• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.1-16
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• 2010

This study focuses on the phenomenon that the blast damaged zone developed on rock slope surfaces can be affected by joint characteristics rather than by explosive power when the pre-splitting is applied to excavate a jointed rock slope. The characteristics of rock joints on a slope were investigated and categorized them into 4 cases. Also an image processing system has been used for comparing the distribution pattern of rock blocks. From this investigation, it was found that the rock blocks bigger than 2,000 mm occupied 42% in the case of single joint set and it showed the well efficiency of pre-splitting blast. In cases of 2~3 parallel joint sets and 2~3 intersecting joint sets are developed on rock surfaces, the rock blocks in the range of 1,000~2,000 mm occupied 43.6% and 35.8%, respectively, and it showed that the efficiency of pre-splitting was decreased. When more than 3 joint sets are randomly developed, however, the rock blocks in the range of 250~500 mm occupied 35% and there was no block bigger than 1,000 mm. This denotes that the blasting with pre-splitting was not effective. The numerical analysis using PFC2D showed that the blast damaged zone in a rock mass could be directly influenced by the pre-splitting. It is, therefore, required to investigate the discontinuity pattern on rock surfaces in advance, when the pre-splitting method is applied to excavate jointed rock slopes and to apply a flexible blating design with a consideration of the joint characteristics.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.193-205
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• 2003

Fine grained granite, porphyritic granite and biotite granite together with intruded and extruded andesitic rocks are distributed in the study area which is bounded by the Yangsan and Dongrae faults. A new domestic road is being constructed along the area between the two major faults. The NNE trending Bupki fault and NE trending Myungkog fault are also developed within the area cross the road. The sheeting joints with dips of less than 30 degrees are only developed in the area of granite outcrop. High angle joints can be divided into 3 sets, such as, NE trending, NW trending and nearly EW trending joints. The joint space is mostly more than 20cm and the joint compressive strength is more than 100 MPa. These data show that even though the study area is situated between large faults, the ground condition is good because the damage zone of the Yangsan and Dongrae faults is relatively narrow.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.66-81
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• 2021

The effects of directional fracture tensor components and first invariant of fracture tensor on deformation moduli and shear moduli of fractured rock masses is analyzed based on regression analysis performed between 3-D fracture tensor parameters and deformability of DFN blocks. Using one or two deterministic joint sets, a total of 224 3-D discrete fracture network (DFN) cube blocks were generated with various configurations of deterministic density and probabilistic size distribution. The fracture tensor parameters were calculated for each generated DFN systems. Also, deformability moduli with respect to three perpendicular direction of the DFN cube blocks were estimated based on distinct element method. The larger the first invariant of fracture tensor, the smaller the values for the deformability moduli of the DFN blocks. These deformability properties present an asymptotic pattern above the certain threshold. It is found that power-law function describes the relationship between the directional deformability moduli and the corresponding fracture tensor components estimated in same direction.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.14 no.4 s.41
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• pp.461-468
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• 2004

In order to characterize hydraulic property dependant on join roughness in rock mass, this study computed permeability coefficients on each range of joint roughness coefficient (JRC) suggested by Barton(1976). For a quantitative analysis of roughness components spectral analysis using the fast fourier transform was performed to select effective frequencies on each PC range. The results of spectral analyses show that low ranges of the JRC are mainly composed of low frequency domain, while high ranges of the JRC have dominant components at high frequency domain. The inverse Fourier transform made it possible to generate joint models of each JRC range using the effective frequencies of roughness spectrum. The homogenization analysis was applied to calculate permeability coefficient at homogeneous microscale, and then, computes a homogenized permeability coefficient (C-permeability coefficient) at macro scale. Therefore, it is possible to analyze accurate characteristics of permeability reflected with local effect of facture geometry. According to the calculation results, permeability coefficients were distributed between $10^{-3}m/sec\;and\;10^{-4}/sec$. In cases of sheared joint models permeability coefficients were plotted between $10^{-4}m/sec\;and\;10^{-5}/sec$, showing irregular distribution of permeability coefficients on each IRC range. The differences of permeability coefficients for the same aperture models or for the sheared joint models indicate that changes of roughness pattern influence on permeability coefficients. Therefore, the effect of joint roughness should be considered to characterize hydraulic properties in rock joints.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.16 no.1 s.60
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• pp.26-37
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• 2006

This study addresses the applicability of box fractal dimension, $D_B$, as an index of statistical homogeneity of fractured rock mass. The box-count method's capability in quantifying the combined effect of fracture density and size distribution is examined systematically. Total of 129 two-dimensional fracture configurations were generated based on different combinations of fracture size distribution and fracture density. $D_B$was calculated for the generated fracture network systems using the box-counting method. It was found that was standard deviation of trace length and fracture orientation have no effect on calculated $D_B$. The estimated $D_B$ was found to increase with increasing total density and/or mean trace length. To explore the field applicability of this study, the statistical homogeneity of fractured rock mass was investigated at the rock slope and the underground facility using the box-counting method as well as conventional contingency table analysis. The results obtained in this study clearly show that the methodologies given in this paper have the capability of determining the statistical homogeneity of fractured rock mass.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.226-227
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 원자력 연구소 내에 건설할 고준위 폐기물 지하처분연구시설 부지에 관한 특성을 파악하고, 연구시설의 위치를 선정하기 위한 지질학적 연구를 실시하였다. 지표지질조사를 통하여 연구소 내에 분포하는 암석들의 분류와 선구조 분석을 실시하였고, 지구물리탐사와 시추조사를 통한 지하 암반의 분포양상과 연구시설 주변의 추정되는 파쇄대의 분포를 확인하였다. 지표지질조사결과 복운모화강암과 화강섬록암질 편마암이 점이적인 관계로 분포하고 있으며 (Fig.1, 3), 이들 화강암류 내에는 암맥상으로 중성 혹은 염기성 암맥들이 절리의 방향과 동일하게 관입 분포한다. 절리의 방향성은 N30E, N80W, NS방향으로 분포하고 있다(Fig. 2).(중략)

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.220-228
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• 2002

Thermal flow through jointed rock mass was analyzed by numerical methods. The effect of a single set of joints on the heat conduction was analyzed by one-dimensional model and compared with the analytical solution. When a joint is completely dry, the joint behaves as a thermal break inducing jumps in temperature distribution even at steady state. Therefore when joints are completely dry, individual joint has to be taken into consideration to get a good result. When joints are partially or fully saturated, the thermal conductivity of the joints increases drastically and the jumps in temperature distribution become less severe. Therefore the effect of joint in heat conduction can be well absorbed by continuum anisotropic model whose thermal properties represent overall thermal properties of the intact part and the discontinuities. Since the effect of joints becomes less important as the degree of the saturation increases, the overall thermal response of the rock mass also becomes close to isotropic. Therefore it can be concluded that a great effort has to be made to obtain a precise in-situ thermal properties in order to get a good prediction of the thermal response of a jointed rock mass.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2001.03a
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• pp.85-94
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• 2001

터널 발파시 발파효율은 암반의 특성에 큰 영향을 받기 때문에 암반 특성을 분석하고 이를 기초로 발파설계를 수행하는 것이 중요하다. 그럼에도 불구하고 현재까지 국내에서의 발파설계는 무결암의 단축압축강도만으로 발파암을 분류한 후 각 발파암의 발파계수를 구하는 방법을 이용하거나 공학적 암반분류법의 하나인 RMR 분류를 이용하여 발파암을 분류하되 객관적 근거가 미약한 경험적인 발파계수를 산정 하는 방식을 통하여 이루어졌다. 본 연구에서는 절리특성을 고려한 발파설계를 위하여 Ashby의 접근법을 활용하였다. 또한 절리조사 결과를 통한 발파암 분류방법과 발파패턴설계를 추가하여 발파설계 전 과정을 수행할 수 있도록 Ashby의 접근법을 응용하였다. 따라서 절리 분포 특성을 고려한 발파암 분류가 가능하고, 절리암반 특성을 고려한 발파설계를 수행할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.301-315
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 최근 5년간 국내 각 지역에서 채취한 802개의 절리면 시료에 대하여 전단시험을 실시하여 얻은 결과를 이용하여, 절리면의 여러 공학적 성질들을 조사, 연구하였다. 절리면 전단시험에서 얻어진 최대마찰각 및 잔류마찰각을 지체구조별, 암종별로 분류하고 통계적으로 구하였으며, Barton의 전단강도식의 입력변수인 JRC, JCS를 측정하고 Barton식의 적용성에 대해서도 검토하였다. 그 결과 설계의 기초자료로 활용할 수 있는 지역별, 주요 암종별 최대마찰각, 잔류마찰각을 제시하였다. 또한, JRC, JCS, 수직응력에 따른 마찰각과 전단강성 및 팽창각의 변화를 분석하였다. 마지막으로, Barton의 식에서 구한 이론적 전단강도와 이 실험에서 얻어진 전단강도를 비교한 결과, Barton의 경험식은 높은 상관도로 암석 절리면 전단강도를 예측할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.151-163
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• 2011

The LCM test is one of the most powerful and reliable methods for designing the disc cutter and for predicting the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) performance. It has an advantage to predict the actual load on disc cutter from the laboratory test on the real-size large rock samples, however, it also has a disadvantage to transport and/or prepare the large rock samples and to need an extra cost for experiment. Moreover it is not easy to execute the test for jointed rock mass, and sometimes the design model estimated from the test can not be applied to the real design of disc cutter. In order to break this critical point, lots of numerical studies have been performed. PFC2D can simulate crack propagation and rock fragmentation effectively, because it is useful in particle flow analysis. Consequently, in this study, the PFC2D has been adopted for numerical analysis on cutting power of disc cutter according to the different angle of joint, the different direction of joint, and the different space of joint with jointed rock mass models. From the numerical analyses, it was concluded that the bigger cutting power of disc cutter was needed for reverse cutting direction to joint rather than for forward direction, and the cutting power of disc cutter was increased with decreasing the dip angle of joint and decreasing the space of joints in reverse cutting direction. The more precise numerical model for disc cutter can be developed from comparison between the numerical results and LCM test results, and the resonable guideline is expected for prediction of TBM performance and disc cutter.