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Variation in Characteristics of Elastic Waves in Frozen Soils According to Degree of Saturation

포화도에 따른 동결토의 탄성파 특성 변화

  • Park, Jung-Hee (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kang, Min-Gu (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Sub (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
  • 박정희 (고려대학교 건축사회환경공학부) ;
  • 강민구 (고려대학교 건축사회환경공학부) ;
  • 이종섭 (고려대학교 건축사회환경공학부)
  • Received : 2013.02.12
  • Accepted : 2013.04.10
  • Published : 2013.05.30
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Abstract

The strength of frozen soils is one of the significant design parameters for the construction in frozen ground. The properties of frozen soils should be investigated to understand the strength of frozen soils. The objective of this study is to figure out the characteristics of elastic waves in frozen soils, which reflect the constituent and physical structure of frozen soils in order to provide fundamental information of those according to the degree of saturation. Freezing cell is manufactured to freeze specimens, which are prepared with the degree of saturation of 10%, 40%, and 100%. Piezo disk elements are used as the compressional wave transducers and Bender elements are used as the shear wave transducers. While the temperature of specimens changes from $20^{\circ}C$ to $-10^{\circ}C$, the velocities, resonant frequencies and amplitudes of the compressional and shear waves are investigated based on the elastic wave signatures. Experimental results reveal that the elastic wave velocities increase as the degree of saturation increases. The variation of resonant frequencies coincide with that of elastic wave velocities. A marked discrepancy in amplitudes of compressional and shear waves are observed at the temperature of $0^{\circ}C$. This study renders the basic information of elastic waves in frozen soils according the degree of saturation.

극한지 지반의 설계정수 산정을 위해 동결토의 강도 특성은 매우 중요한 요인이며 이를 파악하기 위해서는 동결토의 기본적인 특성을 파악하는 것이 선행되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 동결토의 구성 성분 및 물리적 구조를 반영하는 탄성파에 대한 기초적인 정보를 제공하기 위해 포화도에 따른 동결토의 탄성파 특성을 파악하고자 하였다. 시료를 동결시키기 위해 동결 용 셀을 제작하였으며 포화도가 각각 10%, 40%, 100%인 시료를 조성하였다. 시료가 동결되는 동안 탄성파를 측정하기 위해 전단파 트랜스듀서로서 벤더엘리먼트를 사용하였으며, 압축파 트랜스듀서로서 피에조 디스크 엘리먼트를 사용하였다. 포화도가 다른 세 가지 시료의 온도가 $20^{\circ}C$에서 $-10^{\circ}C$까지 변하는 동안 압축파 및 전단파 신호를 측정하였으며, 이를 토대로 탄성파 속도, 공진주파수 및 진폭의 변화를 파악하였다. 또한 탄성파 속도를 이용해 포화도가 다른 동결토의 포아송 비를 분석하였다. 시료가 동결된 이후에 포화도가 큰 시료의 탄성파 속도가 가장 크게 나타났다. 또한 탄성파 속도와 공진주파수의 변화는 매우 유사하게 나타났고 그 변화는 동시에 발생하였다. 압축파와 전단파의 진폭은 시료가 동결되는 $0^{\circ}C$에서 각기 다른 양상을 나타내었다. 본 연구는 동결토의 구조적 매커니즘에 대한 정보를 제공하는 탄성파 특성을 시료의 포화도에 따라 파악하고자 하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

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