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The Numerical Study on Individual Vacuum Seepage Consolidation Method with Flexible Well Point

연성 Well Point를 적용한 개별진공 침투압밀공법에 관한 해석적 연구

  • Received : 2022.02.04
  • Accepted : 2022.03.18
  • Published : 2022.03.31

Abstract

In this study, the individual vacuum seepage consolidation method, a new soft ground improvement method, was developed to supplement the conventional suction drain method (individual vacuum preloading method) and the geotechnical behavior was predicted through numerical analysis. If the individual vacuum seepage consolidation method applied, the effect of accelerating settlement and increasing the amount of settlement was high when the aquifer was located in the middle or at the bottom of the layer to the target improvement layer. It was found that the pumping amount in the aquifer does not affect the settlement behavior when it exceeds a certain level. Even vacuum pumping wells were installed in various locations, such as inside or outside of the embankment, the difference in settlement and horizontal displacement was insignificant. In addition, it was predicted that the settlement rate was the fastest and the horizontal displacement (inward) was large when both methods were carried out at the same time. Since this method can reach the target settlement amount very quickly, it was confirmed that it is possible to increase the spacing of vertical drain, thereby securing economic feasibility.

본 연구에서는 개별진공압밀공법과 침투압밀공법의 단점을 보완하여 새로운 연약지반 개량공법인 개별진공 침투압밀공법을 개발하여 수치해석을 통해 지반 공학적 거동을 예측하였다. 개별진공 침투압밀공법을 적용할 경우, 대수층이 개량 대상층 중간 또는 하단에 위치하여 피압 대수층인 경우 침하 촉진 및 발생 침하량 증대 효과가 높았다. 대수층에서의 양수량은 일정 수준 이상 되면 침하 거동에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 성토체 내측이나 외측 등 다양한 위치에서 진공 양수정을 설치하여도 침하 및 수평 변위 차이는 미미하였다. 개별진공압밀과 병행하는 경우, 진공압이 적용되는 초기 침하는 진공압의 크기에 영향을 받았지만, 최종 침하량은 진공압의 영향이 미미한 것으로 예측되었다. 또한, 두 공법을 동시에 진행하는 것이 침하속도가 가장 빠르고, 내향 변위도 큰 것으로 예측하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 공법은 매우 빠른 시점에 목표 침하량에 도달할 수 있으므로 연직배수재 배치 간격을 늘릴 수 있어 경제성을 확보할 수 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

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