Abstract
본 연구에서는 포항지역의 자연사면에서 채취된 이암풍화토(CL)의 흡입응력 이력현상을 조사하기 위하여 자동 흙-함수특성곡선(SWCC) 측정장치를 이용하여 건조 및 습윤과정에 따른 모관흡수력과 체적함수비를 측정하였다. 시료에 모관흡수력을 재하시켜 간극수를 유출시키는 건조과정과 반대로 모관흡수력을 제하시켜 간극수를 유입시키는 습윤과정을 재현하였다. 측정결과를 토대로 van Genuchten(1980)의 방법을 이용하여 흙-함수특성곡선(SWCC)을 산정한 결과 유효포화도에 따른 모관흡수력은 비선형적인 관계를 나타내며, 건조 및 습윤과정을 거치는 동안 동일한 유효포화도에서 다른 모관흡수력을 나타내는 이력현상(hysteresis)이 발생되었다. 그리고 Lu and Likos(2006)의 방법을 이용하여 흡입응력특성곡선(SSCC)을 산정한 결과 낮은 모관흡수력에서 흡입응력은 빠르게 증가하며 이후 미소하게 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 동일한 모관흡수력에서는 건조과정의 흡입응력이 습윤과정의 흡입응력보다 크게 나타내는 이력현상이 발생되었다. 따라서 불포화토의 특성을 고려하여 설계 및 안정성 검토를 수행하는 경우 강우침투시에는 습윤과정의 흡입응력특성곡선(SSCC)을 적용하고, 건조 혹은 배수시에는 건조과정의 흡입응력특성곡선(SSCC)을 적용하는 것이 바람직하다. 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.
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