• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.475-483
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• 2019

Vegetation cover plays a vital role in stabilizing the soil structure, thereby contributing to surface erosion control. Surface vegetation acts as a shelterbelt that controls the flow velocity and reduces the kinetic energy of the water near the soil surface, whereas vegetation roots reinforce the soil via the formation of root-particle interactions that reduce particle detachment. In this study, two vegetation-testing trials were conducted. The first trial was held on cool-season turfgrasses seeded in a biopolymer-treated site soil in an open greenhouse. At the end of the test, the most suitable grass type was suggested for the second vegetation test, which was conducted in an environmental control chamber. In the second test, biopolymers, namely, starch and xanthan gum hydrogels (pure starch, pure xanthan gum, and xanthan gum-starch mixtures), were tested as soil conditioners for improving the water-holding capacity and vegetation growth in sandy soils. The results support the possibility that biopolymer treatments may enhance the survival rate of vegetation under severe drought environments, which could be applicable for soil stabilization in arid and semiarid regions.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2021

The resistance of soil to the tractive force of flowing water is one of the essential parameters for the stability of the soil when directly exposed to the movement of water such as in rivers and ocean beds. Biopolymers, which are new to sustainable geotechnical engineering practices, are known to enhance the mechanical properties of soil. This study addresses the surface erosion resistance of river-sand treated with several biopolymers that originated from micro-organisms, plants, and dairy products. We used a state-of-the-art erosion function apparatus with P-wave reflection monitoring. Experimental results have shown that biopolymers significantly improve the erosion resistance of soil surfaces. Specifically, the critical shear stress (i.e., the minimum shear stress needed to detach individual soil grains) of biopolymer-treated soils increased by 2 to 500 times. The erodibility coefficient (i.e., the rate of increase in erodibility as the shear stress increases) decreased following biopolymer treatment from 1 × 10-2 to 1 × 10-6 times compared to that of untreated river-sands. The scour prediction calculated using the SRICOS-EFA program has shown that a height of 14 m of an untreated surface is eroded during the ten years flow of the Nakdong River, while biopolymer treatment reduced this height to less than 2.5 m. The result of this study has demonstrated the possibility of cross-linked biopolymers for river-bed stabilization agents.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 1999년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.34-38
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• 1999

This paper investigated remediation options for contaminated sediments with heavy metals. Twenty three sediment samples were taken from three different depths of 0.5m, 1.5m and 2.5m. The concentration of Heavy metals Cu, Pb, and Hg were measured. The concentration of copper far exceeded the Sediment Quality Guideline in U.S.A and Interim Sediment Quality Guidelines in Canada. Therefore, remediation of the sediments is requried to protect the benthos. Two remediation options were suggested : dredging of the organic sediments as deep as about 85cm followed by surface covers with clean soil, and in-situ stabilization of tile sediments using lime or cement followed by surface cover with clean soil.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.417-421
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• 2003

The purpose of this paper is to study on the construction of roadbed with environmental friendly soil amendment agent. The special amendment agent used in this study is mainly composed of inorganic metal salts such as sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride,, thus is friendly to the environment, and has a function of soil-cement-agent solidification. Various components of this agent weaken the negative function of humic acid and decompose humic acid itself. Then, the calcium cation of the cement can now be made contact directly to the soil surface. The project of local road demonstration of roadbed construction with special soil treatment agent was peformed in Northeast Thailand on August 1999 by the sponsor of Highway Department of Thailand. A series of field experiments including unconfined compressive strength were carried out to investigate the physical and mechanical characteristics of solidified roadbed treated by this solidifying agent. The results of this research showed that the roadbed using poor soil could be efficiently constructed by treatment of this amendment agent.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.247-257
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 기존 바이오차의 제한점인 비소 오염 토양 안정화에 대한 낮은 효율과 비산에 의한 유실 가능성을 개선할 수 있는 철 나노입자가 담지된 바이오차 기반 비드 형태 안정화제인 INPBC/bead (Iron Nano-Particles Impregnated BioChar/bead)를 제조하였다. 폐목재 바이오매스를 Fe(III) 용액과 함께 수열 반응을 진행하고 이후 소성을 거쳐 INPBC를 제조하였다. INPBC/bead는 알지네이트의 cross-linking 반응을 통해 제조 하였다. 제조한 INPBC/bead의 특성을 평가하기 위해 FT-IR, XRD, BET 비표 면적, SEM-EDS 분석을 실시하였다. 특성 평가 결과 입자 크기가 1-4 mm인 INPBC/bead는 여러 산소 함유 관능기를 보유하며 표면의 철 결정성은 Fe3O4인 것으로 확인되었다. INPBC/bead의 성능을 평가하기 위해 폐광산 주변 지역에서 채취한 비소 및 중금속 오염 토양을 이용하여 배양 실험을 실시하였다. 4주 동안의 배양이 종료된 후 처리된 토양을 대상으로 TCLP, SPLP 시험을 실시한 결과 안정화제 적용 비율이 증가함에 따라 안정화 효율은 높아지는 것으로 확인되었다. SPLP 시험 결과, INPBC/bead 5%의 비소 안정화 효율은 81.56%이며 납의 경우에는 농도가 검출한계 미만으로 저감되었다. 상기의 결과를 종합하였을 때 INPBC/bead는 토양 중 비소와 납에 대한 안정화 효과를 동시에 보유하고 토양의 pH 변화를 일으키지 않으며 비드 형태로써 적용 과정에서 비산되는 것이 방지할 수 있는 안정화제이기 때문에 비소 및 중금속 복합 오염 토양 안정화에 적용 가능성이 높은 안정화제 인 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2019

BACKGROUND: Soil contamination of As is a very sensitive environmental issue due to its adverse impact on human health and different characteristics with other heavy metals. With public awareness of As poisoning, there has been growing interest in developing guideline and remediation technologies for As-contaminated soil. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of stabilizing amendments and soil dressing methods on the mobility of As in the contaminated rice paddy soils nearby mining area. METHODS AND RESULTS: Different amendments were mixed with surface and subsurface contaminated soils at a ratio of 3% (w/w) and monitored for five months. Three different extractants including 0.01M $CaCl_2$, TCLP, and PBET were used to examine As bioavailability in the soil and the concentration of As in rice grain was also measured with an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy. The results showed that all amendment treatments decreased As concentration compared to the control. Especially, coal mine drainage sludge (CMDS) treatment showed the highest efficiency of decreasing As concentration in the soil and rice grain. The values of Pearson correlation (r) between As concentrations in the soil and rice grain were 0.782, 0.753, and 0.678 for $CaCl_2$, TCLP, and PBET methods, respectively. Especially, $CaCl_2$ method was highly correlated between As concentrations of the soil and soil solution (r=0.719), followed by TCLP (r=0.706), PBET (r=0.561) methods. CONCLUSION: Stabilizing amendments can effectively reduce available As concentration in the soils as well as soil solution, and thereby potentially mitigating risks of crop contamination by As.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.109-120
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• 1994

해안지역에서 토류구조물을 축조하는 동안에 직면하게 되는 문제점중의 하나는 연약점토지반의 안정화 대책이다. 본 연구는 성토제체 축조시 연약점토지반의 안정화를 위하여 시멘트 개량 말뚝으로 보강된 연약지반의 거동효과를 구명하고자 원심모형실험을 수행한 것으로 서로 다른 조건에 대해서 단계 하중하에서 시간에 따른 보강지반과 비보강지반의 침하와 융기거동을 고찰하였다. 실헙결과 지반의 수직침하감수 제방에 인접한 지표면의 융기감소는 개량말뚝의 강도, 점토의 함수비 그리고 특히 개량면적비에 크게 영향을 받는 것으로나타났다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.115-119
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• 2003

Pollutants from industry, mining, agriculture, and other sources have contaminated sediments in many surface water bodies. Sediment contamination poses a severe threat to human health and environment because many toxic contaminants that are barely detectable in the water body can accumulate in sediment at much higher levels, the purpose of this study was to make convenient sampling method and optimal treatment of sediment for water quality improvement in reservoir or stream based on an evaluation of degree of contamination. Results for analysis of S-reservoir sediments were observed that copper concentration of almost areas were higher than the regulation of soil pollution (50 mg/1) for the riverbed. S-stream sediments were observed that copper, arsenic and TPH concentration of almost areas were exceeded soil pollution concerning levels for factorial areas. We used Remscreen(version. 1.0) program which is contaminated soil recovery program to select optimal treatment method of contaminant sediments. The result was shown in the order of Thermal Calcination > Excavation, Retrieval and Off-site Disposal(comparative less then contaminant) > Low Temperature Thermal Desorption + Solidification/Stabilization.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2002

최근 연안지역에서의 대형건설공사 증가로 준설연약토의 안정화 공법중의 하나인 표층고화처리공법의 적용사례는 늘어나는 반면 이에 대한 연구자료는 미비한 실정이다. 본 연구는 초연약 해성점토와 고화재의 특성을 파악하고, 시험을 실시하여 반응표면 분석에 의하여 최적배합비를 도출하며, 이를 현장시험시공을 통해 검증하는 데에 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 적정 고화재 및 대상토를 선정하여 실험계획법에 의해 제반 실내시험을 실시하여 개량효과에 영향을 주는 인자와 정도를 평가하고, 고화재 원료의 배합비와 일축압축강도와의 관계식을 도출하였다. 또한 도출한 관계식을 현장시험을 통해 현장에의 적용성을 검증하였다. 시험결과 국내에서 주로 쓰여지는 고화재 원료(시멘트, 슬래그분말, 플라이애쉬, 무기염류, 아윈, 석고등)들이 압축강도발현에 미치는 영향을 알 수 있었으며, 통계분석을 통하여 소요강도를 만족하는 고화재의 최적배합비를 도출할 수 있었다. 또한 현장시험시공을 통해 시멘트와 고화재에 의한 지반개량효과를 비교.확인하였으며, 이는 초연약 해성점토의 표층고화처리의 설계 및 시공자료로 활용가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 1998

The slope revegetation methods in Korea are generally the hydroseeding mixed with perennial herbs, soil, fibers, and fertilizer in consideration of scenic landscape rather than ecological and engineering effect. But perennial herbs can't protect the slope from deep surface erosion and they are not tall enough to create the original naturalness at the boundary parts of existing woodlands. This study is about the slope revegetation method using nutritional propagation capacity of plants and the experimental construction was carried out on the cut-slope of Yongin Hoam C.C. We dug several trenches to a depth of 80cm and at intervals of 150cm from each other. After placing various kinds of live branches(Salix species) into the trench, we backfilled with the excavated soils and finally sprayed water mixed with soil-stabilizer, fertilizer. As six months passed, we made a vegetation research and check the slope surface erosion. Vegetation research was performed in examining the frequency of each block using transect method. 31 kinds of plant species appeared in total area($113.6m^2$) and the dominant species are Setaria viridis, Artemisia rubripes, Persicaria pubescens, Plantago asiatica, Cyperus amuricus, Commelina communis. Among the examined blocks, '아', the top part of the slope, showed the ratio of 1.4 as the highest Alpha-diversity. With regard to life form, therophytes were shown dominant distribution of 58% of total species and neophytes relatively low distribution of 16%. It can be estimated that there is no ecological stabilization of this slope, because of ruderal species' occupation of 74% in total area. Regarding the slope stabilization, the serious surface erosion didn't take place in spite of heavy rainfall this year, but a little surface erosion took place at the block where no other species coming from outside of the site were found.