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Estimation on Unsaturated Characteristic Curves of Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS)

산성토의 불포화 특성곡선 산정

  • Song, Young-Suk (Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 송영석 (한국지질자원연구원 지질환경연구본부)
  • Received : 2018.01.08
  • Accepted : 2018.02.13
  • Published : 2018.03.31
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Abstract

The physical properties and unsaturated characteristics of acid sulfate soils were investigated and analyzed. As the results of measuring physical properties of the acid sulfate soils obtained around the Ilkwang mine area, the dry unit weight is $1.246t/m^3$ and this soil is classified into the silty sand (SM) by USCS. Soil Water Characteristics Curves (SWCC) of the drying and wetting paths were measured by the automated SWCC apparatus. Also, Hydraulic Conductivity Functions (HCF) of the drying and wetting paths were estimated by the van Geunchten (1980) model which is the most well-known parameter estimation method. The hydraulic conductivity of acid sulfate soils in the dry path was continuously decreased with increasing the matric suction. However, the hydraulic conductivity in the wetting path was decreased relatively small with increasing matric suction and decreased suddenly just before water entry value of matric suction. Meanwhile, the hysteresis phenomenon was occurred in SWCCs and HCFs during the drying and wetting paths.

본 연구에서는 산성토를 대상으로 물리적 특성과 불포화 특성을 조사 및 분석하였다. 부산 일광광산 주변의 산성토를 대상으로 물리적 특성을 조사한 결과 건조단위중량이 $1.246t/m^3$이며, 통일분류법(USCS)상 실트질 모래(SM)에 해당된다. 자동 흙-함수특성곡선(SWCC) 측정장치를 이용하여 건조 및 습윤과정에 대한 흙-함수특성곡선(SWCC)을 산정하였다. 그리고 계수예측방법 가운데 가장 널리 활용되고 있는 van Genuchten (1980) 모델을 적용하여 건조 및 습윤과정에 따른 산성토의 불포화 투수계수함수(HCF)를 산정하였다. 산성토의 불포화 투수계수함수(HCF)는 건조과정의 경우 모관흡수력이 증가함에 따라 지속적으로 감소하지만 습윤과정의 경우 모관흡수력이 낮은 수준에서 상대적으로 작게 감소하고, 수분함입치 직전에 크게 감소함을 알 수 있다. 한편, 건조 및 습윤과정에서의 흙-함수특성곡선과 불포화 투수계수함수는 모두 이력현상이 발생되었다.

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