Analysis of Soil Samples Obtained from Piston Sampler and Large Diameter Sampler

피스톤 샘플러와 대구경 샘플러를 이용한 시료 샘플의 공학적 분석

A large diameter sampler was developed to take undisturbed samples from not only soft ground but also sandy and weathered ground. The large diameter sampler which was developed in Korea Institute of Construction Technology(KICT-type large diameter sampler) was manufactured based on the principle of triple core barrel sampling. A specially designed cutting device was used to cut and contain various kinds of samples in the sampler during a sampling and retrieval procedure. By adjusting the stiffness of the spring located at the top of the sampler, the distance between the cutting shoe and auger can be controlled in accordance with the ground condition. In order to investigate the applicability of the developed sampler and compare the quality of the samples taken by the sampler with that by the traditional thin-walled tube sampler, samples were taken at various sites according to the ground condition. And a series of laboratory tests such as the unconfined compress ion test, triaxial compression test, oedometer test, large diameter Rowe cell consolidation test (D: 150 mm) were performed. The test results showed that the samples by the KICT-type large diameter sampler show higher quality than the samples by the thin-walled tube sampler. And the validity and applicability of the developed KICT-type large diameter sampler was confirmed accordingly.

한국건설기술연구원(KICT)에서는 트리플 코어 바렐의 원리를 적용하여 기존의 연약지반 뿐만 아니라 사질토 및 풍화토 지대에도 적용이 기능한 대구경 샘플러를 개발하였다. 특별히 제작된 시료 절단 및 추출 장치는 다양한 종류의 채취 시료에 적용하여 시료의 교란을 최대한 방지 할 수 있도록 고안되었다. 샘플러 두부에는 적절한 강성의 스프링을 설치하여 슈(shoe)와 비트(bit) 사이의 거리가 변화하도록 하여 대상지반의 강성에 맞추어 효과적인 시료채취가 가능하도록 하였다. 대구경 샘플러의 적용성을 확인하기 위하여 일반적으로 시용되는 피스톤 샘플러와 대구 경 샘플러를 이용해 여러 대상지반에서 채취한 시료의 교란도를 비교 분석하였으며, 다양한 공학적 특성 또한 비교 분석 하였다.