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An investigation on the ground collapse mechanism induced by cracks in a non-pressurized buried pipe through model tests

모형시험을 통한 비압력 지중관거 균열로 인한 지반함몰 메커니즘 연구

  • Kim, Yong-Key (Civil Engineering Team, Doosan Engineering & Construction) ;
  • Nam, Kyu-Tae (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Ho-Jong (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Shin, Jong-Ho (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Konkuk University)
  • 김용기 (두산건설(주) 토목환경BG 설계팀) ;
  • 남규태 (건국대학교 인프라시스템공학과) ;
  • 김호종 (건국대학교 토목공학과) ;
  • 신종호 (건국대학교 인프라시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2018.01.02
  • Accepted : 2018.02.13
  • Published : 2018.03.31
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Abstract

Groundwater flow induced by cracks in a buried pipe causes ground loss in the vicinity of it which can lead to underground cavities and sinkhole problems. In this study, the ground collapse mechanism and the failure mode based on an aperture in the pipe located in cohesionless ground were investigated through a series of physical model studies. As the influence parameters, size of the crack, flow velocity in the pipe, groundwater level, ground cover depth and ground composition were adopted in order to examine how each of the parameters affected the behavior of the ground collapse. Influence of every experimental condition was evaluated by the final shape of ground failure (failure mode) and the amount of ground loss. According to the results, the failure mode appeared to be a 'Y' shape which featured a discontinuous change of the angle of erosion when a groundwater level was equal to the height of the ground depth. While in the case of a water table getting higher than the level of ground cover depth, the shape of the failure mode turned to be a 'V' shape that had a constant erosion angle. As the height of the ground depth increased, it was revealed that a mechanism where a vertically collapsed area which consisted of a width proportional to the ground height and a constant length occurred was repeated.

지하관거 균열로 인한 지하수의 흐름은 주변 지반의 토사유실을 야기하여 관거 인접 지반에서의 공동발생, 나아가 지반함몰(싱크홀) 원인이 된다. 본 연구는 관거의 균열을 모사하는 모형시험을 통해 비점착성 지반에 위치한 지중 비압력 관거의 균열로부터 비롯되는 지반함몰 메커니즘과 이로 인한 파괴모드를 조사하였다. 토사유실 및 함몰 영향인자로서 균열크기, 관거유속, 지하수위, 토피고 그리고 지반구성재료 등을 채택하여 이들 인자들이 함몰거동에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 각 인자들에 따른 지반파괴의 형상(파괴모드)과 지반유실량을 분석한 결과, 토피고와 지하수위가 일치하는 경우 최종파괴모드는 침식각이 불연속적으로 변화하는 'Y'형으로 관찰되며, 지하수위가 더 높게 위치하는 경우 침식각이 일정한 파괴면 형상인 'V'형으로 나타난다. 토피고가 증가하는 경우의 파괴형상에서 토피고 영향에 무관한 길이와 토피고에 따라 점진적으로 증가하는 폭을 갖는 수직함몰구간이 형성되는 결과를 얻었다.

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