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Material and Behavior Characteristics of Lightweight Embankment for Road Constructed on Soft Ground

연약지반에 시공된 도로용 경량성토체의 재료 및 거동특성

  • Yea, Geu-Guwen (Department, Technology Research Department, SAMBU Engineering & Construction Co.) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Jae (SAMBU Engineering & Construction Co.) ;
  • Kim, Hong-Yeon (Technology Research Department, SAMBU Engineering & Construction Co.) ;
  • Yoon, Gil-Lim (Coastal Engineering Division, KIOST) ;
  • Han, Sang-Hyun (Department of Civil Engineering, SEOIL University)
  • Received : 2018.06.08
  • Accepted : 2018.06.20
  • Published : 2018.06.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to fabricate a full scale road embankment using lightweight air foamed soil as a soil material on soft ground and to investigate its material characteristics and behavior in order to promote dredged soil utilization and minimize ground improvement. As a result of the laboratory test of the onsite mixed samples, the total unit weight of the specimens decreased almost linearly until curing 28 days. In particular, the total unit weight after 28 days of curing was reduced to about 81% of the slurry state before curing, which will be useful in the formulation of similar native soil materials in the future. The unconfined compressive strength began to decrease with the 14th day of curing as shown in the previous study. When the cement content is increased, the strength decreases sharply at a small strain change after the occurrence of the maximum compressive strength, and the maximum strength is exhibited in a range of a smaller axial strain than normal range. The settlement at the surface layer of the ground due to the lightweight embankment was about 1 / 2.75 of the soil embankment and was in agreement with the unit weight ratio (1 / 2.7) of the embankment materials. This indicates the cause and effect of the settlement due to the difference in self weight of the embankments. Also, the difference in settlement between soil and lightweight embankment increased with increasing depth. This shows that the difference in the point at which the settlement is terminated is clear. The ground horizontal displacement under the lightweight embankment was about 15~20% smaller than that of the soil embankment and the depth of occurrence was also 4.5~5.0m shallower in the lightweight embankment.

본 연구에서는 준설토 활용을 촉진하고 지반개량을 최소화 하기위한 목적으로 연약지반에서 경량기포혼합토를 토공재료로 이용하여 실규모의 도로 성토체를 제작하고 그 재료특성과 거동을 분석하였다. 현장에서 배합된 시료의 실내시험 결과 공시체의 습윤단위중량은 양생 28일까지 거의 선형적으로 감소하였고, 특히 28일 양생 후 습윤단위중량은 양생 전 슬러리 상태의 약 81%로 감소되었으므로 향후 유사한 원료토의 배합설계시 활용이 가능하다. 일축압축강도는 기존의 연구와 같이 양생 14일을 기준으로 강도증가율이 감소하기 시작하였고, 시멘트 함유량이 많아질 경우 최대 압축강도 발생 후 적은 변형률 변화에서 강도가 급격히 감소하며, 통상보다 작은 축변형률 범위에서 최대강도가 발현되는 현상이 나타났다. 경량성토로 인한 원지반 천층부에서의 침하량은 토사성토의 약 1/2.75로서 성토재료의 단위중량 비율(1/2.7)과 일치함으로써 자중의 차이로 인한 침하량의 인과관계가 잘 나타났다. 또한 원지반 하부로 내려갈수록 토사 및 경량성토 사이의 침하량 차이가 크게 나타남으로써 침하종료 심도에 차이가 명확하게 나타났다. 경량성토 구간의 지중수평변위량은 토사성토 대비 약 15~20% 정도 작게 나타났고, 그 발생심도 또한 경량성토의 경우가 4.5~5.0m 가량 얕게 나타나 경량기포혼합토가 전단변형의 영향심도를 현저히 감소시키는 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.

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