Analysis of Influence by soil water-characteristic curve and permeability-suction relationship for the water flow in unsaturated soil

함수비 특성곡선과 투수계수 특성곡선이 불포화토내에서의 물의 흐름에 미치는 영향분석

  • 김석남 (한국토지공사 토지연구원)
  • Published : 2003.06.30

Abstract

Water flow in unsaturated soils is affected by two mathematical equations called soil water-characteristic curve and permeability-suction relationship. Soil water-characteristic curve is an equation showing volumetric water content-suction relationship. Many researchers have presented equations for the relationships. This paper illustrates the importance of correctly determining the two relationships when analyzing unsaturated water flows. Results from two methods, Gardner (1958) and Fredlund et al. (1994), are used for comparison purposes. Numerical simulations of water flow by finite element method are performed using the two methods. The results by the numerical simulations are compared with the field data which was obtained from time-domain reflectometry (TDR) probes in Delaware County, Ohio. This data was obtained by the Seasonal Instrumentation Program which is included as a part of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP).

불포화토에서 물의 흐름은 함수비 특성곡선과 투수계수 특성곡선(permeability-suction relation ship)이라 불리우는 두 방정식에 의해서 영향 받는다. 함수비 특성곡선은 체적함수비와 석션(suction)간의 관계를 나타내는 방정식이다. 많은 연구자들은 특성곡선식들을 제시해 왔다. 이 논문은 불포화토에서 물의 흐름을 분석할 때 특성곡선식들을 정확하게 결정하는 것이 중요하다는 것을 보여준다. 비교목적을 위해서 두 방법 즉, Gardner (1958)에 의해서 제시된 특성곡선식들과 Fredlund (1994) 의해서 제시된 특성곡선식들이 사용된다. 이 두 방법을 사용하여 유한요소법에 의한 물 흐름의 수치해석이 수행된다. 수치해석 결과들은 미 Ohio주 Delaware County에 있는 TDR (Time-domain reflectometry) 계측기로부터 얻어진 현장 데이터와 비교된다. 이 데이터는 전략적 고속도로 연구 프로그램(Strategic Highway Research Program)의 한 부분으로 포함된 계절 계측 프로그램(Seasonal Instrumentation Program)에 의해 얻어졌다.

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