• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.345-347
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• 2002

이 논문은 현재 지중송전 케이블에서 관로포설용 되메움재로서 널리 사용되고 있는 모래를 대신할 수 있는 개량 되메움재 연구하고, 이에 대한 송전용량 증대효과를 살펴본 것이다. 먼저, 기존 되메움재인 모래 및 개량 되메움새에 대한 토양 열특성을 비교 검토하고, 다음으로 개량 되메움재를 실선로에 적용할 때의 송전용량 증대 효과를 시뮬레이션을 통해 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.11-18
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• 2009

When underground pipe is installed, backfill materials need proper compaction. But in case of circular underground pipe, compaction of backfill material is difficult and compaction efficiency is poor at beloe the pipe. It caused the stability of underground pipe is reduced and various damages occurred. One of the solutions to solve this problem for underground pipe is to use controlled low strength material (CLSM). CLSM is made by concept of low strength concrete, which is applied to geotechnical engineering field. The representative characteristics of CLSM are self-leveling, self-compacting and flowability. In addition, its strength can be controlled and its construction method is simple. The behavior of underground pipe was investigated by finite element analysis for various backfill materials under same condition. As a result, in case of using the CLSM as backfill material, surface settlement and displacement of pipe are reduced comparing with those in case of using field soil or sand.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.83-92
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• 2013

Backfill material with thermal resistivity which has $50^{\circ}C$-cm/Watt in wet and $100^{\circ}C$-cm/Watt in dry is requested to improve the power transfer capability for dissipation of heat production in underground power cables. In the field test performed by buried cable backfills, the backfill material developed from this study is compared with river sand and weathered soil (native soil) to investigate the effect of heat transfer in various seasons and locations of thermal sensors. As a result, the developed backfill material is faster approaching yielding temperature (critical heat) than that of river sand and weathered soil, and it has good dissipation capacity rather than other materials by keeping moisture content at dry season.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.201-207
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• 2003

In this paper, the utilization of waste foundry sand produced in the molding process is studied as a backfill material for underground electric utility systems such as concrete box structures and pipe lines for power supply. The physical, chemical and thermal properties for waste foundry sand are investigated far mechanical stability, environmental hazard and power transmission capacity Also its properties are compared with those of the natural river sand. The test results show that waste foundry sand can be utilized for underground concrete box structures as a backfill material; however, it can not be applied to underground pipe lines due to high thermal resistivity or low power transmission capacity.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.72-83
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• 2015

Underground transmission lines always generate heat and transmit heat through surrounding backfill materials. Therefore, in the design of power lines it becomes a very crucial factor to transfer heat effectively into the neighbouring soils. In this study, in order to enhance field applicability of recycled aggregates for backfill material of transmission lines, quality criteria and construction criteria were proposed, and thermal stability of power lines through field demonstration tests were analyzed. In the field tests, two types of recycled aggregates and sand which is currently used for backfilling were compared in terms of thermal behaviour. Test results showed that recycled aggregates represented similar trends with sand in temperature and moisture content corresponding to time lapse and distance from the heat source. Consequently, recycled aggregates can be utilized for backfill materials of underground transmission lines as a substitute material of sands.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.121-141
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• 2017

The thermal analysis of an underground power conduit for electrical cables is essential to determine their current capacity with an increasing number of demands for high-voltage underground cables. The temperature rises around a buried cable, caused by excessive heat dissipation, may increase considerably the thermal resistance of the cables, leading to the danger of "thermal runaway" or damaging to insulators. It is a key design factor to develop the mechanism on thermal behavior of backfilling materials for underground power conduits. With a full-scale field test, a numerical model was developed to estimate the temperature change as well as the thermal resistance existing between an underground power conduit and backfill materials. In comparison with the field test, the numerical model for analyzing thermal behavior depending on density, moisture content and soil constituents is verified by the one-year-long field measurement.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.123.1-123.1
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• 2010

수평형 지중열교환기의 최적설계를 위해서는 되메움재의 광물특성 및 입자크기, 열전도도(thermal conductivity), 열용량(heat capacity)등과 같은 열적 특성을 파악 하는 것은 중요하다. 수평형 지중 열교환기용 되메움재의 열전도도를 파악하기 위해 비정상 열선법을 적용한 QTM-500을 사용하여 포화도에 따른 천연규사-물-공기 혼합물의 열전도도를 측정하였다. 측정된 열전도도를 개별요소법(Discrete Element Mothod)에 근거한 2차원 수치해석 프로그램인 PFC2D(Particle Flow Code in 2 Dimension)를 이용하여 비교 분석하였다. 수치해석에서는 혼합물의 건조밀도를 일정하게 유지한 상태에서 포화도에 따라 가상의 물 입자 개수를 변화시켰다. 개별요소법을 이용한 열전달 수치해석에서는 입자의 접촉을 통해 발생한 thermal pipe에 의해 열전달이 이루어진다. 이러한 thermal pipe의 열전도도는 접촉된 두 입자의 열전도도와 접촉면의 평균 열전도도를 고려하여 적용하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.169-176
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• 2023

This study aims to develop a thermally conductive backfill by applying the prepacked concrete concept, in which a coarse aggregate with relatively high thermal conductivity was first filled and then the voild filled with grout. Backfill with improved thermal conductivity can increase the heat exchange efficiency of underground heat exchangers or underground transmission facilities. The backfills was prepared by using crushed concrete as the coarse aggregate, fly ash-based grout, and a small amount of cement for solidification. The results of this study showed that the fly ash-cement-sand-based grout with a flow of at least 450 mm accor ding to ASTM D 6103 could fill the void of pr epactked coar se aggr egates with a maximum size of 25 mm. The thermal conductivity of the backfil with coarse aggregate was over 1.7 W/m·K, which was higher than that of grout-type backfills.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.13-26
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• 2011

Because the allowable current loading of buried electrical transmission cables is frequently limited by the maximum permissible temperature of the cable or of the surrounding ground, there is a need for cable backfill materials to be maintained at a low thermal resistivity during the service period. Temperatures greater than $50^{\circ}C$ to $60^{\circ}C$ may lead to breakdown of cable insulation and thermal runaway if the surrounding backfill material is unable to dissipate the heat as rapidly as it is generated. This paper describes the results of studies aimed at the development of backfill material to reduce the thermal resistivity. A large number of different additive materials were tested to determine their applicability as a substitute material. The results of Dong-rim river sand (relatively uniform) show that as water content level increases, thermal resistivity tends to decrease, whereas the thermal resistivity on dry condition is very high value($260^{\circ}C-cm/watt$). In addition, other materials(such as Jinsan granite screenings, A-2(sand and gravel mixture), E-1(rubble and granite screenings mixture) and SGFC(sand, gravel, fly-ash and cement mixture)) are well-graded materials with low thermal resistivity($100^{\circ}C-cm/watt$ when dry). Based on this research, 4 types of improved materials were suggested as the environmentally friendly backfill materials with low thermal resistivity.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.32 no.1C
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• pp.1-6
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• 2012

In this study, field tests were performed to evaluate the stability of pre-insulated pipe during the compaction operation and to recommend an alternative backfill material. Three types of natural sand (fine-grained and medium-grained, coarse-grained sand), crushed sand and two types of gravel (10 mm, 20 mm) were used as backfill material in the field tests. Field tests were performed to determine the behavior (earth-pressure and deformation, installation damage) of the pre-insulated pipe due to variation of different types of backfill material. Based on the evaluation and comparison of field test results, it was determined that crushed sand is the most suitable back-fill material that can be used as an alternative for medium grained sand for pre-insulated pipes with respect to the engineering behavior and material supply.