• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2002년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.743-750
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• 2002

Unsaturated soil has a possibility to induce a negative pore water pressure. Until now, saturated soil is mainly focused on the research of soil mechanics. Recently, soil mechanics is researched on two major parts such as saturated and unsaturated soil mechanics. Negative pore water pressure has a non-linear relationship with the water content changes. Soil-water characteristic curves of soil in Korea are not determined. There is no proper characteristic value such as air-entry value and residual water content. In this study, the characteristic curves of reclaimed soil, sand, and weathered granite soil were determined by laboratory tests. Air-entry value and residual water content were determined by fitting methods. Soil-water characteristic curves were estimated based on the particle-size distribution and compared with the laboratory test results. The results of soil-water characteristic curves estimation indicated that Fredlund and Wilson's model is excellent for sand and weathered granite soil. Arya and Paris's model is excellent for reclaimed soil.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.562-567
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• 2010

A One-Dimensional Water Flow and Contaminant Transport in Unsaturated Zone (FTUNS) code has been developed in order to interpret radionuclide migration in an unsaturated zone. The pore-size distribution index (n) and the inverse of the air-entry value ($\alpha$) for an unsaturated zone were measured by KS M ISO 11275 method. The hydraulic parameters of the unsaturated soil are investigated by using soil from around a nuclear facility in Korea. The effect of hydraulic parameters on radionuclide migration in an unsaturated zone has been analyzed. The higher the value of the n-factor, the more the cobalt concentration was condensed. The larger the value of $\alpha$-factor, the faster the migration of cobalt was and the more aggregative the cobalt concentration was. Also, it was found that an effect on contaminant migration due to the pore-size distribution index (n) and the inverse of the air-entry value ($\alpha$) was minute. Meanwhile, migrations of cobalt and cesium are in inverse proportion to the Freundich isotherm coefficient. That is to say, the migration velocity of cobalt was about 8.35 times that of cesium. It was conclusively demonstrated that the Freundich isotherm coefficient was the most important factor for contaminant migration.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 토립자의 입경과 입도분포가 불포화토의 흙-수분특성에 미치는 영향을 검토하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 축이동기법이 적용된 시험장치를 이용하여 현장에서 채취한 새만금실트에 대해 함수특성시험을 실시하였다. 비교를 위해 주문진 표준사에 대해서도 시험을 실시하였다. 시험으로부터 측정된 모관흡수력과 체적함수비를 토대로 van Genuchten 모델에 대한 흙-함수특성곡선을 추정하였다. 추정된 함수특성곡선의 비교분석결과 포화체적함수비, 잔류체적함수비 그리고 공기함입치 모두 모래보다 실트에서 더 높게 나타났으며, van Genuchten 모델의 계수 ${\alpha}$, $n$, $m$ 모두 실트보다 모래에서 더 크게 나타났다. 이는 불포화토의 흙-함수특성곡선은 흙의 구조적 특성(간극크기, 형태, 분포)과 밀접한 관계를 가지며 상대적으로 입경이 크고 입도분포가 불량한(다시 말해, 간극크기가 크고 간극분포가 균등한) 조립토일수록 포화체적함수비, 잔류체적함수비, 그리고 공기함입치가 작고, 모관흡수력 변화에 따른 체적함수비의 변화율이 크며, 따라서 전이 영역의 범위가 좁게 나타나는 경향이 있다는 것을 보여준다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.5-13
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• 2022

불포화토의 전단 특성 평가는 사면, 제방, 댐 등의 안정성과 투수 특성 평가에 매우 중요한 요소이다. 본 연구에서는 화강풍화토의 불포화 전단특성을 파악하기 위하여 불포화 삼축실험을 수행하였다. 실험에 사용된 시료는 국내에 분포하는 세립분이 다량함유된 SM계열 화강 풍화토이며, 다짐을 통하여 재성형 하였다. 모관 흡수력 및 시료의 밀도에 따른 불포화 전단 특성을 분석하였으며, 전단 과정에서 일정한 모관 흡수력을 유지 하기 위해 압밀-배수삼축실험(CD-test)을 수행하였다. 본 연구결과 화강풍화토 시료의 겉보기마찰각(ϕ^b)과 AEV(Air Entry Value)는 상대밀도가 증가함에 따라 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 그러나 모관흡수력이 증가함에 따라서는 점착력(c) 역시 증가하였지만 내부마찰각(ϕ')은 크게 변함이 없는 것으로 확인 되었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.431-439
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• 2020

Soil-water retention curve (SWRC) contains key information for the application of unsaturated soil mechanics principles to engineering practice. The SWRC variables are commonly used to describe the hydro-mechanics of soils. Generally, these parameters are determined using the graphical method which can be time consuming. The SWRC is highly dependent on the pore size distribution (PSD). Theoretically, the PSD obtained by mercury intrusion porosimetry test can be used to determine some SWRC variables. Moreover, the relationship between SWRC and shrinkage curve has been investigated. A new method to determine total SWRC variables directly without curve-fitting procedure is proposed. Substituting the variables into linear SWRC equations construct SWRC. A good agreement was obtained between predicted and measured SWRCs, indicating the validity of the proposed method for unimodal SWRC.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.764-771
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• 2010

The stability analysis method of an unsaturated slope considering the suction stress was performed on the infinite sand slope. During drying and wetting processes, the Soil-Water Characteristics Curve (SWCC) of the sand with the relative density of 75% was measured using the automated SWCC apparatus. Also, the Suction Stress Characteristics Curve (SSCC) was estimated. Based on these results, the stability analysis of an unsaturated infinite slope was carried out considering the slope angle, the weathering zone and the relative change in friction angle as a soil depth. According to the result of slope stability analysis, the safety factors of slope were less than 1 when the slope angles were more than $50^{\circ}$. The safety factors of slope tend to increase with increasing the depth from the ground surface. Especially, the safety factors have a tendency to increase and decrease above near the ground water level due to the suction stress. The maximum safety factor of slope in this analysis was occurred at the Air Entry Value (AEV) of drying process. The influence range of suction stress above the ground water level can be found out and can be defined as the funicular zone which means the metric suction range from the air entry point to the point of residual volumetric water content.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2008

낮은 응력 단계에서 모래의 인장강도는 포화도 또는 흡입력에 따라 증가하다. 최대값에 도달한 후 감소한다. 최대인 장강도는 어느 포화도에서든 발생될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 습윤 모래의 인장강도를 정확히 예측할 수 있는 이론이 제시되었다. 이 이론은 닫힌 형태의 식으로 pendular, funicular, capillary 세 가지로 구분되는 함수특성곡선 전체 영역을 하나로 통일하여 표현하였다. 낮은 응력 단계에서 내부마찰각 ${\phi}_t$, 공기침투압(air entry pressure)의 역수값 ${\alpha}$, 간극크기범위변수(pore size spectrum parameter) n 등 세 가지 변수가 이론에 사용되었다. 공기침투압 역수값이 최대인장강도를 지배하는 주 요인으로 작용하고, 최대인장강도가 발생될 때 포화도는 오직 간극크기범위변수에만 의존한다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.28-33
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• 2006

Shallow failures of slopes in weathered soils are caused by infiltration due to prolonged rainfall. These failures are mainly triggered by the deepening of the wetting band accompanied by a decrease in suction induced by the water infiltration. In this paper, hysteresis on soil-water characteristic curve(SWCC) of granite and gneiss weathered soils are investigated using transient flow analysis respectively. Each case was subjected to artificial rainfall intensities and time duration depending on the laboratory-based drying and wetting processes. The results show that the unsaturated seepage on weathered slopes are very much affected by the initial suction of soils and unsaturated permeability of the soils. In addition, a granite weathered soil has a lower air-entry value, residual matric suction, and wetting front suction and less hysteresis loop than a gneiss weathered soil.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.142-149
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• 2004

Recently, the government introduced the thermal storage system for reducing the electric power load. Especially, the ice slurry type has gained lots of interest due to its good heat transfer and flowing characteristics. This study was peformed to understand the effects of transporting ice slurry through elbows of various angle. Propylene glycol water solution was used and about 2 mm ice particles were circulated. The experiments were carried out under various conditions, such as concentration and velocity of water solution ranging between 0∼20 wt％, 1.5∼2.5 m/s, respectively. And elbows with 4 different angles of 30$^{\circ}$, 45$^{\circ}$, 90$^{\circ}$, 180$^{\circ}$. The differential pressure and IPF (ice packing factor) between the pipe entry and exit were measured. The tendency of pressure loss and outlet IPF in elbow is that the pressure loss was reduced as concentration and flow velocity of water solution is increased, and low value appeared at 10 wt％ and 2.5 m/s. The variation of outlet IPF was compared with the inlet IPF in the range of $\pm$20％.

• 지질공학
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.209-219
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 강우에 따른 사면 내 지반특성 변화와 사면붕괴 형상을 실험적으로 규명하기 위하여 인공강우장치와 모형토조를 이용한 실내모형실험을 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 균질한 모래를 대상으로 모형 실험을 수행하였으며, 계측장치를 이용하여 강우침투에 의한 사면 내 포화양상을 조사하였다. 모형사면은 30°의 경사면에 35°의 사면경사로 조성하였고 강우강도는 50 mm/hr를 적용하였다. 토층의 깊이는 모형토조의 크기를 고려하여 35 cm로 선정하고 TDR센서는 깊이별로 설치하여 시간에 따른 지반특성 변화를 고찰하였다. 실험결과 강우 시 모형사면은 강우침투로 인하여 지표에서 지중으로, 선단부에서 정상부로 포화가 진행됨을 알 수 있다. 즉, 강우의 침투로 인하여 사면의 선단부가 먼저 포화되고 이후 지속적인 강우로 인하여 포화의 영역이 사면의 선단부로부터 정상부로 확대됨을 알 수 있다. 모형사면의 붕괴는 사면의 선단부에서부터 붕괴가 시작되어 이후 사면의 정상부로 확장되는 진행성 사면붕괴가 발생되었으며, 최종 사면붕괴시점에서 붕괴면적이 급격하게 증가하였다. 또한 활동면은 원호활동의 형태로 발생되었다. 한편, 사면 내 모관흡수력이 흙-함수특성곡선(SWCC)에서 산정된 공기함입치(AEV)에 이르게 되면 사면붕괴가 발생되는 것으로 나타났다.