• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.125-140
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• 2018

Tianjin, which is located on the west shore of the Bohai Sea, is part of China's Circum-Bohai-Sea Region, where very weak clay is deposited. From the 1970s to the early $21^{st}$ century, Tianjin marine clay deposits have been the subject of numerous geotechnical investigations. Because of these deposits' geological complexity, great depositional thickness, high water content, large void ratio, excessive settlement, and low shear strength, the geotechnical properties of Tianjin marine clay need to be summarized and evaluated based on various in situ and laboratory tests so that Tianjin can safely and economically sustain more infrastructure in the coming decades. In this study, the properties of Tianjin marine clay, especially its consolidation properties, are summarized, evaluated and discussed. The focus is on establishing correlations between the geotechnical property indexes and mechanical parameters of Tianjin marine clay. These correlations include the correlations between the water content and the void ratio, the depth and the undrained shear strength, the liquid limit and the compression index, the tip resistance and the constrained modulus, the plasticity index and the ratio of undrained shear strength and the preconsolidation pressure. In addition, the primary consolidation properties of Tianjin marine clay, such as the intrinsic compression line (ICL), sedimentation compression line (SCL), compression index, $C_c$, coefficient of consolidation, $C_v$, and hydraulic conductivity change index, $C_{kv}$, are evaluated and discussed. A secondary consolidation property, i.e., the secondary compression index, $C_a$, is also investigated, and the results show that the ratio of $C_a/C_c$ for Tianjin marine clay can be used to calculate $C_a$ in secondary consolidation settlement predictions.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.67-75
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• 1966

Four kinds of clays from Sinyewon mine which is located in Chungchoungnam-Do district and two kinds of Japanese clays (Gairome, Kibushi) were selected and studied on the fundamental properties of these clays and those which are refined by the elutriation method. Chemical analysis, grading analysis such as refractoriness, specific gravity, color, fired color and plasticity, particle size distribution, various thermal tests, X-ray diffraction analysis and electron microscopic survey were carried out on these clays. The comparison of domestic clays with Japanese clays was made. 1. In chemical composition and physical properties, these four kinds of Sinyewon clays are almost similar to each other and also to Gairome and Kibushi clays. In refractoriness, Gairome and Kibushi clays have relatively high value such as SK 34 and 35, while Sinyewon clays have the value of about SK 32. Especially Sinyewon clay B has the low refractoriness (SK 18) and plasticity. Refined clays have the tendency of somewhat higher value than crude ones in refractoriness. 2. When burnt up to $900^{\circ}C$, the coefficients of contraction of Sinyewon clays were under 1.5%, Gairome under 1.3%, Kibushi under 3.0%. Only Sinyewon clay B showed expansion (1.0%) instead of contraction. 3. X-ray diffraction analysis and electron micrography showed that all of four Sinyewon clays and two Japanese clays are mainly composed of poorly crystallized kaolin, containing small amount of halloysite, sericite and considerable amount of quartz and feldspar. Sinyewon clay B contains especially large amount of quartz and feldspar. In general, it has been found out that the refined clays were free from large amount of iron oxide, quartz and feldspar.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 고소성 점토지반으로 구성된 광양지역의 준설매립층 및 원지반층에서 채취된 자연 시료를 이용하여 기존에 제안된 6가지 방법(Casagrande, Onitsuka, Silva, Becker, Janbu, Karlsrud)으로 선행압밀압력을 산정하는데 있어서 상대적인 용이성을 기준으로 5등급의 가중치 점수를 부여 하였다. 이 때, 높은 등급이 부여된다는 것이 곧바로 정확한 선행압밀압력의 산정을 의미하는 것은 아니므로, 불교란 시료에 의한 일축압축강도를 구한 후 압밀압력과의 상관관계를 나타내는 강도증가율을 평가하였다. 이를 토대로, 각각의 방법으로 평가된 선행압밀압력과 비배수전단강도의 비, 즉, 강도증가율이 국내 해성 점성토 지반의 일반적인 값의 범위인 0.25~0.35 사이의 분포 유무 및 표준편차(강도증가율의 변화폭)를 분석하여 적용성을 평가하였다. 그 결과, Becker 및 Onitsuka 방법의 평균 가중치가 다른 방법들(Casagrande, Janbu, Karlsrud)에 비해 낮고 강도증가율도 국내 해성점토 지반의 일반적인 값의 범위에 있으며, 표준편차도 낮게 평가되어 일관성 있는 평가가 가능한 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.317-323
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• 2014

People could not imagine living without tab water. However, the water filtering process at a purification plant used to produce tab water creates tons of sludge, which is generally wasted. This sludge waste consists of (1) mineral elements, such as sand, (2) organic materials, and (3) a coagulant, which agglomerates the two. As an enormous amount of sludge waste is generated every year, numerous studies have been carried out to identify how to deal with this problem. Currently, however, most of the sludge waste is directly discarded in landfills. In the present study, water-purified sludge waste received a heat treatment at $1300^{\circ}C$ and was then ground into particles to be used as a ceramic material. Next, the resultant particles were compounded with chamotte substitutes to produce grogged clay that is suitable for wheel-throwing ceramics. Consequently, the plasticity of the sludge waste decreased as the content of calcination increased. Thus, it is considered that wheel throwing is available only up to PBF-3. Thus, it is available for wheel throwing and has a high strength of 864 $kgf/cm^2$ with less than 0.2 percent of porosity and absorption ratio were displayed in PBF-2 at $1280^{\circ}C$ with 20 percent of calcination from the purified sludge. Therefore, the PBF-2 body produced in this study was considered to be capable of replacing grogged clay in the market.

• 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.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.115-127
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• 2021

This paper investigates the effects of soaking on a lime stabilized high plasticity clay and evaluates the implications for pavement design. In this context, the soil was stabilized by 4%, 6% and 9% hydrated lime. The soil was pulverized in two different gradations so that representative field gradations could be simulated. Both soil pulverization levels passed the relevant field gradation criteria. Curing durations were chosen as 7 days, 28 days and 56 days. Two groups of samples were prepared and were tested in unconfined compression test apparatus to measure the strength and secant modulus at failure values. One of the groups was tested immediately after curing. The other group of samples were first cured and then subjected to soaking for ten days before testing. Visual observations were made on the samples during the soaking period. The results showed the superiority of fine soil pulverization over coarse soil pulverization for unsoaked conditions in terms of strength and modulus values. Soaking of the samples affected the unconfined compressive strength and modulus values based on lime content, curing duration and soil pulverization level. In soaked samples, fine soil pulverization resulted in higher strength and modulus values compared to coarse soil pulverization. However, even with fine soil pulverization, effects of soaking on modulus values were more significant. A new term named as "Soaking Influence Factor (SIF)" was defined to compare the reduction in strength and modulus due to soaking. The data was compared with the relevant design guidelines and an attempt was made to include Soaking Influence Factors for strength and modulus (SIFS and SIFM) into pavement design processes. Two equations which correlated secant modulus at failure to unconfined compressive strength were proposed based on the samples subjected to soaking. The results of this study showed that in order to decrease the diverse effects of soaking for lime stabilized soils, soil pulverization level should be kept as fine as possible in the field. Importance of proper drainage precautions in the pavements is highlighted for better performance of the pavements.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.94-101
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• 2009

The physical properties of artificial aggregates made from clay and inorganic wastes with poor plasticity depends largely on forming method. The artificial aggregates composing of coal fly ash, stone sludge and clay were fabricated using 4 different forming methods and those physical properties were comparatively analyzed. The surface of aggregates made through the extrusion forming process was dense and smooth but was rough for the aggregates obtained by crushing a tile-shaped green body. The aggregates made by pelletizing process had a weak green strength and bumpy surface. The shell generated at surface during a high temperature sintering process induced the most aggregates to be bloated due to a dense shell. But the aggregates made through pelletizing process with dense surface layer showed no significant change in bulk density with sintering temperatures. The water absorption of aggregates decreased with sintering temperature, and that of pelletized specimen was standing $1.8{\sim}2.2$ times higher than that of made by other forming methods. It is concluded that the aggregates having various properties could be fabricated from one batch by using different forming methods.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제25권A호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2005

In this paper, for the highly plastic marine soft clay distributed in west and southern coast of Korean peninsula of Kwangyang and Busan New Port areas, correlation between compression index and other indices representing geotechnical engineering properties such as liquid limit, void ratio and natural water content were analyzed. Appropriate empirical equations of being able to estimate the compressibility of clays in the specific areas were proposed and compared with other existing empirical ones. For analyses of the data and test results, data for marine clays were used from areas of the South Container Port of the Busan New Port, East Breakwater, Passenger Quay, Jungma Reclamation and Reclamation Containment in the 3rd stage in Kwangyang. In order to find the best regression model by using the commercially available software, MS EXCEL 2000, results obtained from the simple linear regression analysis, using the values of liquid limit, initial void ratio and natural water content as independent variables, were compared with the existing empirical equations. Multiple linear regression was also performed to find the best fit regression curves for compression index and other soil properties by combining those independent variables. On the other hands, another software of SPSS for non-linear regression was used to analyze the correlations between compression index and other soil properties.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.217-222
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• 2009

본 연구는 정수슬러지를 친환경적인 자원으로 재활용하기 위한 방안으로서 유해성이 없는 점토벽돌 및 보도블록 등으로 재활용하기 위하여 진행되었다. 정수슬러지를 점토벽돌 원료로 대체할 수 있는지에 대한 연구를 수행함에 있어 각각의 원료의 성상을 분석하고 일축압축강도, 흡수율, 중량 및 용출특성을 비교 검토하였다. 그 결과 규사를 20% 고정시킨 후 정수슬러지 5~10%, 점토 70~75% 주입하였을 때 점토벽돌 한국산업규격 품질 1종(압축강도 210.1 $kg_f/cm^2$, 흡수율 10% 이하)에 가장 적합한 결과를 보였으며, 중금속 용출 실험에서도 모든 항목의 농도가 법적 유해물질 용출기준치 이하로 나타났다. 정수슬러지를 이용하여 점토벽돌 제작시 슬러지 5~10%를 주입하여도 시중에서 판매되는 점토벽돌의 품질에 떨어지지 않는다고 사료된다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.133-144
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• 2003

국내 남해안 해성점토 지반의 압밀특성을 파악하고자 Piezocone 시험으로 평가한 수평방향 압밀계수와 표준압밀 시험결과를 비교하였다. 기존에 제안된 수평방향 압밀계수 추정 방법들은 상호간의 편차가 클 뿐만 아니라 실내 압밀 시험값과 비교해도 그 차가 커서 사용하기에는 많은 불확실성을 갖고 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 제안된 방법중에서 Torstensson(1977)의 구형모델과 공동확장이론, 수정 Cam-Clay모델의 한계상태이론을 적용한 Burns and Mayne의 방법(1998)은 본 연구지역과 같은 고소성 지반에서 신뢰성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이중 Burns and Mayne의 방법(1998)을 사용하여 소산시험결과를 정규화한 분석결과에 따르면 50% 압밀시의 시간계수($T_{50}$)는 0.015로 추정되었다. 또한 본 연구 지반조건과 유사현장의 시험성과를 활용하여 비교 분석한 결과 새롭게 제안한 Bums and Mayne의 방법(1998)은 실내 시험값에 비해 약 1.5배 작은 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과는 표준압밀시험 결과차가 상호간에 3～4배 차를 보이는 것을 감안할 때 상당히 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 이외에도 또 다른 차원에서 소산시험결과로부터 압밀계수를 직접 산정하는 방법으로서 국내에서 널리 사용중인 Robertson 등(1992)의 제안방법을 이용하여 새로운 도표를 제안하였다. 제안된 도표는 Burns and Mayne(1998)의 이론적 방법을 활용한 방법으로서 소성이 높은 지반에서 활용할 경우 신뢰성이 높은 것으로 나타났다.