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A Study on the Seepage Behavior of Embankment with Weak Zone using Numerical Analysis and Model Test

취약대를 가진 모형제방의 침투거동에 관한 연구

  • Park, Mincheol (Department of Civil Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Im, Eunsang (Infrastructure Research Center, K-water Institute) ;
  • Lee, Seokyoung (Department of Civil Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Han, Heuisoo (Department of Civil Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
  • Received : 2016.03.07
  • Accepted : 2016.05.30
  • Published : 2016.07.01
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Abstract

This research is focused on the seepage behavior of embankment which had the weak zone with big permeability. The distributed TDR (Time Domain Reflectometer) and point sensors such as settlement gauge, pore water pressuremeter, vertical total stressmeter, and FDR (Frequency Domain Reflectometer) sensor were used to measure the seepage characteristics and embankment behavior. Also, the measured data were compared to the data of 2-D and 3-D numerical analysis. The dimension of model embankment was 7 m length, 5 m width and 1.5 m height, which is composed of fine-grained sands and the water level of embankment was 1.3 m height. The seepage behavior of measuring and numerical analysis were very similar, it means that the proper sensing system can monitor the real-time safety of embankment. The result by 2-D and 3-D numerical analysis showed similar saturation processing, however in case of weak zone, the phreatic lines of 2-D showed faster movement than that of 3-D analysis, and finally they converged.

본 연구는 투수계수가 큰 취약대가 제방에 존재할 경우의 침투거동에 관한 것이다. 침하계, 간극수압계, 수직 토압계 및 FDR 센서로 구성된 지점형 센서와 분포형 TDR 센서를 이용하여 제방의 침투특성 및 제방거동을 계측하였다. 계측결과들은 2차원 및 3차원 수치해석결과들과 비교 분석되었다. 모형제방은 길이 7m, 폭 5m, 높이 1.5m의 크기이며 제외지 수위는 1.3m인 세립질 모래로 조성된 제방이다. 계측 및 수치해석의 침투거동이 거의 유사하여 적절한 계측시스템으로 제방의 안정성을 실시간 모니터링할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 수치해석의 경우 정상단면에서는 2차원 및 3차원 해석결과가 거의 동일하나, 취약단면을 고려할 경우 2차원 해석의 침윤선이 3차원 결과보다 빠르게 진행된 후 두 결과가 수렴되었다.

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