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Characteristics of Sand-Silt Mixtures during Freezing-Thawing by using Elastic Waves

탄성파를 이용한 모래-실트 혼합토의 동결-융해 특성

  • Kang, Mingu (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Sangyeob (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Hong, Seungseo (Geotechnical Engineering Research Division, Korea Institute of Construction Technology) ;
  • Kim, Youngseok (Geotechnical Engineering Research Division, Korea Institute of Construction Technology) ;
  • Lee, Jongsub (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
  • Received : 2014.02.06
  • Accepted : 2014.03.29
  • Published : 2014.05.01
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Abstract

In winter season, the pore water inside the ground freezes and thaws repetitively due to the cold air temperature. When the freezing-thawing processes are repeated on the ground, the change in soil particle structure occurs and thus the damage of the infrastructure may be following. This study was performed in order to investigate the stiffness change of soils due to the freeze-thaw by using elastic waves. Sand-silt mixtures are prepared with in the silt fraction of 40 %, 60 % and 80 % in weight and in the degree of saturation of 40 %. The specimens are placed into the square freezing-thawing cell by the temping method. For the measurement of the elastic waves, a pair of the bender elements and a pair of piezo disk elements are installed on the cell, and a thermocouple is inserted into soils for the measurement of the temperature. The temperature of the mixtures is decreased from $20^{\circ}C$ to $-10^{\circ}C$ during freezing, is maintained at $-20^{\circ}C$ for 18 hours, is gradually increased up to the room temperature of $20^{\circ}C$ to thaw the specimens. The shear waves, the compressional waves and the temperature are measured during the freeze-thaw process. The experimental result indicates that the shear and the compressional wave velocities after thawing are smaller than those of before freezing. The velocity ratio of after thawing to before freezing of shear wave is smaller than that of the compressional wave. As silt fraction increases from 40 % to 80 %, the shear and compressional wave velocities are gradually increased. This study suggests that the freezing-thawing process in unsaturated soil loosens the soil particle structure, and the shear wave velocity reflects the effect of freezing-thawing more sensitively than the compressional wave velocity.

겨울철의 낮은 기온으로 인하여 지반 내부의 간극수는 동결과 융해를 반복한다. 지반에 이러한 동결-융해작용이 반복되면 흙의 입자구조 변형이 발생하며 이는 지중 기반시설에 손상을 가져올 수 있다. 본 연구는 흙의 동결-융해 과정에서의 탄성파 속도변화를 통하여 흙의 강성 변화 양상을 알아보기 위하여 수행되었다. 40 %, 60 %, 80 %의 3가지 모래-실트의 무게비를 가진 모래-실트 혼합토를 포화도 40 %, 상대밀도 70 %로 동일하게 조성하였다. 각 시료를 동결-융해를 위해 제작된 사각형 형태의 셀에 다짐법으로 조성하였다. 탄성파를 측정하기 위하여 한 쌍의 벤더 엘리먼트와 피에조 디스크 엘리먼트를 시료 양편에 설치하였으며, 시료의 온도 변화 양상을 관찰하기 위하여 탄성파 트랜스듀서와 같은 깊이의 중앙부에 열전대를 설치였다. 조성한 시료에 대하여 시료를 $20^{\circ}C$에서 $-10^{\circ}C$까지 동결시킨 후 $-20^{\circ}C$를 18시간 동안 유지하였으며, 다시 실험실 상온($20^{\circ}C$)까지 온도를 서서히 올려 융해시켰다. 이 과정에서 온도, 전단파, 그리고 압축파를 측정하였다. 연구결과, 융해 이후의 탄성파 속도는 같은 온도의 동결 이전보다 감소하였다. 이때 전단파의 속도가 압축파의 속도보다 더 큰 비율로 감소하는 모습을 보였다. 실트의 함량이 40 %에서 80 %까지 증가함에 따라 탄성파의 속도는 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 본 연구를 통해 동결-융해가 불포화토의 입자구조를 느슨하게 만들며, 그 영향은 압축파에 비해 전단파 속도의 변화에서 잘 나타남을 알 수 있었다.

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