• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.329-337
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• 2020

Polyacrylamide (PAM) possesses high water absorption capacity and a unique pH-dependent behavior that confer large potential to enhance the engineering performance of clays. In this study, calcium bentonite was treated with a nonionic PAM. Flexible-wall permeability test and the consolidation test were performed at different pH values to evaluate the effects of PAM treatment on the hydraulic and consolidation properties. Test results demonstrate that index properties are affected by the adsorbed PAM on clay surface: a decrease in specific gravity, a decrease in net zeta potential, and an increase in liquid limit are observed due to the PAM treatment. At a given pH, the compressibility of the treated clay is greater than that of the untreated clay. However, the compression indices of untreated and treated clays can be expressed as a single function of the initial void ratio, regardless of pH. Hydraulic conductivity is reduced by PAM treatment about 5 times at both neutral and alkaline pH conditions under similar void ratios, because of the reduction in size of the water flow channel by PAM expansion. However, at acidic pH, the hydraulic conductivity of the treated clay is slightly higher than the untreated clay. This reflects that the treated bentonite with PAM can be beneficially used in barrier system for highly alkaline residues.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제66권2호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2024

In order to integrate two consolidation theories of Terzaghi's consolidation theory and Mesri's secondary compression theory and to identify a model suitable for analyzing stress-strain behavior over time, numerical analysis on consolidation tests were conducted using a modified cam-clay model and a soft soil creep model and the following conclusions were obtained. The results of numerical analysis applying the theory that a linear proportional relationship is established between the void ratio at logarithmic scale and the permeability coefficient at logarithmic scale is better agreement with the result of oedometer test than the results of applying constant hydraulic conductivity. The modified cam-clay model is a model that does not include secondary compression, but the slope of the normal consolidation line corresponding to the compression index of the standard consolidation test includes secondary compression, so the actual settlement curve over time is lower than the predicted value through numerical analysis. It always gets smaller. Other previous studies that applied Terzaghi's consolidation theory to consolidation test analysis showed the same results and were cross-confirmed. The soft soil creep model, which includes secondary compression in the theory, showed good agreement in all sections including secondary compression in the consolidation test results. It was judged appropriate to use a soft soil creep model when performing numerical analysis of soft clay ground.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.399-406
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• 2000

In this study, using the CRS consolidation tests on reconstituted marine clay, the characteristics of C$\sub$v/, k, e and $\varepsilon$, the anisotropic characteristics of specimen according to the rate of strain were estimated. Also, the validity of the Wissa et al.(1971) consolidation theory on CRS(Constant Rate of Strain) consolidation tests were reviewed. From that results, it was shown that the value of C$\sub$v/, k and u$\sub$b/ was increased as the rate of strain was increased. While the difference of the value( C$\sub$v/, k and u$\sub$b/) between vertically reconstituted specimen and horizontally reconstituted specimen became small as the rate of strain was increased. It is known that k is different due to the hydraulic gradient(i) during the CRS consolidation tests. The subject of this study is to distinguish steady state from transient state in CRS consolidation tests. Consequently, the difference of the value(C$\sub$v/ and k) is higher in case of vertically reconstituted specimen than horizontally reconstituted specimen.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1693-1706
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• 2008

It is of importance to determine the zero effective stress void ratio($e_{00}$), which is the void ratio at effective stress equal to zero, and the relationships of void ratio-effective stress and of void ratio-hydraulic conductivity for characterizing non-liner finite strain consolidation behavior for ultra-soft dredged materials. The zero effective stress void ratio means a transitional status from sedimentation to self-weight consolidation of very soft soil deposits, and acts as a starting point for self-weight consolidation in the non-linear finite strain numerical analysis such as PSDDF. In this paper, a new method for determining the zero effective stress void ratio has been introduced with the aid of measuring electrical resistivity of the specimen. A correlation between the zero effective stress void ratio and the initial slurry void ratio has been proposed, which can be used in PSDDF analysis as an input parameter. Combining all of the accessible experimental data, the consolidation characteristics of a dredged soil from the Incheon area has been studied in detail.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.299-313
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• 2019

This research investigated the nonlinear compressibility, permeability, the yielding due to structural degradation and their effects on consolidation behavior of structured soft soils. Based on oedometer and hydraulic conductivity test results of natural and reconstituted soft clays, linear log (1+e) ~ $log\;{\sigma}^{\prime}$ and log (1+e) ~ $log\;k_v$ relationships were developed to capture the variations in compressibility and permeability, and the yield stress ratio (YSR) was introduced to characterize the soil structure of natural soft clay. Semi-analytical solutions for one-dimensional consolidation of soft clay under time-dependent loading incorporating the effects of soil nonlinearity and soil structure were proposed. The semi-analytical solutions were verified against field measurements of a well-documented test embankment and they can give better accuracy in prediction of excess pore pressure compared to the predictions using the existing analytical solutions. Additionally, parametric studies were conducted to analyze the effects of YSR, compression index (${\lambda}_r$ and ${\lambda}_c$), and permeability index (${\eta}_k$) on the consolidation behavior of structured soft clays. The magnitude of the difference between degree of consolidation based on excess pore pressure ($U_p$) and that based on strain ($U_s$) depends on YSR. The parameter ${\lambda}_c/{\eta}_k$ plays a significant role in predicting consolidation behavior.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.136-145
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• 2011

준설매립후 연직배수공법을 적용하여 지반개량을 수행하는 대규모 국가산업단지 조성 프로젝트를 대상으로, 각 심도별 채취된 불교란 시료를 이용하여 물리즉 특성 및 압밀 특성 등을 분석하기 위한 실내시험을 실시하였으며, 수평 압밀계수 및 현장 초기 응력 산정을 위한 콘 관입 및 소산시험을 수행하였다. 지층을 구성하고 있는 하부의 원지반 점토층과 상부의 준설 매립층은 유사한 해성점토로 구성되어 있으나, 초기 간극비와 초기 함수비, 초기 응력상태, 방향별 투수성과 압축성 등의 압밀특성에 있어서는 시간경과에 따른 압밀거동에 있어 매우 큰 차이를 보이는 다층 지반의 특성을 띠고 있다. 압밀과 관련된 응력이력이 다른 두지층의 초기응력을 산정하기 위하여 콘 관입시험 및 소산시험시의 간극수압 측정결과를 분석하였으며, 이를 통해 압밀이 진행중인 하부 원지반 점토층에서의 매립하중과 상부 성토에 의한 각 심도별 과잉간극수압 분포 및 이를 통한 초기응력을 산정할 수 있었다.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2003년도 학술발표논문집
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• pp.111-114
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• 2003

Due to the increasing interest in preserving environment, many environmentally friendly canal consolidation methods has been developed. Those methods, however, tend to focus more on the scenery than on the control of water. Thus, the safety of such methods are need to be studied more profoundly. In this study, the hydraulic examination of applied environmentally friendly methods using HEC-RAS model considering roughness coefficient and shear force in a canal is done to present the hydraulic safety of each methods. Further more, vegetations distribution characteristics and maintenance methods of channel are investigated.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.219-238
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 연약한 점토층 준설매립지반을 대상으로, 비교적 활발히 연구가 진행되고 있는 자중압밀 침하분야에 비해 상대적으로 연구성과가 미흡한 표토층의 건조수축특성 규명에 초점을 두고, 침투압밀시험, 부압시험 및 건조수축시험 등 실내시험을 시행하였다. 실내시험이 시행된 시료는 전라남도에 위치한 해남지구, 고금지구 및 고흥지구 등 3개 지구의 현장시료이며, 실내시험결과를 토대로 건조수축 관련특성을 분석하였다. 또한 Abu-Hejleh % Znidarcic가 제안한 연약한 세립점토 지반의 건조수축 침하이론 지배방정식을 유한차분형태로 표현하고 실내시험을 통해 파악된 해남지구 현장시료의 건조수축특성 등을 입력자료로 하여, 3차원 체적변화에 따른 건조수축침하를 수치적으로 예측하였다. 계속해서 자중압밀침하를 포함한 전체침하 예측치를 해남지구 현장에서의 10년간 실제 관측결과와 서로 비교하였다. 최종적으로는 건조수축특성에 관련된 변수들이 침하 등에 미치는 영향정도를 분석하였다. 특성 (불연속면의 방향 및 강도), 하중조건 및 암반사면의 기하학적 형상 등이다. 확률론적 해석에서 고려할 수 있는 불연속면의 방향 및 마찰각의 통계적 특성이 파괴형태를 고려한 암반사면의 안정에 큰 영향을 보였다. 암반사면의 안정은 굴착면의 방향에 가장 민감하였다. 예제분석을 통하여 개발된 파괴형태를 고려한 암반사면의 신뢰도모델은 암반사면의 안정성 조사에 성공적으로 적용할 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1992년도 가을학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.55-60
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• 1992

Hydraulically filled ground is formed by the settling of soil grains from the mixture of soil grains and water. It was generally known that the settling speed of the soil grains in governed by Stokes low. In the case of clayed dredged material, the shape of soil grains is not round, the surface of the soil grains is relatively large compared to the weight of soil grains and inter-grain ionic force is relatively large compared to the wight of soil grains. By this reason the settling and consolidation behavior of hydraulically filled quite different from that of Stokes law. This study investigated the settling and consolidation behavior of hydraulically filled materials of Yeochon industrial complex by large scale laboratory settling & consolidation container. The test results showed tat actual settling speed of soil grains in quite large compared to that of Stokes law. It was turned out that this phenomenon was due to the aggregation of soil grains. Also, it was truned out that the void ration and water content after the completion of settling process was 8.7 and 322% respectively. The consolidtion settlement of clayey hydraulic fill material was predicated better by "incremental small strain" consolidation concept than classical Terzaghj's consolidation concept (infinitesimal strain).

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1998년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.373-380
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• 1998