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Experimental Improvement of the Dropping Test for Evaluating the Appropriate Level of Water Content Ratio in Rammed Earth Method

흙다짐 건축재료의 적정함수비 현장확인을 위한 낙하시험 방법의 실험적 개선

  • Lee, Jong-Kook (Department of Architectural Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
  • Received : 2014.10.20
  • Accepted : 2014.12.10
  • Published : 2015.02.20
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Abstract

Although the interest for earth architecture has been expanded and settled as a part of modern architecture, precisely calculating the ratio of water content in practice is still difficult and the calculation is based on empirical analysis yet. This causes many problems in durability and maintenance of earthen architecture. Therefore, this study investigated to find the easiest way to correctly calculate the appropriate level of water content ratio (AWCR), which can be used in practice. Until now, the workers have checked the AWCR based on their own experience with popular but vague manuals. On this awareness, we studied the several testing methods and found the dropping test which uses the pattern of shape after the sample is dropped. In this point, we studied and developed the definite testing method in terms of process, and shape discrimination. Also we suggest the test recording sheet by using the cobalt chloride($CoCl_2$) whose color is instantly changed when contacts with the moisture. It is believed that this result can help improving the quality and durability of the earthen architecture using the rammed earth method and the efficiency in practice.

본 연구는 흙건축 시공 시 많이 사용되는 흙다짐 공법의 경우, 흙재료의 배합 숙련도에 따라 달라지는 함수량은 강도와 내구성에 크게 영향을 미치게 되므로 이를 적절히 확인하여 시공하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 적정함수량의 산정문제는 실험실 환경에서는 정확하게 구할 수 있지만 현장에서는 여러 여건상 곤란한 것이 현실이다. 따라서 본 연구는 흙건축에 적용되는 흙다짐 공법을 중심으로 낙하시험과 함수율의 관계를 규명하여 실제현장에서 작업자가 쉽게 적정함수비를 판별할 수 있는 용이성과 시험의 정확성 문제를 개선하고자 한다. 실험의 결과를 통하여 현장에서 활용할 수 있는 배합설계와 시험방법의 명세화, 낙하형상 판별방법의 과정과 결과를 제시하였다.

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