Estimation of Equivalent Diameter for Cross Shaped Vertical Drain Installed in Weak Clay Soils

연약점성토 지반에 타설된 십자형배수재의 등가직경 산정

In this paper, the consolidation efficiency and the equivalent diameter of the cross shaped drain are examined by using the laboratory test and the numerical model, and the results are compared with those of the band shaped drain. The equivalent diameter of the tested drains is back-calculated from the laboratory experiment and compared with those calculated from the formula suggested in the literature. The efficiency of the cross shaped drain is evaluated by using the 3-D flow program which was validated by the settlement-time test fill data. The results of laboratory test show that the equivalent diameter of the band shaped drain was close to the Rixner's formula and that of the cross shaped drain was fit to the following formula: $d_w\;=\; \\tarc{3}{4}.(b+t)$The results of the numerical analysis show that the cross shaped drain can reduce the consolidation time by 9-10% from that for the band shaped drain. The equivalent diameter obtained from the numerical flow model by using the field data is 3.5 times smaller than that obtained from the laboratory consolidation test.

본 논문은 실내시험과 수치모델을 이용하여 십자형 배수재의 압밀촉진효과와 등가직경을 검토하고 판형배수재와 비교하였다. 배수재의 등가직경은 실내시험으로부터 역계산하여 문헌에 의해 제시된 공식으로부터 산정된 결과와 비교하였고, 압밀효과는 3차원 흐름해석프로그램인 MODFLOW를 사용하였다. 해석모델의 신뢰성은 현장의 침하-시간 계측자료를 이용하여 검토하였다. 실내시험결과 산정된 판형 배수재의 등가직경은 Rixner의 제안식에 유사한 경향을 보였고, 십자형 배수재의 등가직경은 $d_w\;=\; \\tarc{3}{4}.(b+t)$로 산정되었다. 실제현장을 모델링한 수치해석결과 십자형 배수재는 압밀시간이 9-10% 감소하였고, 현장자료를 이용한 수치 흐름모델로부터 산정한 등가직경은 실내시험보다 3.5배 작은 것으로 나타났다.