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Consistency Analysis of Intermediate Soil Based on the Fines Contents

세립분 함유율에 따른 중간토의 컨시스턴시 분석

  • Oh, Sewook (Department of Construction & Disaster Prevention Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Bae, Wooseok (Department of Civil and Environmental Convergence Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Bang, Seongtaek (Department of Construction & Disaster Prevention Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2021.03.23
  • Accepted : 2021.05.18
  • Published : 2021.06.01
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Abstract

Ground investigation and result analysis generally used to examine all sorts of structures' subsidence or stability can be classified into sandy soil and cohesive soil, and analysis on the liquid limit of soil is utilized to evaluate the physical properties of ground and types or technical behavior of soil. The most widely used method to analyze liquid limit is Casagrande with which liquid limit can be calculated relatively easily; however, it is fairly difficult to apply it to soil equipped with intermediate properties. Therefore, concerning the properties of soil having the intermediate properties of sedimentary ground, this researcher mixed the clay from Yangsan, Gwangyang, and Busan with sandy soil to make intermediate soil and then carried out the test of consistency limit and also evaluated applicability by using the suggested formula of consistency revision. The sample of intermediate soil was the mixture of clay and sandy soil, and to produce intermediate soil, the content (Fc) of fine soil was applied as 50%, 75%, or 100%. Regarding the physical properties of intermediate soil, to maintain the properties of clay in the natural state, bentonite was added at a fixed rate for controlling the properties of clay, and then, consistency was analyzed. By adopting the formula of consistency revision suggested in advanced research, this author analyzed consistency based on the experiment and consistency based on the suggested formula of revision. Also, about intermediate soil collected at the site, consistency based on the experiment and consistency based on the suggested formula of revision were analyzed comparatively, and about intermediate soil collected, this researcher analyzed particle size and calculated the content (Fc) of fine soil to analyze intermediate soil in diverse conditions. Moreover, about intermediate soil collected at the site, the suggested formula of consistency revision was applied to calculate the compression index, and the compression index based on the experiment and the compression index based on the suggested formula were analyzed comparatively to evaluate the applicability of the suggested formula.

일반적으로 각종 구조물 등의 침하 또는 안정성 검토 등에 사용하는 지반조사 및 결과분석은 사질토와 점성토에 따라 다르며, 세립토의 경우 주로 흙의 컨시스턴시를 이용하여 지반의 물리적 특성과 흙 분류, 공학적 거동을 평가하고 있다. 가장 일반적으로 액성한계를 분석하는 방법은 Casagrande로 비교적 간단하게 액성한계를 구할 수 있으나 사질토를 함유한 중간적인 성질을 가지는 흙에 적용하기에는 많은 어려움이 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 점토의 액·소성한계를 가지고 압축지수를 추정할 때 세립분 함유율에 따라 액성한계치를 수정하는 방안을 제안하고자 한다. 이를 위해 사질토를 함유한 중간토의 특성을 고려하여 양산, 광양, 부산지역의 점토와 사질토를 혼합한 중간토를 제작하여 컨시스턴시 한계시험을 수행하였으며, 컨시스턴시 보정 제안식을 활용하여 적용성 평가를 하였다. 중간토는 점토와 사질토의 혼합시료로써 중간토 제작을 위해 세립토 함유율(Fc)을 50%, 75%, 100%를 적용하였다. 중간토는 자연 상태의 점토 특성을 재현하기 위해 벤토나이트를 일정 비율로 혼합하여 시료를 성형 한 다음 물리적 특성 시험 및 컨시스턴시 시험을 수행하였으며, 기존 연구에서 제안된 컨시스턴시 보정식과 실험에 의한 컨시스턴시 결과치를 비교·분석하였다. 또한, 현장에서 채취한 시료의 컨시스턴시와 보정 제안식에 의해 수정된 컨시스턴시를 비교·분석하고, 보정된 컨시스턴시 값을 적용하여 사질토가 함유된 중간토의 압축지수 등 공학적 특성을 비교·분석함으로써 제안식의 적용성을 평가하였다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 2019학년도 경북대학교 연구년 교수 연구비에 의하여 연구되었음.

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