• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.583-590
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• 2000

The installation of vertical drains by using a mandrel causes significant disturbance of the subsoil. Thus a smear zone may be developed with reduced permeability and increased compressibility. In this paper the extent of smear zone developing ground disturbance with the installation of mandrels are analysed by field smear zone test. The extent and the consolidation characteristics of smear zones around the mandrels is compared with the shape, the size of mandrel and penetration speed and is evaluated from the field smear test results. (circular, sqare, rectangle and oval type)

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1999년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.81-86
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• 1999

The installation of vertical drains by means of a mandrel causes significant remolding of the subsoil, especially in the immediate vicinity of the mandrel. Thus, a zone of smear will be developed with reduced permeability and increased compressibility. This paper is mainly concerned with a field study to investigate the effect of smear due to vertical drain installation. In the present study, a field smear test was conducted to assess the extent of the smear zone around the vertical drain. The extent of the smear zone around a vertical drain was evaluated from the CPT results. CPT test was carried out to some distance around the mandrel installation. The test results revealed that a smear zone was estimated to be 3.6~5.3 times of the mandrel diameter.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제29권A호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2009

In this paper, an numerical approach is performed to investigate the effects of smear zone, occurred by penetrating vertical drains, on consolidation behavior of soft clay deposits. Such a numerical analysis is applied to the field condition to confirm its applicability. Parametric numerical analyses is carried out to study influencing factors such as permeability in smear zone, boundary of smear zone and discharge capacity of vertical drains on the consolidation of soil. As results of analyses, for the given conditions of soil, degree of consolidation is getting faster with increase of permeability of vertical drain. Degree of consolidation is delayed with decrease of permeability of smear zone. As the ratio of drain width to smear zone increases, the degree of consolidation decreases. Proposed values of influencing factors by previous researchers is found to be reliable from results of numerical analyses with Cam-clay model.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.105-131
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• 2014

In this paper, the effects of variability of smear zone characteristics induced by installation of prefabricated vertical drains on the preloading design are investigated employing analytical and numerical approaches. Conventional radial consolidation theory has been adopted to conduct analytical parametric studies considering variations of smear zone permeability and extent. FLAC 2D finite difference software has been employed to conduct the numerical simulations. The finite difference analyses have been verified using three case studies including two embankments and a large-scale laboratory consolidometer with a central geosynthetic vertical drain. A comprehensive numerical parametric study is conducted to investigate the influence of smear zone permeability and extent on the model predictions. Furthermore, the construction of the trial embankment is recommended as a reliable solution to estimate accurate smear zone properties and minimise the post construction settlement. A back-calculation procedure is employed to determine the minimum required waiting time after construction of the trial embankment to predict the smear zone characteristics precisely. Results of this study indicate that the accurate smear zone permeability and extent can be back-calculated when 30% degree of consolidation is obtained after construction of the trial embankment.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2007

최근에 연약지반개량공사에서 연직배수공법은 가장 많이 사용하는 공법 중 하나이다. 그러나 개량을 위한 배수재의 시공시에 지반 교란이 발생하여 스미어 존이라는 교란영역을 발생시킨다. 이렇게 발생된 스미어 존의 특징은 그 영역내의 투수계수가 감소하여, 설계시 예상한 압밀진행이 원활히 이루어지지 않는 문제점이 발생 된다는 점이다. 스미어 존의 크기는 압밀도에 직접적으로 영향을 미치는 중요한 설계인자이나, 기존에 수행되는 설계에서는 연구에 의해서 제안된 안전측의 값을 일률적으로 적용하여 설계를 수행하고 있다. 그러나 이러한 방법으로 산정된 스미어 존의 크기는 설계 특성상 불확실성에 대한 과대설계로 진행되어 경제적인 측면에서 큰 손실을 가져올 수 있게 된다. 따라서 이번 연구에서는 3차원 수치해석을 수행하여 스미어 존의 크기에 대한 특성을 분석하고 스미어 존 내부의 투수계수 변화를 고려할 수 있는 스미어 존의 환산크기 결정방법을 제안하여 실제 설계에서 투수계수의 변화에 대한 고려가 가능하도록 하였다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1136-1143
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• 2008

The Vertical Drains(Sand Drains, Pack Drain, PBD) is used for Vertical Drains Method in domestic. Each of the drains is selected after it consider a field condition and efficiency of drain. A discharge capacity is very important factor, which to estimate a efficiency. And the smear Zone where disturbance area of in-suit by installation of Vertical Drains is important factor to select a drains. In this study, the complex discharge capacity test was operated for discharge capacity comparison of the Wing Drain and PBD. And a model test was operated to apprehend smear zone of the Wing Drain and PBD. From these tests, it was apprehended an engineering characteristic of vertical drain. The results of the complex discharge capacity test, a discharge capacity fell below $20cm^3/sec$ to $1cm^3/sec$ in more than overburden load $2.5kg/cm^2$. The Wing Drain maintained a over $40cm^3/sec$ in more than overburden load $2.5kg/cm^2$ and minimum discharge capacity $8cm^3/sec$. The results of the smear zone test, a influence bounds of smear zone was more larger in case of the Wing Drain(rectangle) than the PBD. But when a discharge capacity of Wing Drain is considered, it was concluded which smear zone bounds difference was effected in comparison with PBD. I think that it minimized a mandrel section to minimize a smear zone effect range

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2012

실내시험을 통하여 현장여건을 고려한 스미어 영향을 평가하기 위하여 3종류(C:M=1:0, C:M=0.5:0.5, C:M=0:1)의 재성형 시료를 이용하여 다양한 조건의 3차원 실내 모형시험을 30종 실시하여 스미어 존의 발생범위를 측정하고 대표적인 위치에서 시료를 채취하여 스미어 존 내에서의 투수계수의 변화특성을 검토하였다, 연구결과, C:M=1:0(점토 100%)의 경우 맨드렐 관입길이, 맨드렐의 크기, 토압고려여부, 단위중량 및 맨드렐의 형상의 순으로 스미어 존의 발생범위에 큰 영향을 미치는 것을 알았다. 따라서, 현장에서 맨드렐의 관입, 인발의 영향을 크게 받는 장척의 배수재를 설치하는 경우에는 기존의 실내시험을 통한 연구결과에 비해 스미어 존이 더욱 크게 형성되며, 스미어 존(smear zone)의 직경 ($d_s$)은 맨드렐(mandrel) 환산직경($d_m$)의 약 1.89~2.48배로 나타났다. 지반밀도와 맨드렐관입특성이 동일한 조건인 경우에 실트의 함유량이 높은 지반일수록 스미어 존의 발생범위는 넓어지는 것을 알았다. 현장의 토압이 크게 고려될수록, 맨드렐 사이즈가 클수록, 단위중량이 작을수록 스미어 존의 발생범위는 적게 나타났다. 맨드렐 관입, 인발에 의한 투수계수 비($k_{hs}/k_{ho}$)는 재성형시료를 사용한 본 실험에서 평균적으로 약 0.70~0.85의 범위를 나타냈으며, 투수계수저하의 영향요인과 영향치는 스미어 존의 발생범위와 유사하게 나타나는 것을 알았다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.720-728
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• 2009

This thesis is results of numerical analyses about test results of discharge capacity apparatus using penetration method. Applicability of numerical approach with FEM technique, using Cam-clay model, was confirmed by analyzing the results of standard consolidation test before analyzing test results of discharge capacity apparatus using penetration method. Thus, input parameters for the model was convinced to be appropriate. For numerical analyses about test results of discharge capacity apparatus using penetration method, identical initial and loading conditions during tests were applied to simulate test results correctly. Effects of ground disturbance resulted from installment of vertical drains on the behaviors of consolidation were also simulated. Applicability of numerical approach was investigated by comparing test results with numerical ones. As results of them, both of consolidation settlement were found to be in good agreements so that its applicability was confirmed. As results of numerical estimation, degree of consolidation with the condition of considering smear zone was found to be delayed, compared with results without smear zone. On the other hands, parametric numerical analyses of changing parameters related to smear zone such as permeability and size of smear zone and permeability of vertical drain were also carried out.

• 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방재학회 2007년도 정기총회 및 학술발표대회
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• pp.542-545
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• 2007

The vertical drain method generate the disturbed zone, because the drainage should be penetrated into the in-situ ground. The characteristics of the smear zone generated cause the problems that the coefficient of permeability decreases and the consolidation time anticipated in the design is not properly shortened. In this study, in order to understand such influence, the laboratory test were carried out so as to reasonably determine the coefficient of consolidation in silt. For that procedure, mandrel of a diversity were penetrated into the soil tube with silt, and then the variation of pore water pressure was measured with the pore pressure meter, Then, the range of smear effect on silt was estimated with monitoring data through the laboratory test, and also analyzed with inputting the coefficient of consolidation into the theoretical equation.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.207-216
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 국내 서해안 연약 지반 현장에서 PBD 타설로 인한 교란 영역을 확인하기 위하여 현장지반에 10개의 간극수압계를 PBD 타설 위치로부터 10cm, 20cm, 30cm, 40cm 그리고 50cm 그리고 50cm 떨어져 설치하고 멘드렐을 이용한 PBD 강제 관입시 발생하는 과잉간극수압의 소산과정을 5m, 7m 깊이에서 측정하였다. PBD 타설로 인해 지반교란이 발생하면 연약점토 지반의 투수계수가 감소하게 되어 과잉간극수압의 소산시간에 영향을 미치게 되므로 PBD 타설거리로부터 PBD 타설 전후의 과잉간극수압 소산과정을 측정하여 Smear Zone의 범위를 정하였다. 또한 이러한 과잉간극수압 소산과정을 해석하여 PBD타설 전후의 지반 배수특성저하를 규명하였다. 과잉간극수압 소산을 해석하기 위하여 시험 지반의 강성지수가 필요한데 이러한 강성지수 측정을 위하여 Cone-Pressuremeter(CPM)시험을 병행하였다. 시험결과 멘드렐의 환산직경의 3.0-3.6배에 Smear Zone이 형성되는 것으로 조사되었으며 Teh & Houlsby의 식과 CPM을 이용한 수평압밀계수를 평가한 결과 PBD타설전후로 지반의 배수능력이 3-8배 저하된 것으로 계산되었다.