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Weathering Sensitivity Characterization for Rock Slope, Considering Time Dependent Strength Changes

시간에 따른 강도변화를 고려한 암반사면의 풍화민감특성 분석

  • Published : 2006.04.01
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Abstract

Rocks undergo weathering processes influenced by changing in pressure-temperature condition, atmosphere, underground water, and rainfall. The weathering processes change physical and chemical characteristics of the rocks. Once the rocks are weathered, the characteristics of them are changed and, because of the changing, several disadvantages such as rock slope failures and underground water spouts are can occur. Before we cut a large rock slope, therefore, we must analyze current weathering conditions of rocks and predict weathering processes in the future. Through the results of such analyses, we can judge reinforcement works. In order to comply with such requests, chemical weathering sensitivity analysis which was analyzed from chemical weathering velocities and other characteristics of rocks has been applied in several prior construction works in Korea. But, It is defective to use directly in engineering fields because it was developed for soils(not rocks), it has too mny factors must be considered and the relationships between the factors are not clear, and it is hard to explain the weathering processes in engineering time range. Besides above, because it has been used for isotropic rocks, this method is hard to apply to anisotropic rocks such as sedimentary rocks. Acceding to studies from morphologists (e.g. Oguchi et al., 1994; Sunamura, 1996; Norwick and Dexter, 2002), time dependent strength reduction influenced by weathering shows a negative exponential function form. Appling this relation, one can synthesize the factors which influence the weathering processes to the strength reduction, and get meaningful estimates in engineering viewpoint. We suggest this weathering sensitivity characterization method as a technique that can explain time dependent weathering sensitivity characteristics through strength changes and can directly applied the rock slope design.

암반(암석)은 생성시와는 다른 온도 압력조건, 대기와 지하수 및 강우 등의 영향으로 풍화작용을 겪게된다. 풍화작용은 암석을 구성하는 조암광물의 화학적 성질을 변화시키며, 불연속면을 따른 물리, 화학적 제반특성에 영향을 준다. 암석이 풍화작용을 겪게 되면 암석(암반)의 물성이 저하되는 현상이 나타나 이로 인한 사면의 파괴, 지하수의 유출, 암종간의 차별풍화로 인한 문제가 발생하기도 한다. 따라서, 대규모 사면 절개시에는 현재의 풍화특성을 분석하여 풍화상태가 앞으로 어떻게 진행될 것인지 예측하고, 이 결과를 토대로 비탈면 보호 및 보강공법에 기준을 판단하는 것이 요구된다. 이러한 요구에 부응하기 위해 기존의 여러 건설사업의 설계단계에서 화학적 풍화속도와 암석의 다른 특성들을 종합하여 분석하는 화학적 풍화민감도 분석 기법이 적용되어 왔다. 그러나 기존의 화학적 풍화민감도 분석은 본래 암반이 아닌 토양의 풍화에 대해 개발된 기법이며 고려되어야 할 변수들의 수가 많고 그 관계가 복잡하며, 공학적 시간단계별로 암반사면의 풍화민감특성을 적용하는데 한계가 있다. 또한, 기존의 방법은 주로 등방성이 강한 화강암질 암석에 특성분석 기법을 적용하여 퇴적암과 같이 이방성이 강한 암반에 적용하기 어려운 문제도 있다. 풍화지형을 연구하는 지형학자들의 연구(Oguchi et al., 1994; Sunamura, 1996; Norwick and Dexter, 2002)에서 시간에 따라 진행되는 풍화에 의한 암석의 강도저하는 음지수 함수의 형태를 나타내는 것을 제안되었다. 이 관계를 공학적으로 적용하면, 풍화에 작용하는 여러 요인들의 결과를 강도저하로 표현할 수 있으며, 강도라는 암석의 물성을 설명함으로써 공학적으로 의미가 있는 결과를 도출할 수 있다. 따라서, 이 연구에서는 전술한 관계에 의해 풍화진행 시간에 따른 암석의 강도특성 변화를 고려하여 퇴적암에 특화시킨 풍화민감특성 분석을 암반사면의 풍화민감특성을 설명하고 설계에 직접적으로 적용할 수 있는 방법으로 제안한다.

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