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Quantitative Evaluation of Geotextile Void Structures Using Digital Image Analysis

디지털 이미지 분석을 이용한 지오텍스타일 공극 분포의 정량화

  • Kim, Duhwan (Samsung C&T Corporation, Civil ENG Center)
  • Received : 2013.01.10
  • Accepted : 2013.03.24
  • Published : 2013.03.30
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Abstract

This paper presents results from a study undertaken to quantitatively evaluate the geotextile pore sizes using optical image analysis. The evaluation was conducted by observing surfaces of coupons cut from resin-impregnated specimens of geotextile-geomembrane layered under various load conditions. Stereological concepts were applied to collect representative specimens from a series of laboratory tests. The sizes of voids enclosed by filaments were expressed in terms of the largest inscribing opening size (LIOS) distribution. The opening diameter corresponding to the 50% cumulative frequency decreased by about 45mm as the load increased from 10 to 300kPa and recovered to about 90% of its initial state on unloading back to 10kPa. The average void size was reduced by 32 and 16.5% as the geotextile was sheared against a textured geomembrane under normal stresses of 100 and 300kPa, respectively. The results showed how the LIOS distribution varied as a function of normal stress and interface shear displacement against a smooth and a textured geomembrane surfaces.

본 논문에서는 지오텍스타일 공극 크기 분포를 이미지 분석방법을 이용하여 정량적으로 산출하였다. 연구과정은 실내시험을 통해 지오텍스타일-지오멤브레인 층으로 된 재료를 에폭시 레진으로 포화시킨 후, 양생, 절단하여 그 표면을 디지털 광학현미경으로 관찰하고 정량화함으로 이루어졌다. 여기서는 재료공학에서 주로 사용하는 공간학(stereology)의 개념을 사용하였으며, 지오텍스타일 필라멘트에 의해 둘러싸인 공극의 크기를 최대내접공극크기분포(LIOS)로 표현하였다. 지오텍스타일 내부 축적빈도 50%에 해당하는 공극직경이 압축응력이 10kPa에서 300kPa로 증가함에 따라 $45{\mu}m$가량 감소하였으며, 다시 압축응력을 10kPa로 되돌렸을 경우 초기치의 90%정도 수준으로 회복하였다. 마찰형 지오멤브레인 표면에서 연직응력 100, 300 kPa을 받으며 전단되었을 경우 평균 공극의 크기가 각가 32, 16.5% 감소하였다. 본 논문의 시험 및 분석 결과는 지오텍스타일 내부의 최대내접공극 크기분포가 표면거칠기가 다른 지오멤브레인 표면에서 압축 및 인터페이스 전단됨에 따라 어떻게 변화하는지를 보여준다.

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