• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.301-306
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• 2018

Stabilization of clayey soil has been studied from past to present by mixing different additives to the soil to increase its strength and durability. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in stabilization of soils with natural pozzolans. Despite this, very few studies have investigated the impact of pozzolanic additives under freeze-thaw cycling. This paper presents the results of an experimental research study on the durability behavior of clayey soils treated with lime and perlite. For this purpose, soil was stabilized with 6% lime content by weight of dry soil (optimum lime ratio of the the soil), perlite was mixed with it in 0%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 30% proportions. Test specimens were compacted in the laboratory and cured for 7, 28 and 84 days, after which they were tested for unconfined compression tests. In addition to this, they were subjected to 12 closed system freeze-thaw cycles after curing for 28 days. The results show that the addition of perlite as a pozzolanic additive to lime stabilized soil improves the strength and durability. Unconfined compressive strength increases with increased perlite content. The findings indicate that using natural pozzolan which is cheaper than lime, has positive effect in strength and durability of soils and can result cost reduction of stabilization.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2001년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.405-410
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• 2001

Bioremediation is a degradation process of existing organic contaminants in soils and groundwater by indigenous or inoculated microorganisms. This process can provide economical solution as well as safe and effective alternative in remediation technologies. However, it has been suggested that the rate of bioremediation process of organic contaminants by microorganisms can be limited by the concentration of nutrients and TEAs(Terminal Electron Accepters). In in-situ bioremediation, conventional pumping techniques have been used for supplying these additives. However, the injection of these additives is difficult in low permeable soils, and also hindered by preferential flow paths resulting from heterogeneities in high permeable ground. Therefore, the Injection of chemical additives is the most significant concern in in-situ bioremediation. Most recently, electrokinetic technique has been applied into the bioremediation and the injection characteristics under electrokinetics have not been examined in various soil types. Therefore, in this study, electrokinetic injection method is investigated in kaolinite and sand, and the concentration of ammonium(nutrients) and sulfate(TEAs) in soil is presented.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.757-766
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• 2016

MTBE and other gasoline additives contained in gasoline are known to be a refractory substance resistant to biodegradation. As a method of removing these substances, a research of method using native microbes of polluted soil was progressed and among these, bio-degradation possibility under aerobic condition was evaluated. All of the experiments were progressed based on batch experiment of lab scale and analyzed by GC-FID using HS-SPME technique. The result of bio-degradation experiment based on MTBE and other additives(ETBE, TAME) was observed below 1 mg/L, which initial concentration were 100 mg/L for each method. And through production of by-product and CO2, partial mineralization was confirmed. Degradation velocity of each additive was promptly represented in the order of TBA>ETBE>MTBE>TAME. Through this study, bio-degradation possibility of native microbes of oil polluted soil, MTBE and other gasoline additives was confirmed and it was considered that the result could be used for basic experiment data in removing oil pollutants of soil.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.564-574
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• 2022

Microbial diversity in the soil is responsive to changes in soil composition. However, the impact of soil amendments on the diversity and structure of rare and abundant sub-communities in agricultural systems is poorly understood. We investigated the effects of different Chinese herb residue (CHR) soil amendments and cropping systems on bacterial rare and abundant sub-communities. Our results showed that the bacterial diversity and structure of these sub-communities in soil had a specific distribution under the application of different soil amendments. The CHR soil amendments with high nitrogen and organic matter additives significantly increased the relative abundance and stability of rare taxa, which increased the structural and functional redundancy of soil bacterial communities. Rare and abundant sub-communities also showed different preferences in terms of bacterial community composition, as the former was enriched with Bacteroidetes while the latter had more Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria. All applications of soil amendments significantly improved soil quality of newly created farmlands in whole maize cropping system. Rare sub-communitiy genera Niastella and Ohtaekwangia were enriched during the maize cropping process, and Nitrososphaera was enriched under the application of simple amendment group soil. Thus, Chinese medicine residue soil amendments with appropriate additives could affect soil rare and abundant sub-communities and enhance physicochemical properties. These findings suggest that applying soil composite amendments based on CHR in the field could improve soil microbial diversity, microbial redundancy, and soil fertility for sustainable agriculture on the Loess Plateau.

• 지질공학
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 1991

본 고는 특정 흙에서의 가설 흙막이용 SCW의 미경화현상 원인을 실험적으로 규명하며 성공적으로 현장 시공한 사례를 소개하고자 한다. 시험은 현장 흙을 채취하여 현장 배합비와 변경된 배합비 및 특정약액의 추가에 따른 SCW의 강도특성 변화를 실내 측정하였다. 그 결과 SCW 미경화 현상의 원인은 현장의 유기질토에 기인된 것으로 나타났으며, 이에 대한 대책으로 염화칼슘 2% 첨가시 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 염화칼슘의 배합비르 4%, 6%로 증가시킨 경우에는 오히려 강도가 저하되는 특이한 현상을 나타내었다. 또한 pH가 13이 되도록 NaOH를 첨가한 경우에는 오히려 강도가 저하하였고, NaSiO$_2$를 첨가한 경우는 조기 강도는 어느 정도 발현된 반면, 장기 강도는 감소되는 현상을 보였다.

• 예술인문사회 융합 멀티미디어 논문지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.681-692
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• 2017

최근 들어 사회 간접시설 확충 및 경제발전 계획에 의하여 전국적으로 도로 확포장공사 및 신도시 건설 등 대규모 공사가 이루어지며 이로 인하여 인위적인 사면 훼손이 급격히 증가되고 있다. 기존의 비탈면녹화공법인 식생 기반재 취부공법은 결합력의 부족이나 건조화, 유기물의 부족 등의 문제점들을 보이고 있다. 본 연구에서는 천연부엽토, 바크퇴비, 코코피트, 질석이 포함되어 사용되고 있는 식생 기반재와 친환경적인 토양첨가제를 활용하여 연구수행을 하였다. 토양첨가제의 혼합비율에 따라 압축강도를 측정하였으며 식생 기반재와 토양첨가제를 혼합하여 흙다짐시험방법을 준용하여 몰드높이, 다짐횟수, 다짐방법(층), 양생 조건 등으로 하여 사면 보호용 녹생토 재료특성에 관한 실험을 진행하였다. 실험결과, 석고계 시멘트를 사용한 토양 첨가제에서 우수한 강도 성능이 나타났으며, 성능 향상제와 pH조절제를 사용함으로써 식생 생육기준에 만족하였다. 녹생토와 토양첨가제의 혼합에 따라 강도가 증가하는 것을 확인 할 수 있었으며, 사면 보호 안정성을 높일 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.221-231
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• 2023

Biopolymer stabilization is a sustainable alternative to traditional techniques that cause a lesser negative impact on the environment during production and application. The study aims to minimize the biopolymer dosages by sizing the bio-additives to the nanoscale. This study combines the advantages of bio and nanomaterials in geotechnical engineering applications and attempts to investigate the behaviour of a low viscous biopolymer, nano sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (nCMC), to treat organic soil. Soil is treated with 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75% and 1.00% of nano-bio additive, and its effect on the plastic behaviour, compaction characteristics, strength, hydraulic conductivity (HC) and compressible nature are investigated. The strength increased by 1.68 times after 90 days of curing at a dosage of 0.5% nCMC through the formation of gel threads connecting the soil particles that stiffened the matrix. The viscosity of 1% nCMC increased exponentially, deterring fluid flow through the voids and reduced the HC by 0.85 times after curing for 90 days. Also, beyond the optimum dosage of 0.50%, the nCMC forms a film around the soil particles that inhibits the inter-particle cohesion causing a reduction in strength. Experimental results show that nCMC can effectively substitute conventional additives to stabilize the soil.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.387-401
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• 2023

토압식(Earth Pressure Balanced, EPB) 쉴드 TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) 공법은 진동과 소음이 적어 도심지 지하공간 시공에 적극적으로 활용되고 있다. 이때 첨가제 주입은 막장압 유지, 전단강도 감소, 커터의 마모량 최소화, 굴착토의 투수계수 감소 등 다양한 효과를 보인다. 이러한 기술을 쏘일 컨디셔닝이라 하며, 일반적으로 첨가제로 폼, 폴리머, 벤토나이트 슬러리 등을 적용한다. 본 연구에서는 국내 터널 현장에서 빈번하게 조우하는 화강풍화토 시료에 대해 폼과 폴리머를 첨가제로 적용하여 유동학적 특성을 평가하였다. 슬럼프 시험을 통해 작업성(Workability)을 평가하고, 동일한 시험 조건에 대해 실내 가압 베인전단 시험을 수행하여 유동학적 특성을 평가하였다. 이때 슬럼프 값이 높아 작업성이 떨어지는 경우, 폴리머를 추가 적용하여 폴리머 적용이 유동학적 특성에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 시험 결과, 폼 주입비(Foam Injection Ratio, FIR)가 증가함에 따라 슬럼프 값은 증가한 반면 토크, 첨두강도 및 항복응력, 겉보기 점도, 틱소트로피 면적은 감소하였다. 하지만, 폴리머 주입비(Polymer Injection Ratio, PIR)는 폼 주입비와 상반되는 결과를 확인하였다. 시험결과 비교를 통해 슬럼프 값과 항복응력 간의 상관관계를 제시하였다. 그리고 폼 만을 적용한 조건과 폼과 폴리머 모두 적용한 조건을 비교한 결과, 유사한 슬럼프 값을 보이더라도 폼과 폴리머 모두 적용한 조건에서 더 낮은 항복응력이 도출되었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2017

The accuracy of analytical results in response to the use of different additives ($NH_4Cl$, KCl, $LaCl_3$) and oxidant gases was evaluated and compared by using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS). Identification of spectroscopic interferences and possible improvements in Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) analysis were also discussed. The average accuracies of total chromium using Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) were found to be 72.1~94.2% in air/acetylene flame condition by AAS, and they were improved to 100.5~110.5% when the oxidants was changed to nitrous oxide rather than adding the additives. The field samples showed similar trends to CRMs, but chromium concentrations were highly variable depending on analytical conditions. The average accuracies using CRMs were estimated to be 89.3~166.1% by ICP-AES, and improved to below 121.7% after eliminating iron interference. Field samples with low chromium and high iron concentration were measured to be > 30% lower in total chromium concentrations by ICP-AES than AAS in nitrous oxide/acetylene flame. Total chromium concentrations in soil could be analyzed with better accuracy under nitrous oxide/acetylene flame by AAS because it was more effective to increase the temperature of the flame than to eliminate the chemical interference for maximizing atomization of chromium. When using ICP-AES, interference substances, total chromium levels, and analytical conditions should be also considered.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1385-1390
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• 2010

Repeated additions of untreated slurry to soil affected ecology and caused high levels of heavy metal in soil and ground water. The objective of this study was to evaluate heavy metal from hanwoo slurry with ferrous sulfate ($FeSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$), aluminum sulfate [$Al_2(SO_4)_3{\cdot}14H_2O$, alum] and aluminum chloride ($AlCl_3{\cdot}6H_2O$) as a way to improve environmental management in hanwoo industry. The treatment rates, which were incorporated totally within the hanwoo slurry, were 1.0 g and 1.5 g of ferrous sulfate, alum and aluminum chloride/25 g of hanwoo slurry. The various rates of chemical additives significantly increased dry matter (9.98~13.94%) and decreased pH (3.48~6.52) compared with the controls. The use of chemical additives decreased Fe (11~29%), Al (7~12%), Zn (13~36%), and Cu (4~32%) contents, except for Fe in hanwoo slurry with ferrous sulfate and Al in hanwoo slurry with alum and aluminum chloride. In addition, the reduction in heavy metal should be associated with reduction in pH. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that alum and aluminum chloride additives at rate of 1.5 g were cost-effective management practice that significantly reduces heavy metal from hanwoo slurry, while it may be improved environmental management.