동해 울릉분지 심해토의 지반공학적 특성(1) - 압밀 특성, 전단파 특성에 관한 연구

Geotechnical Characteristics of the Ulleung Basin Sediment, East Sea (1) - Cosolidation and Shear Waves Velocity

  • Kim, Youngmoon (Scool of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Jongsub (Scool of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Jooyong (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Lee, Changho (Scool of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
  • 발행 : 2013.05.01

초록

전 세계적으로 새로운 에너지 자원을 개발하기 위해 심해 지역의 시추탐사를 진행하고 있다. 국내의 경우 2007년 동해 울릉분지에서 수행된 가스 하이드레이트 심부 시추 사업(Ulleung Basin Gas Hydrate Expedition 1)에서 가스 하이드레이트의 부존을 확인하였다. 가스 하이드레이트 생산 및 생산기지 건설을 위해 심해토의 지반공학적 특성은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 동해 울릉분지에서 수행된 가스 하이드레이트 심부 시추 사업(UBGH2)에서 획득된 시료를 이용하여 실내실험을 수행하고 지반공학적 특성을 분석하였다. 비중, 아터버그 한계, 비표면적 및 입도분석 등 기본 토질 특성 실험을 실시하고 선행연구의 결과와 비교하였다. 또한 벤더 엘리먼트를 설치한 압밀셀을 이용하여 압밀실험을 수행하면서 압밀특성을 분석하고 수직유효응력에 따른 전단파 속도를 측정하였고, 투수계수값을 구하였다.

A drilling exploration in deep sea is being processed to develop new energy resource in the world. In 2007, the presence of the gas hydrate had been confirmed during the UBGH1 (Ulleung Basin Gas Hydrate Expedition 1) in the Ulleung Basin. Geotechnical properties of the deep marine sediment are important factors for assessing the safety of gas production facility and productivity from the hydrate bearing sediment. In this study, comprehensive laboratory tests are conducted to investigate the geotechnical engineering characteristics of the deep marine sediments recovered from the hydrate occurrence regions during the UBGH2 (Ulleung Basin Gas Hydrate Expedition 2) in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea, Korea. The index properties of the specimens including the specific gravity, atterberg limits, specific surface, and particle size distribution are measured, and these are compared to the results reported by previous studies. A zero-lateral strain cell, which houses bender elements, is used to determine stress-dependant characteristics and shear wave velocities with the vertical effective stresses. Furthermore, the hydraulic conductivity is calculated based on the consolidation test results.

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