• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.195-205
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• 2015

Barricade failures generally occur at the early times of paste backfill when it is fresh in the stopes. The backfill strength increases and need for barricading pressure decreases as a result of the hydration reactions. In this study, paste backfill barricades of Cayeli copper mine were investigated to design cemented mineral processing plant tailings as barricade body concrete. Paste backfill in sub-level caving stopes of the mine needs to be barricaded for only four or five days. Therefore, short term strength and workability tests were applied on several cemented tailings material designs. Barricade failure mechanisms, important points of barricade designing and details of the new concrete material are explained in this work. According to the results obtained with this experimental study, the tailings were assessed to be used in concrete applied as temporary supports such as cemented paste backfill barricades.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.775-791
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• 2016

The indirect tensile strengths (ITSs) of different cemented paste backfill mixes with different curing times were determined by considering crack initiation and fracture toughness concepts under different loading conditions of steel loading arcs with various contact angles, flat platens and the standard Brazilian test jaw. Because contact area of the ITS test discs developes rapidly and varies in accordance with the deformability, ITSs of curing materials were not found convenient to determine under the loading apparatus with indefinite contact angle. ITS values increasing with an increase in contact angle can be measured to be excessively high because of the high contact angles resulted from the deformable characteristics of the soft paste backfill materials. As a result of the change of deformation characteristics with the change of curing time, discs have different contact conditions causing an important disadvantage to reflect the strength change due to the curing reactions. In addition to the experimental study, finite element analyses were performed on several types of disc models under various loading conditions. As a result, a comparison between all loading conditions was made to determine the best ITSs of the cemented paste backfill materials. Both experimental and numerical analyses concluded that loading arcs with definite contact angles gives better results than those obtained with the other loading apparatus without a definite contact angle. Loading arcs with the contact angle of $15^{\circ}$ was found the most convenient loading apparatus for the typical cemented paste backfill materials, although it should be used carefully considering the failure cracks for a valid test.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.523-529
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• 2023

Cemented uranium tailings backfill created from alkali-activated slag (CUTB) is an effective method of disposing of uranium tailings. Using some environmental functional minerals with ion exchange, adsorption, and solidification abilities as backfill modified materials may improve the leaching resistance of the CUTB. Natural zeolite, which has good ion exchange and adsorption characteristics, is selected as the backfill modified material, and it is added to the backfill materials with cementitious material proportions of 4%, 8%, 12%, and 16% to prepare CUTB mixtures with environmental functional minerals. After the addition of natural zeolite, the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of the CUTB decreases, but the leaching resistance of the CUTB increases. When the natural zeolite content is 12%, the UCS reaches the minimum value of 8.95 MPa, and the concentration of uranium in the leaching solution is 0.28-8.07 mg/L, the leaching rate R₄₂ is 9.61×10^-7 cm/d, and cumulative leaching fraction P₄₂ is 8.53×10^-4 cm, which shows that the alkali-activated slag cementitious material has a good curing effect on the CUTB, and the addition of environmental functional minerals helps to further improve the leaching resistance of the CUTB, but it reduces the UCS to an extent.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.421-434
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• 2022

In the present study, reference samples were prepared using ore preparation facility tailings taken from the copper mine (Kure, Kastamonu), Portland cement (PC) in certain proportions (3 wt%, 5 wt%, 7 wt%, 9wt% and 11 wt%), and water. Then natural zeolite taken from the Bigadic Region was mixed in certain proportions (10 wt%, 20 wt%, 30 wt% and 40 wt%) for each cement ratio, instead of the PC, to prepare zeolite-substituted CPB samples. Thus, the effect of using Zeolite instead of PC on CPB's strength was investigated. The obtained CPB samples were kept in the curing cabinet at a temperature of 25℃ and at least 80% humidity, and they were subjected to the Uniaxial Compressive Strength (UCS) test at the end of the curing periods of 3, 7, 14, 28, 56, and 90 days. Except for the 3 wt% cement ratio, zeolite substitution was observed to increase the compressive strength in all mixtures. Also, the liquefaction risk limit for paste backfill was achieved for all mixtures, and the desired strength limit value (0.7 MPa) was achieved for all mixtures with 28 days of curing time and 7 wt%, 9 wt%, 11 wt% cement ratios and 5% cement - 10% zeolite substituted mixture. Moreover, the limit value (4 MPa) required for use as roof support was obtained only for mixtures with 11% cement - 10% and 20% zeolite content. Generally, zeolite substitution seems to be more effective in early strength (up to 28th day). It has been determined that the long-term strength losses of zeolite-substituted paste backfill mixtures were caused by the reaction of sulfate and hydration products to form secondary gypsum, ettringite, and iron sulfate.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2021

Uniaxial compression tests were conducted on sandstone-CGFB composite samples with different interface angles, and their strength, acoustic emission (AE), and failure characteristics were investigated. Three macro-failure patterns were identified: the splitting failure accompanied by local spalling failure in CGFB (Type-I), the mixed failure with small sliding failure along with the interface and Type-I failure (Type-II), and the sliding failure along with the interface (Type-III). With an increase of interface angle β measured horizontally, the macro-failure pattern changed from Type-I to Type-II, and then to Type-III, and the uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus generally decreased. Due to the small sliding failure along with the interface in the composite sample with β of 45°, AE events underwent fluctuations in peak values at the later post-peak failure stage. The composite samples with β of 60° occurred Type-III failure before the completion of initial compaction stage, and the post-peak stress-time curve initially exhibited a slow decrease, followed by a steep linear drop with peaks in AE events.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2018

현행 고속철도 교대 접속부 표준단면은 교대배면에서부터 시멘트안정처리골재, 일반골재, 토공부로 하부 지지강성이 점진적으로 변화하도록 설계하고 있다. 일반골재와 토공부의 배면기울기는 기울기가 클수록 구조적으로 안정적이지만 이에 대한 명확한 기준이 없다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 대형 원심모형실험기를 이용하여 교대 뒤채움 배면구간의 토공과 일반골재의 기울기를 변화하여 현행 표준단면과 침하 및 지지력 특성을 비교하였다. 실험결과 철도하중이 경험하는 하중단계에서는 1:2단면과 1:1.5 기울기 단면이 거의 유사한 성능을 가지고 있는 것으로 평가되었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2012

최근 소량의 시멘트를 혼합한 고결토가 도로 보조기층, 뒤채움재, 가물막이 댐 등 각종 토목 현장에서 많이 사용되고 있다. 이와 같이 시멘트비가 낮은 고결토는 반복되는 건습이나 다양한 풍화작용에 의해 내구성이 저하될 수 있다. 하지만 암석과 달리 고결토의 내구성을 평가하는 방법에 대한 연구는 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기존의 슬레이크 내구성시험과 초음파 세척기를 이용하여 시멘트가 혼합된 고결토의 내구성을 평가하기 위한 시험법을 개발하고자 하였다. 고결모래의 시멘트비(4, 6, 8, 12%)를 달리하여 원기둥 형태의 공시체를 제작한 다음 수중 또는 대기중에서 3일 동안 양생하였다. 3일 양생 후 건조로에서 1일 동안 건조시킨 다음 다시 1일 동안 수침 시킨 후 슬레이크 내구성시험 및 초음파 세척기를 10분 또는 20분 동안 작동하여 시험 전후의 중량 손실 정도를 계산하여 내구성을 평가하였다. 시멘트비가 4%로 상당히 낮은 경우 고결모래의 중량 손실률은 7-25%인 초음파 세척기 시험법에 비해 슬레이크 내구성시험은 30-60%로 상대적으로 높았으나, 시멘트비가 8% 이상인 경우에는 두 시험방법 모두 중량 손실률이 10% 이내로 큰 차이가 없었다. 내구성지수는 시멘트비가 증가할수록 증가하였으며, 대기중 양생한 공시체보다 수중 양생한 공시체의 내구성지수가 높았다. 시멘트비가 낮은 고결토의 내구성을 평가하기에는 중량 손실이 많은 슬레이크 내구성시험보다 본 연구에서 새롭게 제안한 초음파 세척기를 이용한 시험법이 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2016

국내 철도교대 뒤채움재의 구조는 시멘트 안정처리된 골재, 일반 골재, 토사로 되어 있다. 시멘트 안정처리된 골재는 강도 증진효과로 인해 내부마찰각이 $40^{\circ}$이상 증가 된다. 그러나 실무에서는 교대설계 시 경험치인 $30{\sim}35^{\circ}$의 내부마찰각을 적용한다. 이는 과다설계의 원인이 될 수 있으므로 합리적인 물성치 값의 설정이 필요하다. 본 논문은 원형모형 실험과 CBR 실험을 통해 시멘트 안정처리된 골재의 시멘트 혼합 비율에 따른 강도 및 침하특성을 정량적으로 분석하였다. 시멘트 안정처리된 골재의 침하율은 반복재하 함에 따라 감소하였다. 또한 양생함에 따라 침하량이 감소하였다. 재령 28일 기준으로 일반골재 대비 시멘트 안정처리된 골재의 CBR 증가율은 13~16배 증가하였다.