변형된 삼축시험장치를 이용한 불포화토의 함수특성곡선과 투수계수방정식의 결정

Determination of Soil Water Characteristic Curve and Permeability Equation of Unsaturated Soils Using Modified Triaxial Apparatus

  • 발행 : 2005.07.01

초록

불포화토를 연구하는데 있어 함수특성곡선과 투수계수방정식을 결정하는 것은 필수요소이나 이는 쉬운 일이 아니다. 본 연구에서는 함수특성곡선과 투수계수방정식을 얻기 위한 새로운 시험장치가 개발되었다. 개발된 시험장치를 사용하여 두 종류의 토사에 대해 포화투수계수시험과 함수특성곡선을 결정하기 위한 시험을 실시하였다. 시험진행순서는 먼저 포화투수계수시험을 실시한 후, 함수특성곡선의 건조과정에 대한 시험을 실시하고 다음으로 함수특성곡선의 습윤과정에 대한 시험순으로 진행하였다. 시험결과에 의하면 건조과정의 함수특성곡선과 습윤과정의 함수특성곡선 간에는 이력현상이 존재함을 알 수 있었다. 투수계수방정식의 결정은 시험으로부터 얻어진 포화투수계수와 함수특성곡선 이용하여 구하는 이론적인 방법을 사용하였다.

In studying unsaturated soil mechanics, determination of soil water characteristic curve and permeability equation though not easy, is an essential factor. In this research a new testing apparatus was developed to determine soil water characteristic curve and permeability equation. A test to get saturated permeability coefficients and soil water characteristic curves for two soils was performed by using the developed testing apparatus. First, a saturated permeability test was performed and then the test to get soil water characteristic curve of a drying process was performed. Next, the test to get soil water characteristic curve of a wetting process was performed. Test results showed hysteresis phenomena between soil water characteristic curve of a drying process and soil water characteristic curve of a wetting process. The permeability equations were determined by a theoretical method where a saturated permeability coefficient and a soil water characteristic curve were used.

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