타났으나, 1일과 7일 사이의 차이는 크지 않았다.

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