• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2013

사면 내 토사가 붕괴되거나 토석류가 발생하는 경우 파괴면에 작용하는 전단강도는 0에 가깝게 되면서 토사가 비점성 액체와 같이 유동한다. 점성토는 함수비 증가에 따라 그 연경도가 달라지며 액체상태로 바뀌는 액성한계에서 도 약간의 전단강도를 가진다. 본 연구에서는 점성토의 전단강도가 0이 되어 흐름을 유발하는 함수비를 찾고자 하였 다. 카올리나이트, 벤토나이트, 그리고 카올리나이트(50%)+벤토나이트(50%)와 같은 세 종류의 점토에 혼합수로 증류 수, 해수, 또는 미생물용액을 혼합하여 액성한계 상태로 만든 다음 함수비를 단계적으로 증가시키면서 토베인 시험기 를 이용하여 비배수전단강도를 측정하였다. 액성한계와 소성한계에서 비배수전단강도의 범위는 각각 3.6-9.2kPa와 24-45kPa 정도이었다. 한편 측정 결과로부터 비배수전단강도가 급격하게 변화하는 값에 해당하는 함수비를 흐름함수 비(Flow Water content)로 정의하였으며, 비배수전단강도가 0이 될 때의 함수비를 흐름한계(Flow Limit)로 정의하였다. 그리고 흐름한계와 액성한계의 상관관계를 살펴보기 위하여 흐름한계와 액성한계의 차이를 점성지수(Cohesive Index) 로 정의하였다. 또한 흐름한계와 소성한계의 차이를 새로운 소성지수(New Plasticity Index)로 정의하였으며, 흐름한계를 이용하여 새로운 액성지수(New Liquidity Index)도 정의하였다. 흐름한계(Flow Limit)는 액성한계보다 1.5-2배 정도 높은 값을 보였으며, 새로운 소성지수는 기존 소성지수보다 2-5.5배 정도 높았다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.135-150
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• 2012

This paper presents the study of the effect of microorganism Bacillus pasteurii on the properties such as Atterbergs' limit and unconfined compressive strength of cohesive soils. The results of this study reveal that the liquid limit and plasticity index for all clay soils decreased and the unconfined compressive strength increased. Decrease in plasticity index is very high for Kuttanad clay followed by bentonite and laterite. The unconfined compressive strength increased for all the soils. The increase was high for Kuttanad soil and low for laterite soil. After 24 h of treatment the improvement in the soil properties is comparatively less. Besides the specific bacteria selected Bacillus pasteurii, other microorganisms may also be taking part in calcite precipitation thereby causing soil cementation. But the naturally present microorganisms alone cannot work on the calcite precipitation.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.113-126
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• 1995

점성토의 변형특성을 연구하기 위하여 공진주(RC)시험과 비틀전단(75)시험을 저변형률 및 중간 변형률하에서 실시하여 변형률의 크기,진동주파수,하중반복회수의 영향을 살펴보았다. 소 성지수가 이들의 영향을 평가하는데 중요한 변수임을 알 수 있었다. 실험에 사용된 시료로는 불 교란 실트 및 점토와 실험실에서 다져진 노상토를 사용하였다. 선형한계변형률이하에서 전단탄 성계수는 하중반복회수와 변형률의 크기에 영향을 받지 않았으며, RC시험에서 얻은 최소감소비가 1.1%에서 1.7%영역에서 존재하였다. 점성토의 선형한계변형률은 구속압과 소성지수에 따라 증가하였으며 사질토와 비교하여 넘은 선형영역을 보였다. 반복한계변형률이상의 변형률하에서는 전단탄성계수는 하중반복회수에 따라 감소하였지만 감쇠비는 영향을 받지 않았다. 진동주파수의 영향에 의해 RC시험에서 얻은 점성토의 전단탄성계수와 감쇠비는 RC시험결과보다 컸다. 전단탄성계수는 진동주파수의 대수증가에 따라 선형적으로 증가하였고 감쇠비의 경우 2Hz이하의 저주파수영역에서는 영향을 받지 않았다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.173-186
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• 2015

The rapid urbanization in Pakistan is creating a shortage of sustainable construction sites with good soil conditions. Attempts have been made to use rice husk ash (RHA) in concrete industry of Pakistan, however, limited literature is available on its potential to improve local soils. This paper presents an experimental study on engineering properties of low and high plastic cohesive soils blended with 0-20% RHA by dry weight of soil. The decrease in plasticity index and shrinkage ratio indicates a reduction in swell potential of RHA treated cohesive soils which is beneficial for problems related to placing pavements and footings on such soils. It is also observed that the increased formation of pozzolanic products within the pore spaces of soil from physicochemical changes transforms RHA treated soils to a compact mass which decreases both total settlement and rate of settlement. A notable increase in friction angle with increase in RHA up to 16% was also observed in direct shear tests. It is concluded that RHA treatment is a cost-effective and sustainable alternate to deal with problematic local cohesive soils in agro-based developing countries like Pakistan.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.391-398
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• 2000

The index properties of cohesive soils play an important role to examine entire tendency of soil properties. Especially, the Atterberg limits have a good correlation with compression and shear strength of cohesive soils. However, these values strongly depend on their testing methods. In this study, for Pusan clays the Atterberg limits were peformed under different conditions; for example, four kinds of specimen preparation, two kinds of testing equipment, and four kinds of estimating method. And a laboratory vane test was peformed to compare the undrained shear strength with that of the fall cone test. As experimental results, the value of liquid limit performed for oven-dried sample, followed in ASTM D4318, underestimated by about 10% compared to those of another three methods, irrespective to the used equipments. But the value of plastic limit was not influenced by sample preparation methods and equipments. The liquid limits by one-point methods(Leroueil et al., 1996; Nagaraj et al., 1981) were agreed well with those of different methods. Finally, the undrained shear strength by laboratory vane test was relatively larger than that of fall cone test, and the relationship between both showed a bad trend.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2023

In general, the design of structures and its construction processes are fundamentally dependent on their foundation and supporting ground. Thus, it is imperative to understand the behavior of the soil under certain stress and drainage conditions. As it is well known that certain characteristics and behaviors of soils with fines are highly dependent on water content, it is critical to accurately measure and identify the status of the soils in terms of water contents. Liquid limit is one of the important soil index properties to define such characteristics. However, liquid limit measurement can be affected by the proficiency of the operator. On the other hand, dynamic properties of soils are also necessary in many different applications and current testing methods often require special equipment in the laboratory, which is often expensive and sensitive to test conditions. In order to address these concerns and advance the state of the art, this study explores a novel method to determine the liquid limit of cohesive soil by employing video-based vibration analysis. In this research, the modal characteristics of cohesive soil columns are extracted from videos by utilizing phase-based motion estimation. By utilizing the proposed method that analyzes the optical flow in every pixel of the series of frames that effectively represents the motion of corresponding points of the soil specimen, the vibration characteristics of the entire soil specimen could be assessed in a non-contact and non-destructive manner. The experimental investigation results compared with the liquid limit determined by the standard method verify that the proposed method reliably and straightforwardly identifies the liquid limit of clay. It is envisioned that the proposed approach could be applied to measuring liquid limit of soil in practical field, entertaining its simple implementation that only requires a digital camera or even a smartphone without the need for special equipment that may be subject to the proficiency of the operator.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2013

본 연구의 목적은 노상토로 사용되는 세립토의 회복탄성계수($M_r$)에 대한 지반물성치의 영향을 평가하는 것이다. A-6그룹과 A-7-6그룹에 해당하는 8개의 세립토를 도로건설현장의 노상토에서 수집하여 지반물성치를 결정하였다. Atterberg 한계실험, 체분석, 비중계 분석, 다짐실험, 일축압축강도 실험은 세립토의 지반물성치를 결정하기 위해 수행되었다. 각 흙 시료에서 3가지 조건의 함수비(최적함수비보다 낮은 함수비, 최적함수비, 최적함수보다 높은 함수비)를 가진 시편에 대하여 $M_r$실험과 일축압축강도실험을 수행하였다. 세립토의 $M_r$은 함수비에 가장 큰 영향을 받았으며 함수비가 증가할수록 $M_r$은 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 세립토의 $M_r$은 일축압축강도, 점토 함유량, 실트와 점토 함유량, 액성한계, 소성지수가 증가할수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 또한, 모래의 함유량이 증가할수록 세립토의 $M_r$은 감소하는 경향을 보였다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.53-60
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• 1982

The mixing of salicylic acid and wheat starch powders was studied using a V-type mixer. After the optimum operating conditions of the mixer were examined, the mixing characteristics relating to dilution ratio, particle size of active ingradient and addition ratio of lubricants were investigated. The coefficient of variation was expressed by a power law relating to the dilution ratio and the particle size of active ingredient. Furthermore, the comparison of results with the theoretically estimated value of mixing index suggested that the mixing of cohesive pharmacceutical powders is a complex stochastic process and cannot be explained fully by a simple theory based on a complete random mixing.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2022

The cohesive non-swelling soil (CNS) cushion technology has been widely applied in the subgrade and slope improvement at expansive soil regions. However, the mechanism of the inhibition effect of the CNS layer on expansive soil (ES) has not been fully understood. We performed four outdoor model tests to further understand the inhibition effect, including different kinds of upper layer and thickness, under the unidirectional seepage condition. The swelling deformation, soil pressure, and electrical resistivity were constantly monitored during the saturation process. It is found that when a CNS layer covered the ES layer, the swelling deformation and electrical resistivity of the ES layer decreased significantly, especially the upper part. The inhibition effect of the CNS layer increases with the increase of CNS thickness. The distribution of vertical and lateral soil pressure also changed with the covering of a CNS layer. The electrical resistivity can be an effective index to describe the swelling deformation of ES layer and analyze the inhibition effect of the CNS layer. Overall, the CNS deadweight and the ion migration are the major factors that inhibit the swelling deformation of expansive soil.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.54-63
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 부식된 철근과 콘크리트 계면의 부착강도-슬립거동에 있어 부식수준 및 균열폭의 영향에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 기존의 연구는 주로 부식수준에 따른 부착강도 저하에 초점을 맞추고 있으나 부식에 의한 콘크리트 표면 균열폭에 따른 부착강도 저하에 관한 연구는 매우 적다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 부식된 철근과 콘크리트 접합부의 부착강도, 슬립 거동 및 철근의 질량손실 등을 평가하고 균열폭 대비 접합성능을 확인하기 인발시험을 실시하였다. 그 결과로 표면 균열폭에 따른 접착강도 저하의 경향성이 부식수준에 따른 경향성보다 균등하게 나타났다. 따라서 부식수준에 비해 콘크리트 표면 균열 발생 여부가 부착강도-슬립거동 관계의 성능저하를 판단하기에 적합한 것으로 판단된다.