• 지질공학
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.123-132
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 폐기물 매립장의 차수층으로 사용되는 벤토나이트 혼합토에 대한 연직침윤시험과 Frequency Domain Reflectometry 측정 장비를 이용한 유전율 측정시험을 수행하였다. 표준사, 화강풍화토, 벤토나이트 재료에 대해 다양한 배합 비율을 적용하여 제작된 벤토나이 트 혼합토의 체적함수비, 간극비, 유전율상수 등의 관계로부터 이들의 불포화 투수 특성을 파악하였다. 연구결과에 따르면 초기 벤토나이트 혼합비는 체적함수비 변화에 영향을 미치며, 체적함수비 변화는 간극비와 밀접한 관계를 가지고 있다. 또한 벤토나이트 혼합토의 체 적 함수비 변화는 유전율 반응으로부터 명확히 측정됨을 파악하였다. 벤토나이트 혼합토의 불포화 투수 특성을 파악하기 위한 본 연구에서 체적함수비와 유전율상수의 관계함수를 추정하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.12-29
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• 2011

Risk-based screening levels (RBSLs) of some pollutants for residential adults were derived with risk assessment tools developed by United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and Korea Ministry of Environment (KMOE) and compared each other. To make the comparison simple, ingestion of soil, dermal contact with soil, outdoor inhalation of vapors, indoor inhalation of vapors, and inhalation of soil particulates were chosen as exposure pathways. The results showed that the derived RBSLs varied for every exposure pathway. For direct exposure pathways (i.e., ingestion of soil and dermal contact with soil), the derived RBSLs varied mainly due to the different default values for exposure factors and toxicity data. When identical default values for the parameters were used, the same RBSLs could be derived regardless of the assessment tools used. For inhalation of vapors and inhalation of soil particulates, however, different analysis methods for cross-media transfer rates were used and different assumptions were established for each tool, identical RBSLs could not be obtained even if the same default values for exposure factors were used. Especially for inhalation of soil particulates pathway, screening level derived using KMOE approach (most conservative) was approximately 5000~10000 times lower than the screening level derived using ASTM approach (least conservative). Our results suggest that, when deriving RBSL using a specific tool, it is a prerequisite to technically review the analysis methods for cross-media transfer rates as well as to understand how the assessment tool derives the default values for exposure factors.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.163-172
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• 1990

비점성토 지반으로부터 세립토가 과다하게 유실되는 것을 방지하기 위한 geotextile 필터의 유효구멍크기를 평가하는 기준은 흙/geotextile 시스템을 통과하는 물의 흐름형태에 따라 크게 달라진다. 일방향흐름을 받는 흙/geotextile 시스템에서는 장기간 물의 흐름에 의해 geotextile과 인접한 지반흙내에 자체적인 흙필터층(soil filter layer) 이 형성될 수 있으므로 geotetile은 보다 큰 흙입자의 유실을 억제시킴으로써 효율적인 필터기능을 수행할 수 있는 반면, 교번흐름을 받는 흙/geotextile 시스템에서는 완전한 흙필터층의 형성이 곤란하므로 보다 작은 흙입자의 유실까지 억제시켜야 한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 2가지 개념을 토대로 하여 흐름형태별로 이론적인 geotextile의 필터기준을 제안하였으며, 이 필터기준의 타당성을 평가하기 위해 실내 필터특성실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과, 높은 동수경사와 짧은 주기 및 낮은 수직하중 등에서 세립토의 유실이 크게 발생하였기 때문에, 이러한 설계인자들의 영향을 평가하여 수정된 geotextile의 필터기준을 제시하였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.464-468
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• 2015

Our government has performed to support the nation-wide application of customized fertilizer based on soil-testing results and crop nutrient balance in order to promote the environment-friendly agriculture and to respond the global environment guide-line since 2010. This study was performed at the selected local paddy fields (Hwaseong-si, Uiseong-gun and Miryang-si) with different soil chemical properties in 2012. The contents of amino acids measured showed an increasing trend with fertilization, and glutamic acid was the most abundant amino acid followed by aspartic acid, leucine and alanine. However, valine, isoleusine, tyrosine and lysine were not significantly affected by fertilization. The significant differences in grain N, expressed as a crude protein, and amino acids dose was observed between experimental sites (p<0.001), treatments (p<0.01 to 0.001) and interaction of both factors (p<0.01 to 0.001). In our experiment the following order of carbon skeleton backbones to produce amino acids was observed irrespective of experiment sites and fertilization: ${\alpha}$-ketoglutarate > oxalate > pyruvate > 3-phosphoglycerate > phosphoenolpyruvate. In conclusion, customized fertilizer had no difference in amino acids compared to the conventional-NPK practice which was higher than in no fertilization, and also the normal paddy represented slightly higher amino acids compared to the reclaimed. Further study based on the present results is required to investigate what is main factor to amino acids between genetic and environmental factors.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제63권6호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2021

Greenhouses have been damaged due to the uplift pressure from strong wind, for which rebar piles are often installed near the greenhouse to resist the pressure. For the effective design of rebar piles, it is necessary to access the shear strength of soil on which the greenhouse is constructed. This study experimentally evaluates the shear strength of the soil beneath the greenhouse. Four soil samples were collected from four agricultural sites, and prepared for testing with 75, 80, 85, and 90% compaction rates. One-dimensional unconfined compression test (UC), consolidated-undrained triaxial test (CU), and resonant column test (RC) were performed for the evaluation of shear strength and shear modulus. Generally, the higher shear strength and modulus were observed with the higher compaction rates. In particular, the UC shear strength increases with the increase of #200 sieve passing rate. Resulting from the CU test, the sample with the most of coarse soil had the highest friction angle, but the variation is small among samples. Resulting from the CU and RC tests, the ratio of maximum shear modulus with the major principle stress at failure was the higher at the finer soil. The ratio was two to three times greater than the ratio from the standard sand. This indicates that the shear strength is lower for the fine soil than the coarse soil at the same shear modulus. The results of this study will be a useful resource for the estimation of the pull-out strength of the rebar pile against the uplift pressure.

• 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.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.589-599
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• 2024

Dispersion occurs when clay soil disperses under specific conditions and is rapidly washed away. While there are numerous methods for rectifying it, they are neither cost nor time-effective. The current study used metakaolin and zeolite to improve heavily dispersive clay soil either separately or in combination at 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% of the soil weight. After 7 days of curing, the samples were tested to determine the extent of change in the dispersion potential, as well as the improvement of the geotechnical properties of the soil. The results indicated that the addition of 2% zeolite with 6% to 8% metakaolin decreased the dispersion potential considerably. Double hydrometry test findings revealed that the dispersion potential decreased by almost 70% and entered the non-dispersive group; the crumb test also revealed this. Atterberg limits testing indicated a decrease in the plasticity index which reduced the flexibility of the samples. The greatest decrease in PI (67.5%) was achieved with the addition of 8% zeolite plus 8% metakaolin to the soil. The results of density tests revealed that a decrease in the optimal moisture content increased the maximum dry density of soil. This increase in density was a response to the high reactivity of metakaolin with calcium hydroxide and the formation of calcium hydroxide hydrate gel. This eventually caused an increase in the unconfined compressive strength, the greatest increase in strength of about 1.8-fold was observed with a combination of 2% zeolite and 6% metakaolin compared to the unmodified sample.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2013

The scope of this study was to develop, design, and build an ex-situ remediation system of using the heating and water sparging treatment for the highly volatile DNAPL (Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid) contaminated groundwater, and to conduct pilot testing at the site contaminated with DNAPL. The TCE (Trichloroethylene) removal was at the highest rate of 94.6% with the water sparging at $70^{\circ}C$ in the lab-scale test. The pilot-scale remediation system was developed, designed, and fabricated based on the results of the lab-scale test conducted. During the pilot-scale testing, DNAPL-contaminated groundwater was detained at heat exchanger for the certain period of time for pre-heating through the heat exchanger using the thermal energy supplied from the heater. The heating system supplies thermal energy to the preheated DNAPL-contaminated groundwater directly and its highly volatile TCE, $CCl_4$ (Carbontetrachloride), Chloroform are vaporized, and its vaporized and treated water is return edback to the heat exchanger. In the pilot testing the optimum condition of the HWSRS was when the water temperature at the $40^{\circ}C$ and operated with water sparging concurrently, and its TCE removal rate was 90%. The efficiency of the optimized HWSRS has been confirmed through the long-term performance evaluation process.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.111-122
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• 2012

딜라토메터 시험과 동시에 탄성파 속도와 전기비저항 값을 도출할 수 있는 전기비저항 탄성파 Flat DMT 장비를 소개하였다. 탄성파 속도 측정 부분의 신뢰성을 높이기 위해서 자동 가진원, PC기반 신호 획득 장비 및 운영 프로그램의 개발을 통해 자동화 시스템을 구축하였다. 실제 전기비저항 측정을 위해서 전기비저항 측정 모듈의 거리계수를 실험적으로 도출하였다. 개발된 장비의 현장 검증 실험을 연약 지반 개량 공사가 진행될 부지에서 수행하였으며 비교를 위해 SPT, 피에조 콘, 벤더 엘리먼트 실험 및 지표면 전기비저항 탐사 등을 동시에 수행하였다. 개발된 장비를 통해서 한 번의 관입 실험으로 다양한 지반 정수의 도출이 가능하였으며 모든 측정 모듈에서 반복성 및 신뢰성을 확인함으로써 개발된 장비를 검증하고 적용성을 평가할 수 있었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2010

Currently, the pursuit of industrialization for rapid economic growth has led to serious environmental damage and related problems because of comtamination with chemicals. Over time, this contaminaion is getting worse and worse. Most developing countries have tried to pursue their economic development and growth, however without preparation for the control and disposal of hazardous wastes. Permitting hazardous waste to be abandoned and disposed in appropriately causes soil pollution, groundwater contamination, and surface water contamination, which are all extremely serious. In particular, when hazardous wastes which include toxic chemicals are distributed around the living environment even in small amounts, concentration can occur in the food chain through ecological systems, which can therefore affect human. Chromium(VI) has contaminated soil in China. We experimented to test the immobilization, chemical reduction, and soil washing methods in order to make our experiment efficient in the purification of soil contaminated with Chromium(VI), and to prove the theoretical models by experiments testing the field applications. The field experiment showed that result of experiment satisfied with the standards of China. The result of multi-stage continuous remediation reduce the Chromium(VI) concentration to 11.95 mg/kg and 14.83 mg/kg that were equivalent to 98% and 97% removal rates. This result implied we could apply multi-stage process of Chromium(VI) contaminated soil to meet the regulatory limit of Chromium(VI).