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Analysis of River Levee Failure Mechanism by Piping and Remediation Method Evaluation

파이핑에 의한 하천제방 붕괴 메카니즘 분석 및 대책공법 평가

  • Kim, Jin-Man (Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute, KICT) ;
  • Moon, In-Jong (Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute, KICT)
  • Received : 2017.01.31
  • Accepted : 2017.03.10
  • Published : 2017.03.31

Abstract

The presence of piping in a levee body allows water seepage to occur by producing a large cavity or water tunnel within it, ultimately resulting in the failure of the river levee and differential settlement. In order to properly cope with river levee failure due to piping and establish a proper remediation method for this problem, it is necessary to analyze the failure mechanism of the river levee due to piping. Therefore, this study analyzed the shape and mechanism of river levee failure due to piping through small-scale and large-scale models and evaluated the seepage pressure distribution characteristics in the hydraulic well, which has been suggested as a remediation method for piping. According to the results of this study, as the safety factor for the piping in the river levee decreased, the river levee failure shape was more clearly shown through the small-scale model test. In the large-scale model test, the type of local damage to the levee due to the piping was identified and the evaluation showed that the hydraulic well had the largest effect on the inhibition of piping below the center of the well. A follow-up study is needed to confirm the reliability of the results. However, it is thought that this study can be utilized as the baseline data for research into the piping-induced river levee failure mechanism and for the preparation of a remediation method.

제체 내 누수와 관련이 있는 파이핑(piping) 현상은 제방 내에 큰 공동이나 수로를 만들어 제체의 붕괴 및 부등 침하를 일으키고 최종적으로 하천제방의 붕괴를 초래한다. 따라서 파이핑 현상에 의한 제방 붕괴에 적절하게 대응하고, 이에 대한 적절한 대책공법을 마련하기 위해서는 파이핑 현상에 의한 제방 붕괴 메카니즘을 분석할 필요가 있다. 이 연구에서는 축소 모형시험과 대형 모형시험을 수행하여 파이핑에 의한 제방 붕괴 형상 및 메카니즘을 분석하였으며, 침투압 시험을 수행하여 파이핑 대책공법으로 제안된 Hydraulic well의 침투압 분포 특성을 평가하였다. 연구 결과, 축소 모형시험을 통해 파이핑 안전율이 낮을수록 제방 붕괴 형상이 뚜렷하게 나타났으며, 대형 모형시험에서는 파이핑으로 인한 제방의 국부적인 손상 유형을 파악할 수 있었다. 또한 Hydraulic well의 침투압 시험을 통해 well의 중심 아래에서 파이핑 억제 효과가 가장 큰 것으로 평가되었다. 연구 결과의 신뢰성을 향상시키기 위해서 다양하고 연계성이 있는 모형시험 조건을 적용한 추가연구가 필요하지만, 이 연구는 파이핑에 의한 제방 붕괴 메카니즘 분석 및 대책공법 마련에 대한 기초 연구자료로 활용이 가능하다고 판단된다.

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