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Water Content Calibration of Time-Domain Reflectometry Probe Using Laboratory Model Test

실내모형실험을 통한 TDR 함수량계의 현장 함수비 보정

  • Shin, Eun Chul (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Ryu, Byung Hyun (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Park, Jeong Jun (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2013.03.15
  • Accepted : 2013.04.09
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

Water content of subgrade soil in water supply systems has a large effect on performance. Many researchers lately make use of time-domain reflectometry (TDR) probes to measure the soil water content of subgrade soil from monitoring. The laboratory calibration test of TDR probe should be performed with soil field, because TDR probe can cause an error by type, gradation, density, and temperature of soil. This study shows the laboratory calibration test using TDR CS616, TDR-P3, TDR-T3. The calibration equations of TDR were then proposed. It was confirmed from the study that the data of TDR probe monitored in field could be used to estimate the freezing, unfrozen water content, and matric suction of soil.

지하매설구조물인 상수도관 주변 지반의 간극수 동결로 상수도관의 변형에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 이에 최근에는 현장 계측을 통한 포장 하부구조체의 함수비를 주기적으로 측정하기 위해서 미국 Campbell사의 TDR(time domain reflectometry) CS616 함수량계와 독일의 IMKO사 제품의 TRIME FM를 이용한 수동 함수량계 TRIME P3, T3 Probe를 사용하고 있다. 일반적으로 TDR 함수량계와 TRIME 수동 함수량계는 흙의 종류, 입도, 다짐도, 온도 등에 의해 오차가 유발될 수 있기 때문에, 현장의 시료를 사용하여 TDR 함수량계의 실내보정실험을 반드시 수행해야 한다. 즉, TDR함수량계의 매뉴얼에서는 일반적인 흙의 보정방정식을 제안하고 있지만 현장 적용시에는 반드시 보정실험을 수행하도록 권고하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 상수관 등 지하매설구조물의 주변의 다양한 채움재료를 사용하여 실내 보정 실험을 수행하였으며, 이 결과로부터 TDR함수량계인 CS616, TRIME-T3, TRIME-P3의 보정모델식을 제안하였으며, 보정식에 대한 현장검증을 수행하였다.

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