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Estimation of Shear Strength and Rheological Parameters of Fine-Grained Soil Using Direct Shear Test

직접전단실험을 이용한 세립토의 전단강도 및 유변학적 정수 산정

  • Park, Geun-Woo (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engrg., Korea Univ.) ;
  • Hong, Won-Taek (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engrg., Korea Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Sub (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engrg., Korea Univ.)
  • Received : 2016.10.19
  • Accepted : 2017.01.18
  • Published : 2017.02.01
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Abstract

As the behavior of the debris flow due to the torrential rains in mountain is affected by shear strength and rheological properties of the fine fraction in the ground, the evaluation of both properties is necessary to estimate the behavior of the debris flow. The objective of this study is to evaluate the shear strength and rheological properties using the direct shear apparatus. The direct shear tests are conducted for two kinds of fine-grained soil specimens, which are in dry state and liquid limit state. From the direct shear tests, shear strengths are measured according to the normal stresses applied on the specimens to evaluate the cohesion and internal friction angle. In addition, reversal shear tests are performed for the fine-grained soil specimens in liquid limit state according to the shear rate to evaluate the residual shear strength. The results of direct shear tests show that the specimen at the liquid limit state has lower internal friction angle and higher cohesion compared to the dry stated, and the residual friction angle and cohesion at the residual state are lower than those at the peak state. In the result of reversal shear test, the residual shear strength is directly proportional to the shear rate and viscosity is calculated as $73.60Pa{\cdot}s$. This study demonstrates that the direct shear apparatus can be effectively used for the evaluation of the shear strength and rheological properties of the fine-grained soils related with the debris flow.

집중호우로 인하여 산악지반에 발생하는 토석류의 거동은 대상지반 세립분의 전단강도 및 유변학적 특성들에 의하여 영향을 받기 때문에, 두 특성에 대한 정수는 토석류 거동을 파악하는데 매우 중요한 요소이다. 본 연구에서는 직접전단 실험을 통하여 세립분의 전단강도 및 유변학적 정수를 평가하고자 하였다. 건조상태와 액성한계상태로 조성된 두 가지 세립분 시료에 대하여 직접 전단실험을 수행하였으며, 연직응력에 따른 전단강도를 측정하여 점착력과 내부마찰각을 산정하였다. 또한 액성한계로 조성된 시료의 잔류전단강도를 획득하기 위하여 전단변형률속도와 전단방향을 변화시켜 반복전단실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과, 액성한계상태의 시료는 건조 상태 시료에 비해 내부마찰각은 작지만 점착력은 더 큰 것으로 나타났으며, 잔류전단강도를 통해 산정한 내부마찰각과 점착력은 첨두전단강도에 의해 산정된 결과보다 작은 것으로 나타났다. 반복전단 결과, 전단변형률속도와 잔류전단강도는 선형적인 관계를 보였으며, 전단변형률속도-잔류전단강도 관계의 기울기로써 결정되는 점성은 약 $73.60Pa{\cdot}s$로 산정되었다. 본 연구는 직접전단 장비가 산악지반 토석류 거동과 관련된 세립분의 전단강도 및 유변학적 정수 산정에 효과적으로 활용될 수 있음을 보여준다.

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