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Implementation of Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Problems in Partially Saturated Soils

불포화 지반에 물의 침투와 흙의 변형이 사면의 안정성에 미치는 영향

  • 김재홍 (콜로라도 대학교 공과대학 토목공학과) ;
  • 황영철 (상지대학교 이공대학 건설시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2009.12.18
  • Accepted : 2010.03.22
  • Published : 2010.05.01
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Abstract

Partially saturated permeability should be defined by the function of suction (or degree of saturation) and porosity. However, commercial software and most researchers' model often describe as the function of suction. The stability of a soil slope can be affected by both hydraulic and shear strength properties of partially saturated soils. For both studies, we generally use an uncoupled seepage analysis program Seep/W(Geo-Slope, 2007) and a series stress-deformation analysis program Sigma/W, or slope stability analysis program Slope/W. Seep/W is performed for simulations of partially saturated flow problems in non-deformable soil media. However, under real situations, the water flow processes in a deformable soil are influenced by soil skeleton movement and the pore water pressure changed due to seepage will lead to changes in stresses and to deformation of a soil. Many researchers are currently developing their models for solving coupled hydro-mechanical problems to simulate slope stability during a rainstorm. For a proper implementation in the field, the developed model should be still needed in order to achieve appropriate accuracy of the solution for coupled hydro-mechanical problems in soil slope stability. Thus, the paper presents the comparison of slope stability between uncoupled and coupled analyses of seepage and stress deformation problems.

불포화 투수계수는 모관흡수력(또는 함수비)과 간극률의 함수로 정의되어야 한다. 그러나 기존 상용프로그램이나 문헌에 개발된 모델들은 모관흡수력 만의 함수로써 정의 되어왔다. 사면의 안정성은 수리학적인 측면과 흙의 전단강도 특성들이 모두 고려되어야 한다. 이 두 가지 특성에 대한 해석은 상용 프로그램인 Seep/W, Sigma/W 그리고 Slope/W(Geo-Slope, 2007) 같은 상호 연계가능한 해석 프로그램을 이용한다. 이런 해석 방법으로 강우시 불포화 침투수를 고려하고 흙의 변형을 예측하며 결국에는 사면의 안정성 평가에 예측하고 있다. 불포화 침투수를 해석하는 Seep/W 프로그램은 흙의 변형은 고려하지 못하고 단지 불포화 침투해석만을 수행한다. 그래서 흙의 변형을 고려하기 위해 Sigma/W 프로그램을 연계하여 실제 사면에서 발생하는 침투에 의한 흙의 변형을 모사하고 있다. 이와 같이 동시에 발생하는 침투와 흙의 변형을 구현하기 위해 여러 연구자들이 새로운 모델들을 개발하고 있지만, 현재로서는 각각의 해석을 연계하여 실제로 일어나는 현상에 접근하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 기존 프로그램을 이용하여 연계해석에 의한 결과와 동시해석과 유사한 알고리즘을 이용하여 해석한 결과를 비교하여 동시해석의 타당성을 검증하고자 하였다.

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Supported by : 상지대학교

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