Determination of the Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Function

불포화 투수계수함수에 대한 연구

  • 황창수 (미국 콜로라도 주립대학교 토목공학과) ;
  • 김태형 (한국해양대학교 토목환경시스템공학부)
  • Published : 2004.04.01

Abstract

An unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function and a soil-water characteristic curve are the essential constitutive factors in studying unsaturated soils. In order to obtain the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function, prediction functions, which are based on the soil-water characteristic curve, have been used because it is difficult to measure the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function directly. In this study, a parameter estimation method using the flow pump technique is introduced to determine the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function. This method provides more accurate and independent solution than previous methods for the determination of the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function which is not subordinate to the soil-water characteristic curve or prediction models.

불포화 투수계수함수는 흙수분 특성곡선과 함께 불포화토를 이해 연구하는데 있어서 없어서는 안 될 중요한 요소이다. 일반적으로 불포화 투수계수함수를 직접 측정하기에는 많은 어려움이 있기에, 흙수분 특성곡선에 근거한 예측함수를 사용하여 불포화 투수계수함수를 구하곤 했다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 예측함수를 사용하지 않고, 피스톤 펌프기법과 역해석 기법을 이용한 불포화 투수계수함수를 구하는 방법을 제시한다. 이렇게 구해진 불포화 투수계수함수는 예측함수를 사용하지 많았기 때문에, 흙수분 특성곡선으로부터 독립적이며 예측함수를 사용한 경우보다 보다 정확한 불포화토의 특성을 보여준다.

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