Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society (한국지반환경공학회 논문집)

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Unsaturated Effective Stress Based on Water Retention Characteristics for Triaxial Tests of Silty Sand

실트질 사질토의 삼축시험 시 함수특성에 따른 불포화 유효응력

  • Published : 2013.01.01
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Abstract

Suction stress is evaluated from soil water retention curves in order to deduce effective stress in unsaturated soils. $K_0$ consolidated triaxial tests were performed for silty sand to interpret effective stress in consolidation and shearing of unsaturated soils. Suction stresses from both consolidation stress and shear strength in triaxial tests were compared with those from soil water retention curves. The effective stresses on consolidation and shear strength are on each unique line, which are the same as that of the saturated case. It was found that the effective stress from soil water retention curves agrees with those from consolidation and shear strength in triaxial tests.

함수특성곡선으로부터 흡수응력을 정의하여 불포화토의 유효응력을 구할 수 있다. 불포화토의 압밀 및 전단 시 유효응력을 분석하기 위하여 실트질 모래의 $K_0$ 압밀 삼축시험을 수행하였다. 삼축시험 시 압밀응력과 전단강도로부터 흡수응력을 구하고 함수특성곡선을 이용하여 계산한 유효응력과 비교하였다. 유효응력으로 나타낸 압밀응력 및 전단강도는 각각 유일한 직선상에 존재하며 포화토와 동일한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 함수특성곡선으로부터 구한 유효응력은 삼축시험 시 압밀응력 및 전단강도와 유사하게 나타나는 것을 알 수 있었다.

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