Estimation of Soft Ground Piezocone Factors at Gwangyang, Jeonnam

전남 광양지역 연약지반의 피에조콘계수 산정

Abstract

Using the results from laboratory soil test, field vane test and piezocone penetration test, the engineering characteristics of the soft ground at east side of Gwangyang Port, which is located at south coast of Jeollanam-do, were investigated and optimal piezocone penetration test depth was derived to calculate piezocone factor. In this paper, the results of 61 laboratory soil tests, 226 times of field vane tests and 26 piezocone penetration tests were used. The result of laboratory soil test suggested that some physical properties such as specific gravity, moisture content, liquid limit and plastic index and others are higher than other south coast regions, meanwhile uniaxial compression strength, undrained shear strength, defined as mechanical property, appeared to be relatively small, distributed widely. According to the plastic chart, the ground was classified as high compressibility clay and low compressibility clay, mostly represent to Type 3 clay by Robertson (1990)'s classification chart. Piezocone factor was calculated by empirical method, based on the undrained shear strength which was obtained by the field vane test. According to the analysis with 3 different depth range, to set the appropriate measured depth range of piezocone penetration for comparation, using average value of the range of 5 times the vane length showed the highest correlation.

전남 남해안 지역인 광양항 동측배후단지 연약지반에서 수행한 실내시험, 현장베인시험 및 피에조콘 관입시험 결과를 이용하여 연약지반의 공학적 특성을 규명하고, 피에조콘계수 산정을 위해 최적의 피에조콘 관입시험 심도를 결정하였다. 본 논문에서 이용한 자료는 61개의 실내시험과 226회의 현장베인시험, 피에조콘 관입시험 26개소이다. 실내시험 분석 결과 남해안의 다른 지역에 비해 비중, 함수비, 액성한계 및 소성지수 등의 물리적 특성이 높게 나타나며, 일축압축강도와 비배수전단강도의 역학적 특성은 넓은 범위로 분포하고 비교적 작은 값을 나타냈다. 소성도에 의한 흙 분류 결과 소성이 큰 무기점토(CH)와 소성이 작은 무기점토(CL)로 분류되었으며, Robertson(1990) 분류도표에 의한 흙 분류 결과 대부분 Type 3인 점성토에 해당하였다. 현장베인시험으로 구한 비배수전단강도를 기준으로 경험적 방법에 의해 피에조콘계수를 산정했다. 이를 위해 현장베인시험 측정심도와 비교되는 피에조콘 관입시험의 적정 측정심도 범위를 설정하기 위해 3가지 심도범위로 상관성을 분석한 결과 베인 길이의 5배 범위 측정값의 평균을 사용하는 것이 높은 상관성을 보여준다.

Fig. 1. Percent passing of No. 200 sieve

Fig. 2. Specific gravity

Fig. 3. Natural moisture content

Fig. 4. Liquid limit

Fig. 5. Plastic index

Fig. 6. Results of uniaxial compression test

Fig. 7. Results of triaxial compression test

Fig. 8. Preconsolidation pressure

Fig. 9. Compression index

Fig. 10. Undrained shear strength by field vane test

Fig. 11. Results of piezocone test at BE-4

Fig. 12. Correlation between liquid limit and compression index

Fig. 13. Correlation between liquid limit and moisture content

Fig. 14. Classification of soil by plastic chart

Fig. 15. Robertson’s classification at BE-4

Fig. 16. Comparison section of FVT and CPTu

Fig. 17. N_kt according to depth

Fig. 18. N_ke according to depth

Fig. 19. N_△u according to depth

Table 1. Physical characteristics of soft clay (mean value)

Table 2. Test section of field vane test and piezocone test

Table 3. Piezocone factor and coefficient of determination at test section