The Journal of Engineering Geology (지질공학)

The Korean Society of Engineering Geology (대한지질공학회)
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A Development of Dielectric Measurement System for Detecting Physical Parameters of Ground in Subsurface Dam

지하댐 지반 물성치 측정을 위한 유전율 측정 시스템 개발

  • Kim Man-il (Korea Institute of Water and Environment, Korea Water Resources Corporation) ;
  • Jeong Gyo-Cheol (Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University) ;
  • Park Chang-Kun (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Kwandong University)
  • 김만일 (한국수자원공사 수자원연구원) ;
  • 정교철 (안동대학교 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 박창근 (관동대학교 토목공학과)
  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

The authors designed a new technique to measure dielectric constant of a soil media by Frequency Domain Reflectometry (FDR) system and its measurement sensor probe with different length such as 7m, 10cm and 15cm for estimating the variations of dielectric constant. Measurement of dielectric constant of soil material is possible to measure an interference wave generated by between incidence wave and reflection wave which are detected to electro-magnetic wave through the directional coupler at the high frequency range,0.1 to 1.7GHz, by FDR system. The obtained experimental results verified that the technique is very promising for non-destructive and continuous soil volumetric water content measurement monitoring in a laboratory. The relationship between the soil volumetric water content and the dielectric constant of soil media (standard sand) was expressed by a single regression ewe independent of soil texture at a small experimental error. Also the derived regression curve coincided well with that obtained by Topp curve.

매질이 가지는 고유의 유전율 특성을 이용하여 체적함수비를 실시간으로 측정할 수 있는 유전율 측정장비인 Frequency Domain Reflectometry (FDR) system 및 측정 센서를 제안하였다. 특히 측정 센서의 형태는 7m, 10cm,15cm 길이로 각기 제작하여 유전율상수의 특성을 파악하였다. 본 장비의 유전율측정은 $0.1\~1.7GHz$의 고주파수 범위 내에서 발생된 전자파를 방향성결합기를 통과하여 매질에 설치된 측정센서에서 입사파와 반사파의 간섭현상을 이용함으로써 측정이 가능하다. 본 실내시험 연구에서 획득된 연구결과는 유전율상수의 변화로부터 체적함수비를 지속적으로 측정할 수 있는 점에서 비파괴 모니터링 기술로 구분할 수 있다. 체적함수비와 유전율상수의 관계에서 측정센서의 로드길이에 따른 측정오차는 다소 파악되나, 이들의 관계로부터 Topp et al.(1980) 교정곡선과 비교하여 표준사에 대한 1차원 관계식과 관계곡선을 유도할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 제안된 FDR system과 측정센서로부터 측정된 측정 결과들은 Topp et al.(1980) 교정곡선과 매우 흡사한 형태를 보여준다.

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