• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.425-436
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• 2023

An effective tool for researching actual problems in geotechnical and mining engineering is to conduct physical modeling tests using similar materials. A reliable geometric scaled model test requires selecting similar materials and conducting tests to determine physical properties such as the mixing ratio of the mixed materials. In this paper, a method is proposed to determine similar materials that can reproduce target properties using a polynomial model based on experimental results on modeling materials using a gypsum-sand mixture (GSM) to simulate rocks. To that end, a database is prepared using the unconfined compressive strength, elastic modulus, and density of 459 GSM samples as output parameters and the weight ratio of the mixing materials as input parameters. Further, a model that can predict the physical properties of the GSM using this database and a polynomial approach is proposed. The performance of the developed method is evaluated by comparing the predicted and observed values; the results demonstrate that the proposed polynomial model can predict the physical properties of the GSM with high accuracy. Sensitivity analysis results indicated that the gypsum-water ratio significantly affects the prediction of the physical properties of the GSM. The proposed polynomial model is used as a powerful tool to simplify the process of determining similar materials for rocks and conduct highly reliable experiments in a physical modeling test.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.12-16
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• 2005

As a silicate source to rice, a coal ash was selected and mixed with phosphor-gypsum (50:50, wt $wt^{-1}$) to reduce the potential of boron toxicity and to supply calcium element. We expected that high con tent of calcium in this mixture might convert water-soluble phosphorus to less soluble forms and then reduce the release of soil phosphorus to surface runoff. The mixture was applied with the rate of 0, 20, 40, and 60 Mg $ha^{-1}$ in paddy soil (Nagdong series, a somewhat excessively drained loamy fine sand) in Daegok, Jinju, Korea The mixture reduced significantly water-soluble phosphorus (W-P) in the surface soils by shifting from W-P and Fe-P to Ca-P and Al-P during whole rice cultivation. In contrast with W-P, plant available phosphorus increased significantly with the mixture application due to high content of phosphorus and silicate in the mixture. The mixture of coal ash and phosphor-gypsum (50:50, wt $wt^{-l}$) would be a good alternative to reduce a phosphorus export in rice paddy soil together with increasing rice yields.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 대형 챔버에 낙사법에 의한 고결시료 조성시 모래와 고결유발제인 석고의 재료분리를 방지하기 위한 방법을 검토하고, 콘관입시험, 딜라토미터 시험, 벤더엘리먼트 시험을 수행하여 조성된 시료의 균질성을 평가하였다. 시료 낙사시 발생하는 재료분리를 최소화하기 위해 모래 중량비 0.5%의 물로 모래시료 표면을 습윤시키고, 석고를 모래표면에 골고루 흡착시킨 후 시료를 낙사하였다. 일반적인 세립분 포함 모래시료와 같이 건조상태 모래와 석고의 혼합시료는 석고함유율이 증가할수록 최대/최소 간극비가 감소하였지만, 습윤상태 모래와 석고의 혼합시료는 석고함유율이 적은 초기의 최대/최소 간극비가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 조성된 시료의 연직방향 론선단저항, 딜라토미터 수평응력지수, 딜라토미터 계수, 재료지수, 그리고 수평방향 전단파속도는 매우 균등하게 측정되었으며, 이로써 시료의 균질성이 매우 양호한 것으로 평가된다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 초청강연 및 논문집
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• pp.1431-1437
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• 2008

The small-strain shear modulus ($G_{max}$) of uncemented sand is affected by the the mean principal stress and void ratio, and it has been known that the cementation and aging also affect to $G_{max}$ of sand. For extensive understanding about the effect of cementation on the $G_{max}$ of sand, a series of bender element tests was conducted on the cemented specimens prepared in a large calibration chamber by pluviation of the sand-gypsum mixture. It was observed from the experimental results that the $G_{max}$ of cemented sand is higher above 10 times than value of uncemented one, and it increases exponentially with the gypsum content increases. Whereas, the increase of the vertical stress from 50kPa to 200kPa and the relative density from 40% to 80% result in 20~30% and 2 times increase of $G_{max}$, respectively. It means that the gypsum content, that is cementation level, is the most influential factor on the $G_{max}$ of cemented sand. In addition, the effect of relative density on $G_{max}$ was more apparent on cemented sand than uncemented one.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2006

With people's awareness of environment-friendly buildings recently increasing, there is a need to develop environment-friendly construction materials to reduce indoorair pollution levels. Thus, efforts to develop loess finishing materials that can replace the finishing materials currently being used (e.g., gypsum boards and chemical products) are underway. An analysis of the characteristics of domestic loess products,however, revealed that the cracks on loess products can be lessened and their strength can be improved by adding chemical ingredients to them. Thus, this research sought to use 100% natural materials and to develop loess finishing materials. In the experiments that were conducted in this study, appropriate mixture ratios of loess and sand/silica sand were found, and cracks and contraction ratio changes in samples were analyzed by differentiating the ratios of natural ingredients, such as lime, fine jute threads, gypsum, and jute cuttings. Loess'particle size distribution was found to have a high correlation with loess decoration, and it was discovered that the mixture of lime and fine chute threads could improve the contraction ratio. Through this study, which made use of natural ingredients, environment-friendly construction materials that can exercise the original function of loess were developed.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제69권2호
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• pp.221-230
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• 2019

In this paper, shear behavior of non-persistent joint surrounded in concrete and gypsum layers has been investigated using experimental test and numerical simulation. Two types of mixture were prepared for this study. The first type consists of water and gypsum that were mixed with a ratio of water/gypsum of 0.6. The second type of mixture, water, sand and cement were mixed with a ratio of 27%, 33% and 40% by weight. Shear behavior of a non-persistent joint embedded in these specimens is studied. Physical models consisting of two edge concrete layers with dimensions of 160 mm by 130 mm by 60 mm and one internal gypsum layer with the dimension of 16 mm by 13 mm by 6 mm were made. Two horizontal edge joints were embedded in concrete beams and one angled joint was created in gypsum layer. Several analyses with joints with angles of $0^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$, and $60^{\circ}$ degree were conducted. The central fault places in 3 different positions. Along the edge joints, 1.5 cm vertically far from the edge joint face and 3 cm vertically far from the edge joint face. All samples were tested in compression using a universal loading machine and the shear load was induced because of the specimen geometry. Concurrent with the experiments, the extended finite element method (XFEM) was employed to analyze the fracture processes occurring in a non-persistent joint embedded in concrete and gypsum layers using Abaqus, a finite element software platform. The failure pattern of non-persistent cracks (faults) was found to be affected mostly by the central crack and its configuration and the shear strength was found to be related to the failure pattern. Comparison between experimental and corresponding numerical results showed a great agreement. XFEM was found as a capable tool for investigating the fracturing mechanism of rock specimens with non-persistent joint.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 철근콘크리트(reinforced connote) 구조물에 대해 발파해체 축소모형실험을 수행하고 이를 전산실험결과와 비교하였다. 적용된 발파해체 공법은 파괴거동을 비교적 쉽게 확인할 수 있는 점진붕괴공법이며, 차원해석(Hobbs(1969))을 실시하여 축소모형실험에 적용될 강도특성을 계산하였다. 이에 따라 석고, 모래, 물의 혼합하여 콘크리트를 대용할 재료로 사용하였으며, 연성을 지니며 축소강도가 철근과 유사한 땜용 납선을 철근 대용 재료로 사용하였다. 이 때 모래와 석고의 중량 비를 다양하게 변화시키면서 이에 따른 강도의 변화를 측정하고 최적의 강도 값을 갖는 배합 비를 결정하여 사용하였다. 모형의 제작은 실내에서 미리 양생된 부재들을 현장으로 옮겨 연결부만을 타설하여 일체화시키는 방법으로 구조물을 축조하였다. 축소모형실험을 전산실험결과와 비교하기 위하여 요소의 파괴거동을 육안으로 확인할 수 있는 개별요소법에 의해 수행되는 상용코드인 PFC2D(Particle Flow Code 2-Dimension)를 사용하여 전산해석을 수행하였다. 먼저 3차원 무근 콘크리트 라멘 구조의 모형을 설계하고 그 축소모형을 발파해체하여 거동을 촬영하였다. 이를 전산실험결과와 비교하여 2차원 해석의 한계는 존재하나 대체로 유사한 형태의 거동을 보임을 알 수 있었다. 그리고, 무근 콘크리트 라멘 구조 해석의 경험과 철근콘크리트 보의 실내 굴곡실험결과를 근거로 하여 철근콘크리트 구조모형의 발파해체 사전해석을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 2차원 해석이라는 한계에도 불구하고 900ms 까지는 거의 유사한 거동을 보이며 붕괴됨을 확인하였다.