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Experimental Study on behavior of the Lightweight Air-foamed Soil Considering Freezing-thawing and Soaking Conditions

동결융해 및 수침조건을 고려한 경량기포혼합토의 거동 실험 연구

  • Kang, Daekyu (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Shin, Eunchul (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2016.03.18
  • Accepted : 2016.04.20
  • Published : 2016.05.01

Abstract

In order to determine the variability of environmental characteristics of lightweight air-foamed soil using marine clay according to freezing-thawing and soaking conditions, unconfined compressive strength of the lightweight air-foamed soil samples made by changing the amount of cement under curing conditions of outdoor low temperature, underground or indoor wetting were observed. Compressive strength was not increased under freezing-thawing (temperature range of $-9.1^{\circ}C{\sim}17.2^{\circ}C$) regardless of the amount of cement but the more cement using, it was increased rapidly by underground curing conditions within 30 cm beneath ground level. Therefore, it is necessary to install insulation layer cutting off exterior cold air after construction of lightweight air-foamed soil in condition of freezing-thawing. Bulk density was increased too small under the long-time soaking condition, it tended to decrease rapidly when samples were dried up and had below 6% of water contents. But variability of compressive strength and bulk density was very small for preventing drying and keeping its wet state. The lightweight air-foamed soil that installed beneath ground water level or covered by soil can be evaluated as a long-term reliable construction material.

해성 점토를 이용한 경량기포혼합토의 동결융해 및 수침조건에 따른 환경적 변화특성을 파악하기 위하여, 시멘트 사용량을 변화시키며 경량기포혼합토의 시료를 제작하여 동절기 저온양생, 지중양생 및 실내양생 조건에서 일축압축강도를 관찰하였다. 동결융해($-9.1^{\circ}C{\sim}17.2^{\circ}C$ 온도범위)를 받는 시료는 시멘트 사용량에 상관없이 강도발현이 안되었고 지표면 아래 30cm 깊이의 지중에서 양생한 경우 시멘트 사용량이 증가할수록 압축강도는 급격히 증가되었다. 따라서 동결융해를 받는 조건에서는 경량기포혼합토 타설 후 외기로부터 차단하는 보온층 설치가 필요하다. 장기간 수침상태를 유지한 시료는 단위중량의 증가가 매우 작게 발생하였고, 시료가 건조되어 함수비가 6%로 저하되었을 때 압축강도는 급격히 감소하는 경향이 있다. 그러나 건조를 방지하고 습윤상태를 유지할 경우 압축강도 및 단위중량의 변화는 매우 작았다. 지하수위 아래에 매설되거나 피복토를 갖는 경량기포혼합토는 장기적으로 안정적인 건설재료로 평가할 수 있다.

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