• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2019

Use of cement in stabilizing the sulfate-bearing clay soils forms ettringite/ thaumasite in the presence of moisture leads to excessive swelling and causes damages to structures built on them. The development and use of non-traditional stabilisers such as alkali activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag (AGGBS) and enzyme for soil stabilisation is recommended because of its lower cost and the non detrimental effects on the environment. The objective of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of AGGBS and enzyme on improving the volume change properties of sulfate bearing soil as compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The soil for present study has been collected from Tilda, Chhattisgarh, India and 5000 ppm of sodium sulfate has been added. Various dosages of the selected stabilizers have been used and the effect on plasticity index, differential swell index and swelling pressure has been evaluated. XRD, SEM and EDX were also done on the untreated and treated soil for identifying the mineralogical and microstructural changes. The tests results show that the AGGBS and enzyme treated soil reduces swelling and plasticity characteristics whereas OPC treated soil shows an increase in swelling behaviour. It is observed that the swell pressure of the OPC-treated sulfate bearing soil became 1.5 times higher than that of the OPC treated non-sulfate soil.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1-11
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• 2006

To be design the slope, the area distributed the shale or mica schist which was metamorphosed by shale must carefully consider the stability. The shale has the detrital materials of which the grain size are 1/256mm and fissility. As the reason the slope of shale is always unstable by bedding slip and fissility but also the joint and fault. Mica schist is also another unstable rock for slope by schistosity, cleavage, axial plane of a fold etc. In general shale and mica schist contain the swelling clay minerals such as smectite, vermiculite and montmorillonite. These minerals make the slope unstable. At OO tunnel construction area for the rail way of the Kyungbu high speed train, the slope of mica schist is very unstable by the distribution phenomena of the discontinuous plane such as joints which are 1-5cm spacing and thrust and strike-slip fault. By the drilling core of this area, most RQD have 0-20%.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.619-629
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• 2024

To improve the utilization rate of phosphate tailings (PTs) and widen the sources of subgrade filler, the PTs is employed to modify clay, forming a PTs modified clay, applied in the subgrade. Accordingly, the environmental friendliness of PTs was investigated. Subsequently, an optimal proportion was determined through compaction and California Bearing Ratio (CBR) experiments. Afterward, the stability of mixture with the optimal proportion was further evaluated through the water stability and dry-wet stability experiments. Finally, via the gradation and microstructure experiments, the strength mechanism of PTs modified clay was analyzed. The results show that the PTs were classified in the non-hazardous solid wastes, belonging to Class A building materials. With the increase of PTs content and the decrease of clay content, the optimum water content and the swelling degree gradually decrease, while the maximum dry density and CBR first increase and then decrease, reaching their peak value at 50% PTs content, which is the optimal proportion. The resilient modulus of PTs modified clay at the optimal proportion reaches 110.2 MPa. The water stability coefficient becomes stable after soaking for 4 days, while the dry-wet stability coefficient decreases with the increase of cycles and tends to be stable after 8 cycles. Under the long-term action, the dry-wet change has a greater adverse impact than continuous soaking. The analysis demonstrates that the better strength mainly comes from the skeleton role of PTs and the cementation of clay. The systematic laboratory test results and economic analysis collectively provide data evidence for the advantages of PTs modified clay as a subgrade filler.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.33-42
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• 1996

포항지역 이암의 풍화가 slaking및 흡수팽창에 기인됨을 인식하고, 3개 지점에서 채취한 이암시료를 대상으로 광물성분, slaking 및 팽창시험을 수행하였다. 또한 풍화로 인하여 열화된 이암의 잔류전단강도를 측정하였는데 역전식 잔류전단시험을 채택하였다. 시험결과, 각 이암시료의 광물성분은 석영과 점토광물이 대종을 이루고 있으며, 두번째 slaking cycle에서의 slake내구성 지수는 71%~96% 범위이고 암석분말시료의 액성한계가 높을수록 내구성지수는 떨어지는 경향을 보인다. 또한 팽창압력의 크기도 액성한계가 높은 시료에서 월등히 큰 9.4kg10m2로 측정되었으며, 이러한 경향은 팽창변형률(최대치 :33.5%)에서도 마찬가지로 나타났다. 이암의 잔류전 단강도는 건습반복회수가 증가될수록 감소되어 5회 건습반복후의 잔류강도는 c,=0.24kg/cm2, f,=28$^{\circ}$로 측정되었다. 그리고 습윤상태에서 이암-이암 경계면을 따라 측정한 잔류강도가 최저값인 cr=0 and or=21.5$^{\circ}$로 나타났다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.393-409
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• 2015

Zinc and lead pollution are public environmental issues that have attracted lots of attention for a long time. Landfill leachate contains heavy metals, such as Zn(II) and Pb(II), which are usually related to the pollution of groundwater, especially in developing countries. Bentonite has been proven to be effective in enhancing the membrane property of clay, by which landfill liners can have better barrier performance towards the migration of contaminants. In this study, 5% sodium bentonite amended with locally available Fukakusa clay was utilized to evaluate the membrane behavior towards the heavy metals zinc and lead. The chemico-osmotic efficiency coefficient, ${\omega}$, was obtained through Zn(II) and Pb(II) solutions with different concentrations of 0.5, 1, 5, 10, and 50 mM. According to the results, ${\omega}$ continually decreased as the Zn(II) and Pb(II) concentrations increased, which is consistent with the Gouy-Chapman theory. Compared to normal inorganic ions, the membrane behavior towards heavy metal ions was lower. The migration of heavy metal ions was not observed based on experimental results, which can be attributed to the adsorption or ion exchange reaction. The mechanisms of the membrane performance change were discussed with the assistance of XRD patterns, free swelling results, XRF results, and SEM images.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.523-539
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• 2017

Clay soils are typical for their swelling properties upon absorption of water during rains and development of cracks during summer time owing to the profile desorption of water through the inter-connected soil pores by water vapour diffusion leading to evaporation. This type of unstable soil phenomenon by and large poses a serious threat to the strength and stability of structures when rest on such type of soils. Even as lime and cement are extensively used for stabilization of clay soils it has become imperative to find relatively cheaper alternative materials to bring out the desired properties within the clay soil domain. In the present era of catastrophic environmental degradation as a side effect to modernized manufacturing processes, industrialization and urbanization the creative idea would be treating the waste products in a beneficial way for reuse and recycling. Bottom ash and ecosand are construed as a waste product from cement industry. An optimal combination of bottom ash-eco sand can be thought of as a viable alternative to stabilize the clay soils by means of an effective dispersion dynamics associated with the inter connected network of pore spaces. A CATIA model was created and imported to ANSYS Fluent to study the dispersion dynamics. Ion migration from the bottom ash-ecosand pile was facilitated through natural formation of cracks in clay soil subjected to atmospheric conditions. Treated samples collected at different curing days from inner and outer zones at different depths were tested for, plasticity index, Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS), free swell index, water content, Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), pH and ion concentration to show the effectiveness of the method in improving the clay soil.

• 광물과 암석
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.51-64
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• 2022

포항 금광동층 함식물화석층 암석의 효과적인 보존을 위하여 구성암석의 특징과 보존처리제 적용을 인공풍화시험을 통해 살펴보았다. 화석지 구성암석은 규조토성 규질이암으로 팽윤성 광물인 스멕타이트를 약간 함유하고 있으며, 엽층리가 발달되어 있다. 화석지 암석은 물과 반응 후 팽윤성 광물의 d₀₀₁ 층간간격이 증가하였다. 에틸실리케이트 암석강화제를 적용한 후 시편의 경도는 향상되었으나 팽윤성 광물의 층간간격은 감소하였다. 팽윤저지제를 선처리한 후 강화제를 처리하였을 때 광물 층간간격의 변화는 강화제만을 처리하였을 때와 유사하여 팽윤저지제의 효과는 거의 없었다. 보존약품이 처리된 암석에 수분이 닿았을 경우, 강화제 또는 팽윤저지제를 선처리한 후 강화제를 처리한 암석 모두 엽층리 간격이 확대되었으나, 습기만 접했을 때는 변화가 적었다. 또한 보존처리 후 노천에 그대로 위치하여 풍화를 받게 되면, 약품이 처리되지 않은 암석에 비해 약간 느리게 발생하기는 하지만, 매우 빠른 시간 내에 엽층리면의 분리와 암석의 분말화가 발생하는 결과를 보였다. 화석지 암석의 원활한 보존을 위해서는 보존약품의 처리가 필요하나, 강우를 접하고 동결융해과정을 거치면 그 효과는 매우 빠른 시간에 소멸되기 때문에 약품처리에 상관없이 암석에 직접적인 강우의 접촉을 막는 것이 우선적으로 요구된다.

• 지질공학
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.339-350
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• 2007

암반에 발달하고 있는 단층이나 절리와 같은 불연속면뿐만 아니라 점토의 함량비, 팽창성 점토물질의 협재, 배수특성(drainage) 등은 암반의 붕괴여부를 결정하는 중요한 인자들이다. 특히 점토광물의 성분은 강우에 의한 암반붕괴를 예측할 수 있는 중요한 지표가 될 수 있다. 최근 사면이나 터널의 설계에서도 그 중요성이 점차 증가하는 추세이다. 본 연구는 니질천매암과 사질천매암이 호층을 이루고 있는 OO 터널의 선진시추코어(horizontal boring core)를 이용하여 단층발달에 따른 광물성분의 변화 및 이들이 불연속면의 역학성에 미치는 영향을 파악하고, 암석 구성물질과 파생된 점토광물을 비교하여 암반의 불안정성을 추정하기 위해 수행되었다. 연구방법은 시추코어 중에서 단층의 영향을 받은 구간과 비교적 신선한 구간에서 시료를 채취하여 박편을 제작하여 관찰하였고, 점토광물의 성분 및 함량을 분석하였다. 그리고 야외조사와 실내 시험으로 단층물질의 강도정수를 구하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.67-79
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• 2015

This article presents the result of laboratory study conducted on expansive soil specimens treated with lignin, rice husk powder (RHP) and rice husk ash (RHA). The amount of lignin produced from paper industry and RHP were varied from 0 to 20% and RHA from 0 to 10% by weight. The treated specimens were subjected to unconfined compressive strength (UCS),swelling test and Atterberg limit tests. The effect of additives on UCS and atterberg limit test results were reported. It was observed that the additives and curing duration had a significant effect on the strength value of treated specimens. Generally (except the sample treated with 20% RHP for 3-day) with increasing additive and curing duration the UCS value increases. A RHP content of 15% was found to be the optimum with regard to 3-day cure UCS.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2001년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.208-211
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• 2001

Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) have been used for the applications of the hydraulic containment system in landfill due to inexpensive costs, simple workability and distinguished ability as a barrier material. However, bentonite of GCLs is easy to be damaged by the chemical solutions. Thus, there is a need to evaluate the potential susceptibility of GCLs causing Increase the hydraulic conductivity when GCLs are exposed to raw leachate and dissolved humic substances from landfill leachate. The hydraulic conductivity tests were performed with flexible-wall permeameter (the falling -headwater/rising -tailwater procedure) in order to verify the potential susceptibility of GCLs. The values of the hydraulic conductivity conducted with raw leachate as a permeant liquid increased considerably; however, The change of the hydraulic conductivity in the case of humic and fulvic acid were not worthy of notice. As the results of swelling tests of bentonite, however, humic substances can affect badly on the dispersion behavior of bentonite. These results indicate that humic substances dissolved in leachate could reduce the hydraulic conductivity of GCLs in landfill.