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Evaluation about Weathering Characteristics of Granite at Sangju Area

상주지역 화강암의 풍화 특성에 대한 평가

  • Received : 2016.02.22
  • Accepted : 2016.04.08
  • Published : 2016.05.01

Abstract

The rocks exposed on the surface undergo expedite weathering process due to the effects of climatic process, etc. and the weathering process changes the properties of minerals, thereby lowering the stability of rocks. Therefore, it is important to examine the composition of minerals in order to investigate the resistance of rocks against weathering, which is performed by weathering sensitivity analysis. And microscopic flaking test was performed for the bored samples in this study and the composition of minerals that are vulnerable to weathering was measured through mode analysis. The lithological and mineralogical weathering factors were evaluated through this process. Furthermore, the degree of progress of weathering was identified by quantitatively measuring the actual mineral composition of rocks through X-Ray diffraction analysis and identifying the secondary minerals through observation with a scanning electron microscope. This analyzing the weathering sensitivity was analyzed to be capable of determining appropriate indicators that can determine weather resistance and predicting the weathering grade using chemical weathering speed.

지표에 노출되는 암석은 기상작용 등의 영향으로 풍화가 가속되며, 풍화작용은 광물의 성질을 변화시켜 암석의 안정성을 저하시키게 되므로 암석의 풍화에 대한 저항은 광물의 조성을 파악하는 것이 중요하며 이는 풍화 민감도 분석을 통해 이루어진다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 시추된 시료에 대한 현미경 박편 시험을 실시하고 모드분석을 통해 풍화 취약광물의 구성비를 측정하였으며, 이를 통해 대상사면의 암석학적 광물학적 풍화요인을 평가하였다. 또한, X-Ray 회절분석을 이용하여 암석을 구성하는 실제적인 광물조성을 정량적으로 측정하고 주사현미경관찰을 통해 이차광물을 동정하여 풍화의 진행 정도를 파악하였다. 이러한 풍화 민감도 기법을 통하여 풍화 저항도를 판단할 수 있는 적절한 지시자를 결정할 수 있으며 화학적 풍화속도를 이용한 풍화등급의 예측이 가능할 것으로 분석되었다.

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