Fragmentation Fractal Analysis on Particle-size Distribution

Fragmentation 프랙탈을 이용한 입도분포 분석

  • 민덕기 (울산대학교 공과대학 건설환경공학부) ;
  • 이완진 (울산대학교 건설환경공학부)
  • Published : 2003.04.01

Abstract

Particle-size distribution in soils is one of the most fundamental physical properties of soils. One of the latest developments in the study of particle-size distributions has focused on the use of fractal theories. In this study, the fragmentation fractals were used for determining the characteristics of the particle-size distribution curve. It was shown that the mass-size distribution method was more practical than the cumulative number-size distribution method. From the co-relation between fractal dimensions($D_{tot}$) and the coefficient of uniformity($C_{u}$), there was a sharp increase in fractal dimensions for $C_{u}$<4, but fractal dimension converged the single value for $D_{u}$$\geq$6. Fractal dimensions were affected by small sized particles for $C_{c}$$\geq$3 and large sized particles for $C_{c}$/<3. As a result of the analysis of the influence of the effective size($D_{10}$), it was observed that the changes of $D_{tot}$/ were nominal beyond the effective size.

흙을 나타내는 가장 기본적인 물리적 성질중의 하나가 흙을 구성하는 입자들의 입도분포이며, 입도분포특성을 분석하기 위해 최근에 대두되고 있는 방법중의 하나가 프랙탈 이론이다. 본 연구에서는 fragmentation 프랙탈을 이용하여 흙의 입도분포곡선의 특성을 파악하였다. Fragmentation 프랙탈을 표현하는 방법에는 ‘개수-입경’프랙탈과 '중량-입경' 프랙탈이 있으며, 본 연구 결과, '중량-입경' 방법이 더 실용적이었다. 균등계수($C_{u}$)가 4이하에서는 균등계수가 증가함에 따라 프랙탈차원($D_{tot}$)이 급격히 증가하였으나, 균등계수가 6이상에서는 일정한 값에 수렴되는 결과를 나타냈다. 곡률계수($C_{c}$)가 3이상에서는 프랙탈차원은 크기가 작은 입자들의 영향을 받고, 곡률계수가 3이하에서는 큰 입자들의 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 유효입경($D_{10}$)의 크기에 따른 프랙탈차원의 변화를 분석한 결과, 균등계수와 곡률계수가 같을 경우 프랙탈차원은 유효입경의 크기에 영향을 거의 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 전체 입자의 크기분포를 고려할 수 있는 프랙탈 개념을 입도분석에 적용하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단되며, 향후 프랙탈차원과 흙의 공학적 특성과의 관계정립에 대한 지속적인 연구가 필요하다.

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