• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.535-548
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• 2022

Recently, the construction industry has focused on eco-friendly materials instead of traditional materials due to their harmful effects on the environment. To this end, biopolymers are among proper choices to improve the geotechnical behavior of problematic soils. In the current study, serish biopolymer is introduced as a new binder for the purpose of sand improvement. Serish is a natural polysaccharide extracted from the roots of Eremurus plant, which mainly contains inulins. The effect of serish biopolymer on sand treatment has been investigated through performing unconfined compressive strength (UCS), California bearing ratio (CBR), as well as wind erosion tests. The results demonstrated that serish increased the compressive strength of dune sand in both terms of UCS and CBR. Also, wind erosion resistance of the sand was considerably improved as a result of treatment with serish biopolymer. A microstructural study was also conducted via SEM images; it can be seen that serish coated the sand particles and formed a strong network.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2017

미연소탄소 함량이 높은 플라이애쉬(High carbon contents fly ash, HCFA)는 콘크리트 혼화재로의 사용이 부적합하여 대부분 매립되고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 미연소탄소함량이 높은 플라이애쉬의 지반공학적 활용 방안을 모색하기 위하여 폴리프로필렌섬유(Polypropylene fiber, PP fiber)와 모래로 보강하여 일축압축시험과 벤더엘리먼트가 설치된 일차원 수정 압축실험을 진행하였다. 섬유의 보강효과로 섬유비가 증가함에 따라 일축압축강도(UCS), 일축압축강도시의 변형률과 동일 간극비 상에서의 최대전단탄성계수(Maximum Shear Modulus, $G_{max}$)가 증가하였다. 모래로 보강된 경우 혼합물의 UCS는 다소 증가하였으나 UCS 시의 변형률은 모래비의 영향을 받지 않았으며, 모래입자는 HCFA 입자간의 접촉을 방해하여 혼합물의 $G_{max}$를 감소시켰다. 그러나 20% 이상의 모래비에 대하여 동일 에너지로 다짐하였을 시, 조밀한 상태로 조성되며 그로 인한 보강 효과를 기대할 수 있었다. 섬유나 모래로 보강된 HCFA의 압축지수(Compression index, $C_c$)는 보강재의 종류와 관계없이 주로 초기 간극비에 의해 결정되었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제31권6C호
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• pp.213-220
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• 2011

자연상태의 흙뿐만 아니라 매립 및 성토 지반에는 소량의 실트 또는 점토와 같은 세립분이 사질토 입자 사이에 섞여 있으면서 약하게 고결된 경우가 많다. 이와 같이 약하게 고결된 사질토 지반 내에 포함된 실트나 점토와 같은 세립분은 흙의 투수계수뿐 아니라 역학적 거동에도 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 약하게 고결된 지반 내에 포함된 세립분이 지반의 강도에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 평가하기 위하여 인위적으로 고결된 사질토를 이용하여 일축압축시험을 실시하였다. 시멘트비(4, 8%)를 비롯하여 공시체 전체에 소량으로 포함된 세립분의 종류(실트와 카오린)와 함유량(5, 10, 15%)을 달리하면서 다양한 공시체를 제작하였다. 공시체 제작방법은 동일한 다짐에너지를 가한 공시체와 다짐에너지를 조절하여 동일 또는 유사한 건조밀도가 되도록 만든 공시체로 구분된다. 동일한 다짐에너지를 가한 공시체의 경우 세립분의 함유량이 높을수록 건조밀도가 증가하여 일축압축강도는 최대 2.6배까지 증가하였다. 하지만 공시체의 건조밀도가 유사한 경우에는 세립분의 함유량이 증가하여도 강도가 약간 감소하거나 크게 증가하지 않았다. 공시체의 제작조건이 동일한 경우에는 카오린보다 실트가 포함된 공시체의 일축압축강도가 더 높게 나타났다. 그리고 세립분의 종류 및 함유량에 관계없이 시멘트비가 증가함에 따라 일축압축강도는 증가하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.207-220
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• 2020

Clay soils have a big potential to become contaminated with the oil derivatives because they cover a vast area of the earth. The oil derivatives diffusion in the soil lead to soil contamination and changes the physical and mechanical properties of the soil specially clay soils. Soil stabilization by using new material is very important for geotechnical engineers in order to improve the engineering properties of the soil. The main subjects of this research are a- to investigate the effect of the cement and epoxy resin mixtures on the stabilization and on the mechanical parameters as well as the microstructural properties of clay soils contaminated with gasoline and kerosene, b- study on the phenomenon of clay concrete development. Practical engineering indexes such as Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS), elastic modulus, toughness, elastic and plastic strains are all obtained during the course of experiments and are used to determine the optimum amount of additives (cement and epoxy resin) to reach a practical stabilization method. Microstructural tests were also conducted on the specimens to study the changes in the nature and texture of the soil. Results obtained indicated that by adding epoxy resin to the contaminated soil specimens, the strength and deformational properties are increased from 100 to 1500 times as that of original soils. Further, the UCS of some stabilized specimens reached 40 MPa which exceeded the strength of normal concrete. It is interesting to note that, in contrast to the normal concrete, the strength and deformational properties of such stabilized specimens (including UCS, toughness and strain at failure) are simultaneously increased which further indicate on suitability and applicability of the current stabilization method. It was also observed that increasing cement additive to the soil has negligible effect on the contaminated soils stabilized by epoxy resin. In addition, the epoxy resin showed a very good and satisfactory workability for the weakest and the most sensitive soils contaminated with oil derivatives.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2003년도 The Fifth Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference
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• pp.126-127
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• 2003

In the generalized characteristic coordinate system (GCCS) proposed by Wu and Shi [1], the frame moves at a speed which is a linear combination of the convective speed and the sound speed, thus unifying the classical Eulerian approach, Lagrangian approach, and the unified coordinate system (UCS) of Hui and his co-workers [2]. Here some properties of Euler equations in the GCCS are studied and the advantages of GCCS in capturing expansion fans and shock waves are demonstrated by the results of numerical tests.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.805-810
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• 2018

The abrasivity of rocks results in tool wear in rock excavation or drilling projects. It can affect significantly the cost and schedule of the projects performed in abrasive rock massess. For this reason, the understanding of the mechanism of rock abrasivity is very important for excavation projects. This study investigates the effect of strength on the LCPC abrasivity coefficient (LAC) for igneous rocks. The LCPT test, the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and the Brazilian tensile strength (BTS) tests were carried out on the igneous rock samples. The abrasive mineral content (AMC) was also determined for each rock type. First, the LAC was correlated to the AMC and a very good correlation was found between the two parameters. Then, the multiple regression analysis was carried out by including the AMC, UCS and BTS to the analysis in order to infer the effect of the strength on the LAC. It was seen that the correlation coefficients of multiple regression models were greater than that of the relation between the LAC and the AMC. It is concluded that the AMC is the dominant parameter determining the abrasivity of rock. On the other hand, the rock strength has also significant effect on rock abrasivity.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.729-738
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• 2018

Soft clay soils due to their various geotechnical problems, stabilized with different additives. Traditional additives such as cement and lime will not able to increase the soil strength properties significantly. So, it seems necessary to use new additives for increasing strength parameters of soft clay soils significantly. Among the new additives, epoxy resins have excellent physical and mechanical properties, low shrinkage, excellent resistance to chemicals and corrosive materials, etc. So, in this research, epoxy resin used for stabilization of soft clay soils. For comprehensive study, three clay soil samples with different PI and various clay mineral types were studied. A series of uniaxial tests, SEM and XRD analysis conducted on the samples. The results show that using epoxy resin increases the strength parameters such as UCS, elastic modulus and material toughness about 100 to 500 times which the increase was dependent on the type of clay minerals type in the soil. Also, In addition to water conservation, the best efficiency in the weakest and most sensitive soils is the prominent results of stabilization by epoxy resin which can be used in different climatic zones, especially in hot and dry and equatorial climate which will be faced with water scarcity.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.321-335
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• 2010

This article describes a laboratory research on stabilizing tropical peat using ordinary Portland cement (OPC) as a binding agent, and polypropylene and steel fibres as chemically inert additives. California bearing ratio (CBR) and unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests were carried out to evaluate the increase in the strength of the stabilized samples compacted at their optimum moisture contents and air cured for up to 90 days. The results show that the UCS values of stabilized peat samples increased by as high as 748.8% by using OPC (5%), polypropylene fibres (0.15%), and steel fibres (2%). The CBR values of the samples stabilized with OPC (5%), polypropylene fibres (0.15%), and steel fibres (4%) showed an increase of as high as 122.7%. The stabilized samples showed a shrinkage in volume upon air curing and this shrinkage was measured by an index called, volume shrinkage index (VSI). The highest VSI recorded was 36.19% for peat without any additives; and the minimum was 0% for the sample containing 30% OPC, 0.15% polypropylene fibres and 2% steel fibres. The technique of stabilizing peat with OPC, polypropylene and fibres, coupled with air curing, appears to be cost-effective compared with other frequently used techniques.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 재33권6호
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• pp.611-624
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• 2023

Soil properties make it attractive as a building material due to its mechanical strength, aesthetically appearance, plasticity, and low cost. However, it is frequently necessary to improve and stabilize the soil mechanical properties with binders. Soil-cement is applied for purposes ranging from housing to dams, roads and foundations. Unconfined compression strength (UCS) and split tensile strength (CD) are essential mechanical parameters for ascertaining the aptitude of soil-cement for a given application. However, quantifying these parameters requires specimen preparation, testing, and several weeks. Methodologies that allowed accurate estimation of mechanical parameters in shorter time would represent an important advance in order to ensure shorter deliverable timeline and reduce the amount of laboratory work. In this work, an extensive campaign of UCS and CD tests was carried out in a sandy soil from the Leiria region (Portugal). Then, using the machine learning tool Neural Pattern Recognition of the MATLAB software, a prediction of these two parameters based on six input parameters was made. The results, especially those obtained with resource to a Bayesian regularization-backpropagation algorithm, are frankly positive, with a forecast success percentage over 90% and very low root mean square error (RMSE).

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.353-366
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• 2024

Organic soils pose significant challenges in geotechnical engineering due to their high compressibility and low stability, which can result in issues like differential settlement, rutting, and pavement deformation. This study explores effective methods for stabilizing organic soils. Rather than conventional ordinary Portland cement (OPC), the focus is on using environmentally friendly calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement, known for its rapid setting, high early strength development, and environmental benefits. Mechanical behavior is analyzed through 1-D free swell, unconfined compressive strength (UCS), and bender element (BE) tests. Microstructural analyses, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), characterize the soil mixed with CSA cement. Experimental results demonstrate improved soil properties with increasing cement dosage and curing periods. A notable strength increase is observed in soil samples with 15% cement content, with UCS doubling after 7 days. This trend aligns with shear wave velocity results from the BE test. SEM and FTIR spectroscopy reveal how CSA cement hydration forms hydrated calcium silicate gel and ettringite, enhancing soil properties. CSA cement is recommended for reinforcing organic subgrade soil due to its eco-friendly nature and rapid strength gain, contributing to improved durability.