• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.63-74
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• 1995

Much of Taegu and Kyungpook areas are composed of sedimentary rocks. This paper is concerned with the engineering characteristi os of weathered shale soils and mudstone soils. In this study, the engineering characteristics of weathered shale soils and mudstone soils are investigated by performing tests such as compaction, gradation, CBR permeability and crushability according to compaction energy and water content. The experiments were carried out to obtain the relationships of the ratio of surface area(Sw'/Sw) and the indez of crushing(IC) The results are found as follows : (1) Weathered shale soils are larger than weathered mudstone soils in maximun dry den sixty, but weathered shale soils are smaller than weathered mudstone soils in OMC. (2) Minimum permeability is found in OMC's 1~2% wet side, and the more compaction energy is high, the more the change's range of permeability becomes narrow. (3) There is linear correlation between the ratio of surface area and the indez of crushing. IC : 14.286sw'/Sw -8.429(r=0.9937) (4) Soaked CBR value becomes maximum in OMC's dry side, and it decreases as the water content increases. Whereas the more compaction energy is high the more unsoaked and soaked CBR values are high in OMC's dry side, unsoaked and soaked CBR values are opposed to that in OMC's wet side.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.5-12
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• 2000

Mudstone, found Du-Ho Dong and around there in Po-Hang, is used as construction material. When it is exposed to the air and contacts with water, the strength is decreased rapidly and then it causes a lot of problems. In the field, clay soils with $K_o$ condition have anisotropic characteristics which behave differently according to the change of principal stress direction. In this study, $K_o$ consolidation is performed to make the completely weathered mudstone under the same conditions of construction place. Then, the triaxial compression test is performed at different shear velocity and anisotropy by sampling degree and the stress - strain behavior is shown the strain softening behavior. The stress - strain relationship from triaxial compression test is compared with the prediction value of Cam-clay model. From the results of tests, $K_o$ value decreases with the increase of sampling degree. Generally the behavior of $K_o$ consolidated specimen shows work-softening characteristic. The trend of behaviour of the measured is nearly to same to the predicted by Cam-clay model. But the measured value of deviator stress is very higher than the predicted. Therefore, Cam-clay model was not appropriate to the completely weathered mudstone consolidated with $K_o$ condition in Pohang region.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.33-45
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• 2019

In this study, in order to recycle a large amount of rocks and weathered mudstones produced by civil engineering projects such as railways and highways, as materials for roadbeds or embankment materials, circumferential specimens with a diameter of 5 cm and a height of 10 cm were made. A mudstone that weathered rapidly during rainfall was collected from Pohang construction sites. The weathered mudstone passed through a 2 mm sieve. It was prepared with the cement ratio, the sand ratio, curing condition and curing days. Three specimens were prepared according to each condition and then the unconfined compressive test, durability test and SEM analysis were performed to evaluate the engineering properties of the cemented soil. In the case of 28 days cured specimen, the strength of under-water cured specimens was 32-55% and the durability index was about 15% higher than air cured specimens. In addition, when the CR increased from 8% to 16%, the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of pure mudstone cemented soil under water increased by about 1.6 times and the durability index increased by about 1.9 times. When the SR increased from 0% to 50%, the UCS of the specimen with SR = 10% was slightly less than or equal to specimen with SR = 0%. Then, as the SR became 30-50%, the UCS increased up to 51%. Unlike the UCS, the durability index increased continuously as the SR increased. As a result of SEM analysis, when SR was 50% rather than SR = 0%, the contact between sand particles increased and they were connected to each other. Such contact between these particles resulted in the increase of strength.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.1095-1099
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• 2008

Critical state theory involves two state boundary surface. One is Roscoe surface and the other is Hvorslev surface. The shape of these boundary surface was changed because of several parameters : Critical state constant(M), spacing ratio (r) and critical state pore pressure coefficient($\wedge$). As these constants make difference to each model and the way of solution, they may affect the shape of state boundary surface. Specially, spacing ratio (r) is important. On this study, triaxial compression test was performed using remolded weathered mudstone soil and investigated variation of state boundary surface because of spacing ratio. In the results of prediction, critical state point was located highly and the shape of boundary surface was changed more tightly curve as decreasing spacing ratio.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.122-142
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• 2001

Mudstone which is in po-hang area, made from bedrock under a tropical ocean environment, The mudstone has a tendency to be weathered and swelled when it is exposed to the atmosphere. In addition the clay material on the surface shows highly compressive property that causes a lot of engineers problem during embanking and cutting. This report covers alternative methods to solve those problems by understanding engineering characteristics of the site through precise filed investigations and predicting the problems during construction.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.5-16
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• 1994

This paper is concerned with the engineering characteristics weathered mudstone soil in Pohang area. The crushability of weathered Boil can be described in terms of the ratio of surface area(Sw'/Sw). In this study, the characteristics of weathered mudstone soil was investigated by performing teat such as compaction. CBR, permeability, and grain size according to compaction energy. The results are found as follows : (1) In generally, the specific gravity of weathered mudstone soil is very small and optimum moisture content (OMC) is large and maximum dry density is small (2) The CBR value increases as the compaction energy increases, but this value decreses from D -2 compaction(26kg.cm/cm3). the swelling ratio increases the npaction energy to 20.6kg.cm/cm" and decreases in all compaction energy from 20.6kg.cm/cm3 (3) As the compaction energy is small, the change of permeability due to water content is large and the difference between minimum coefficient of permeability and coefficient of permeability at OMC is large, but the difference is small as the compaction energy increases (4) The decrease of permeability due to the decrease of void ratio and the increase of ratio of surface area is caused by the crush of particle due to the increase in compaction energy. Especially, the compaction energy is smaller, the change of the ratio of surface area to the coefficient of permeability is larger.rger.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.31-41
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• 2013

In this study, the properties of mudstone weathered soils related to landslides were analyzed at the area of landslide induced by heavy rainfall in Pohang. The soil tests were carried out to the soils obtained from landslide and non landslide sites, and the soil properties were investigated. The correlation between soil properties and landslides were analyzed using statistical technique, and then the soil factors were extracted from the correlation analysis. The correlation equation which can calculate the coefficient of permeability influenced on landslides was proposed using the soil factors. As the result of analysis, the porosity and unit weight of soils from the landslide area is smaller than those of soils from the non landslide area. The soils with poor grain size distribution and loose unit weight are prone to landslides because the soils have a large void ratio and a low unit weight. The permeability of soils from the landslide area is larger than that of soils from the non landslide area. According to the result of correlation analysis, the effective grain size, the saturated unit weight and silt and clay contents are evaluated as the influence factors. These factors were considered to estimate the coefficient of permeability of mudstone weathered soils.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.1-23
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• 1973

The results of ground vegetation experiment conducted at completely denuded forestland in the mudstone region are summerized as follows: On the reaults of soiling quantity the effect of soiling was observed where depth of soiling over 10 cm was practiced, and a plot where treated with 15cm soiling and without fertilizer showed poor growth and it was even worser than the plot where soiling was practiced only 1 cm in thikness but applied adequate amount of fertilizers. The depth of slits between 30cm and 40cm showed no significant difference in the effect. A plot where covered with vegetation bag showed somewhat better results in seed loss and early growth but no differences observed in the fall result over the none covered plot. And then, it is recommendable to have soiling over 10cm in thikness with slit of 30cm and 30cm in depth and to apply 30 gram of fertilizer (22;22:11, 50 gram) per slit. On various soiling materials trial there were no striking differences in the effect of soiling between weathered granite soil, wheathered tuffs soil and weathered mudstone soil. In the treatment with various green materials, a plot treated with straw mat showed a significant difference at 1 percent. The results show that weathered mudstone soil is effective to use as soiling materials and straw mat treatment was better. On forest fertilization trial, in the mudstone region where red and black pine trees already existing at a rate of 2,000-3,000 trees per hectare had applied 110kg of compound fertilizers (9:12:3 and 22:22:11) per hectare basis in terms of plant nutrient. As a result, the difference in effect between the compound fertilizers was not found however the leaf color and leaf length of the fertilizer added plot showed darker and longer at 30 percent over the no fertilizer received plot. Compound fertilizers, 14:37:12 and 9:12:3 were applied to alder trees at a rate of 20 gram and 40 gram per tree in terms of plant nutrient and a remarkable growth accelerantion was observed where 40 grams of plant nutrient applied. The effect difference between the compound fertilizers was not found. On investigation of tree root elongation, forty years old red pine trees showed only 15cm tap root elongation through mudstone while black pine had 23 cm tap root elongation. The total length of supporting root elongtion of red and black pines showed 20 and 13 meters, respectively. The tap roots of Black locusts were not able to elongate through mudstone, however, the supporting roots tended to develop to the underneath of pine tree where some moisture content is available. Black locusts And grown on the residual soil of mudstone normally die between 8 to 10 years. The red pine trees show flat in tree shape while black pine had triangle in the shape. With the results it can be said that in an artificial reforestation in denuded forest land of the mudstone region the adequate slit and enough amount of fertiliizer application must be provided for the succesful performance of the program. On integrated experimental results of 1972. for the establishment of ground vegetation on the completely denuded forest land in mudstone region, soiling could be effectively practiced with weathered mudstone soil and it would not specially necessiate to have either weathered granite or tuffssoil for the soiling. And the soiling depth should be more than 10 cm in thickness. Among green materials used the straw mat proved to be the most effective reatment. Three major factors which enable to establish ground vegetation by the shortest period of time: A. Physical improvement of soil is necessary to breakdown of the horizontal cracks sushas Slit, contour line plot, seeding hole and etc., and soiling with weathered mudstone soil. B. Chemical improvement of soil: is needed sufficient amount of fertilizer application 300~400kg ha, $N+P_2O_5+K_2O$), and increased production of ground covering and expedite resolution of the vegetation (ground vegetation, fallen leaves and twigs). C. Complete establishment of the basic structure for the erosion control (Prevention of surface soil erosion)

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.55-66
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• 2012

To investigate the hysteresis of the suction stress in unsaturated weathered mudstone soils (CL), matric suction and volumetric water content were measured in both drying and wetting processes using Automated Soil-Water Characteristics Curve Apparatus. The drying and wetting processes in unsaturated soils were reproduced in the test; the drying process means to load matric suction to spill pore water from the soils, and the wetting process means to unload matric suction to inject pore water into the soils. Based on the measured result, Soil Water Characteristic Curve(SWCC)s were estimated by van Genuchten model (1980). SWCCs have nonlinear relationship between effective degree of saturation and matric suction. The hysteresis in SWCCs between drying and wetting processes occurred. As a result of estimating Suction Stress Characteristic Curve(SSCC) using Lu and Likos model (2006), the suction stress rapidly increased in the low level of matric suction and then increased slightly. Also, the hysteresis in SSCCs between drying and wetting processes occurred. In order to design geo-structures and check its stability considering unsaturated soil mechanics, therefore, it is more reasonable that the SSCC of drying process should be applied in the condition of rainfall infiltration and the SSCC of wetting process in the condition of evaporation or drainage.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.31-40
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• 2005

This study proposed a new yield function considering the spacing ratio of the critical state to predict the undrained shear behavior of anisotropic field ground. We have suggested a nonassociated constitutive model that used a newly modified plastic potential function in order to apply the yield function of the modified Cam-Clay model to the anisotropic consolidation. In this paper, we predicted undrained shear behavior of the remolded weathered mudstone soils in Phohang isotorpically and anisotropically consolidated using the suggested model. To evaluate the reliability of proposed model, we predictied undrained shear behavior of Bankok Clay isotropically, nomally consolidated and Drammen Clay Ko consolidated. The predicted results are consistent with the observed behavior.