Physical Weathering Characteristics of Mica-Schist in Sinbuk Area, Chuncheon, Korea

춘천시 신북지역에 분포하는 운모편암의 물리적 풍화특성

  • Woo, Ik (Ocean-System Engineering Major, Kunsan National University) ;
  • Han, Byeong-Hyeon (Technical Advisory Team, Samsung Corporation)
  • 우익 (군산대학교 해양시스템공학) ;
  • 한병현 (삼성물산 건설부문)
  • Published : 2007.12.28

Abstract

This study shows the weathering characteristics of mica-schist affected by faulting and metamorphism through laboratory tests. Frozen-thaw test, which simulate the physical-chemical weathering processes in the laboratory, shows the important influence of foliation developed in mica-schist, resulting in $20{\sim}40%$ reduction of UCS according to weathering grade of rock. Slaking durability test was carried out for different weathering grade rock specimens and indicated that the specimens from fault area had a low durability index compared to other relatively fresh samples. XRD analysis allowed to estimate the dynamic evolution of mineral composition through wet-dry cycle in which the chlorite was the most important mineral leached out during slaking test. The creep test indicated that the main deformation produced along the foliation plane. The compacted clay minerals between discontinuity planes influence on the discontinuity shearing properties and result in a big difference between peak shear strength and residual strength. The results of laboratory tests on mica-schist show the possibility of a important deformation along the foliation plane or discontinuity.

본 연구는 변성 및 단층의 영향을 받은 운모편암의 풍화 특성에 관한 고찰로 여러 실내 실험을 통하여 운모편암의 풍화 특성을 규명하였다. 물리적-화학적 풍화현상을 모사한 동결-융해실험은 운모편암에 발달한 엽리면의 영향으로 일축압축강도의 저하가 풍화상태에 따라 $20{\sim}40%$ 발생함을 보여주고 있다. 서로 다른 풍화등급의 가진 시료에 대하여 슬레이킹 내구성 실험을 실시한 결과 단층파쇄대 부근의 심한 풍화상태의 시료의 내구성 지수가 상대적으로 신선한 시료보다 낮음을 볼 수 있었다. 슬레이킹 실험 전후의 시료에 대한 XRD 분석을 통하여 건습에 의해 녹니석과 같은 점토광물이 용탈되는 광물의 동적변화 양상을 알아보았다. 시간에 따른 운모편암의 거동은 크릴시험을 통하여 알아보았는데 이 역시 암석내에 발달한 엽리면에서의 거동이 주요한 변형 원인으로 나타났다. 불연속면의 전단특성은 불연속면에 충진되어 있는 점토광물의 영향을 많이 받고 있으며 최대전단강도와 잔류전단강도의 차이가 크게 발생함을 볼수 있었다. 이러한 실내실험들은 운모편암의 공학적 특성은 엽리면 혹은 불연속면의 거동에 많은 영향을 받을 것이라는 것을 보여주고 있다.

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