• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.615-627
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• 2024

Direct simple shear test is an effective method to measure strength and deformation properties of soil. However, existing direct simple shear apparatus have some shortcomings. The paper has developed a novel dual stress/strain-controlled direct simple shear apparatus. The novel apparatus has the following advantages: A rectangular specimen is used that effectively avoid common issues associated with conventional cylindrical specimens, such as specimen tilting. The utilization of deformation control rods ensures a uniform shear deformation of the specimen. Vertically integrated force transmission structure is improved that avoids issues arising from changes in pivot points due to lever tilting. Incorporating this novel direct simple shear apparatus, shear strength and shear creep tests of clay were performed. Shear strength parameters and shear creep behaviors are analyzed. The results of these experiments show that the novel apparatus can measure accurately the shear rheological properties of soil. This study provides strong guidance for studying the mechanical properties of soil in engineering practice.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.85-96
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• 1994

공진주 실험기는 전단탄성계수, 영계수 및 감쇠비로 표현되는 지반의 동적물성치를 연구하기 위한 중요한 실내 실험법으로 널리 사용되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 Stokoe식 공진주 실험기를 이용하여 전단 변형률 10-4%-10-1% 범위에서 대표적인 국내 노상토의 동적 물성치를 연구하였다. 전단탄성계수와 감쇠비는 한계변형률 Ix10-3%부근에서 부터 변형률의 영향을 받기 시작 하였다. 한계 변형률 이하에서 최대 전단탄성계수(Gmin)는 구속압 (Qc)에 따라 (Qc)0.61에 비례하여 증가하였고 최소감쇠 비(Dmin)는 1%-5.7% 범위에 분포하였다. 한계 변형률 이상에서 정규화 탄성계수 감소곡선은 Ramberg-Osgood식으로 잘 나타낼 수 있으며 Seed와 Idriss가 사질토 를 이용하여 얻은 감소곡선과 거의 일치하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.5-14
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• 2010

지반모형실험에서 2차원 평면변형률 상태를 모사하기 위해서는 흙을 담을 수 있는 두꺼운 유리 또는 플라스틱 시트의 토조가 필요하며, 이 때 흙과 접촉되는 토조벽면에서의 마찰저항을 최소화 하여야 한다. 하지만, 실제로 이러한 벽면마찰을 완전히 제거할 수는 없다. 본 연구에서는 벽면 마찰저항을 제거하기 위해 다양한 지름을 갖는 알루미늄 봉 지반모델을 도입하고 실내전단시험에 적용하였다. 또한 근거리 사진계측기법을 전단시험에 적용해 유용성을 검증하였다. 그 결과, 근거리 사진계측으로부터 얻은 평균 팽창각은 전단시험의 전단변형률-체적변형률 곡선으로부터 얻는 팽창각에 근접함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 암석학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.19-30
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• 2010

옥천대의 중앙부에 위치하는 옥천지역에는 쥬라기 대보 옥천화강암이 분포한다. 본 논문은 옥천화강암에 발달하는 변형구조에 대한 구조암석학적 연구결과를 바탕으로 호남전단대의 운동시기를 새롭게 고찰해 보았다. 옥천화강암의 구조적 형태는 지질도상에서 동서 방향의 쐐기형 꼬리와 동북동 방향으로 약간 신장된 타원형 분포를 하고 있고, 주변암인 옥천누층군의 광역엽리 S1은 옥천화강암의 접촉부와 평행하게 발달한다. 이는 옥천화강암이 광역엽리 S1이 형성된 이후에 수동적으로 관입하였음을 지시한다. 옥천화강암의 주요 변형구조는 그 접촉부를 관통하는 고결후 형성된 남북 방향의 구조적 엽리와 동서 방향의 반화강암질 암맥 그 리고 그 동부 경계부에 북서 및 동서 방향의 좌수향 전단대 등이 있다. 남북 방향의 구조적 엽리와 동서 방향의 반화강암질 암맥은 옥천화강암이 관입후 냉각되는 약 $500{\sim}450^{\circ}C$ 부근의 변형온도에서 (북)북동 방향의 우수 주향-이동성 호남전단운동에 의해 형성되었으며, 북서 및 동서 방향의 좌수향 전단대는 옥천화강암의 원래의 관입위치에서 우수향 회전운동 동안에 옥천화강암과 주변암 사이에서 발생된 전단변형에 의해 형성되었다. 호남전단대의 활동시기 및 중생대 화성활동에 대한 기존 연구결과를 종합하여 옥천화강암의 관입 및 변 형작용사와 호남전단대의 운동시기를 고찰해 보면 다음과 같다. (1) 전기~중기 쥬라기 (187~170 Ma); 전기 호남전단운동과 관련된 동구조 엽리상 화강암의 관입. (2) 중기 쥬라기 (175~166 Ma); 쥬라기 화강암류의 주 관입기, 옥천화강암의 수동적 관입, (3) 중기~후기 쥬라기 (168~152 Ma); 쥬라기 화강암류의 주 냉각기, 후기 호남전단운동과 관련된 옥천화강암의 변형작용. 따라서 본 연구결과는 호남전단운동은 175~166 Ma 동안의 휴식기를 걸쳐 187~152 Ma 약 35 Ma 동안 적어도 2회 발생하였음을 제안한다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2016

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is used as a scaffold for cell culture. Because both the stress and strain acting on the substrate and the hemodynamic environment are important for studying mechano-transduction of cellular function, the traction force of the surface of a substrate has been measured using fluorescence images of particle distribution. In this study, deformation of the cross-sectional plane of a PDMS block was measured by correlating particle image distributions to validate the particle image strain measurement technique. Deformation was induced by a cone indentor and a shearing parallel plate. Measured deformations from particle image distributions were in agreement with the results of a computational structure analysis using the finite-element method. This study demonstrates that the particle image correlation method facilitates measurement of deformation of a polymer scaffold in the cross-sectional plane.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2018

This paper presents an investigation of the liquefaction characteristics and particle crushing of isotropically consolidated silica sand specimens at a wide range of confining pressures varying from 0.1 MPa to 5 MPa during undrained cyclic shearing. Different failure patterns of silica sand specimens subjected to undrained cyclic loading were seen at low and high pressures. The sudden change points with regard to the increasing double amplitude of axial strain with cycle number were identified, regardless of confining pressure. A higher cyclic stress ratio caused the specimen to liquefy at a relatively smaller cycle number, conversely producing a larger relative breakage $B_r$. The rise in confining pressure also resulted in the increasing relative breakage. At a specific cyclic stress ratio, the relative breakage and plastic work increased with the rise in the cyclic loading. Less particle crushing and plastic work consumption was observed for tests terminated after one cyclic loading. Majority of the particle crushing was produced and majority of the plastic work was consumed after the specimen passed through the phase transformation point and until reaching the failure state. The large amount of particle crushing resulted from the high-level strain induced by particle transformation and rotation.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.713-723
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• 2016

Shear wave velocities of three selected sandy soils subject to drained triaxial compression test were continuously measured using the bender elements. The shear wave velocity during isotropic compression, as widely recognized, increased as confining pressure increased and they were correlated well. However, during drained shearing, the mean effective stress could no further provide a suitable correlation. The shear wave velocity during this stage was almost constant with respect to the mean effective stress. The vertical stress was found to be more favorable at this stage (since confining stress was kept constant). When sample was attained its peak stress, the shear wave velocity reduced and deviated from the previously existed trend line. This was probably caused by the non-uniformity induced by the formation of shear band. Subsequently, void ratios computed based on external measurements could not provide reasonable fitting to the initial stage of post-peak shear wave velocity. At very large strain levels after shear band formation, the digital images revealed that sample may internally re-arrange itself to be in a more uniform loose stage. This final stage void ratio estimated based on the proposed correlation derived during pre-peak state was close to the value of the maximum void ratio.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.221-232
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• 2020

In many tropical regions, soil structures often fail under constant loads as a result of decreasing matric suction due to water infiltration. Most of the previous studies have been performed by infiltrating water in the soil specimen by keeping shear stress constant at 85-90% of peak shear strength in order to ensure specimen failure during water infiltration. However, not many studies are available to simulate the soil behavior when water is infiltrated at lower shear stress and how the deformations affect the soil behavior if the failure did not occur during water infiltration. This research aimed at understanding both the strength and deformation behavior of unsaturated soil during the course of water infiltration at 25%, 50% and 75% of maximum deviatoric stress and axial strain by keeping them constant. A unique stress-strain curve expresses the transient situation from unsaturated condition to failure state due to water infiltration is also drawn. The shearing-infiltration test results indicate that the water infiltration reduces matric suction and increase soil deformation. This research also indicates that unsaturated soil failure problems should not always be treated as shear strength problems but deformation should also be considered while addressing the problems related to unsaturated soils.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.429-438
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• 2019

Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is an innovative soil improvement approach utilizing metabolic activity of microbes to hydrolyze urea. In this paper, the shear response and the erodibility of MICP-treated sand under axial compression and submerged impinging jet were evaluated at a low confining stress range. Loose, poorly graded silica sand was used in testing. Specimens were cemented at low confining stresses until target shear wave velocities were achieved. Results indicated that the erodibility parameters of cemented specimens showed an increase in the critical shear stress by up to three orders of magnitude, while the erodibility coefficient decreased by up to four orders of magnitude. Such a trend was observed to be dependent on the level of cementation. The treated sand showed dilative behavior while the untreated sands showed contractive behavior. The shear modulus as a function of strain level, based on monitored shear wave velocity, indicated mineral debonding may commence at 0.05% axial strain. The peak strength was enhanced in terms of emerging cohesion parameter based on utilizing the Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 1992

Various soil behaviors usually occurring in the geotechnical problems, such as, cutting and embankments, stability of slope, seepage, consolidations, shearing failures and liquefaction, should be predicted and analyzed in any way. An approach of these predictions may be followed by the development of the constitutive equations as first and subsequently solved by numerical methods. The purpose of this paper is develop the constitutive equation of sands uder monotonic or cyclic loadings. The constitutive equation which is based on elasto-plastic theory, modified anisotropic consolidated stress parameter by Sekiguchi et al and Pender's theory is derived. And the equation is included a new stress parameter, hardening function, Bauschinger's effects and Pender's theory. The model is later evaluated and confirmed the validity by the test data of Ottawa sand, Banwol sand Hongseong sand. The following conclustions may be drawn: 1. The consititutive equation which is based on elasto-plastic theory, modified anisotropic consolidated stress parpameter by Sekiguchi et al and Pender's theory is derived. The equation in included a new stress parameter, hardening function, Bauschinger's effect and Pender's theory. 2. For Ottawa sand, the result of the constitutive equation shows a better agreement than that of Oka et al. The result of axial strain agrees well with the tested data. However, the result of horizontal strain is little bit off for the cyclic loadings or large stress. It is thought that the deviation may be improved by considering Poisson's ratio and precise measurement of shear modulus. 3. Banwol sand is used for the strain and stress tests with different relative densitites and confining pressures. The predeicted result shows a good agreement with the tested data because the required material parameters were directly measurd and determined form this laboratory. 4. For Hongseong sand, the tests under same amplitude of cyclic deviatoric stress shows a similar result with the tested data in absolute strain. It shows the acute shape of turning point because the sine wave of input is used in the test but the serrated wave in prediction.