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Effect of Steel-fiber Distribution on Flexural Strength and Toughness of Shotcrete-mimicked Concrete Specimen

숏크리트 모사 콘크리트 공시체에 혼합된 강섬유의 분산도가 휨강도 및 인성에 미치는 영향

Sung-Sik Park1
,
Sang-Jung Kim2
박 성식1
,
김 상중2
1Assistant Prof., Dept. of Civil Engrg., Kyungpook National Univ.
2Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil Engrg., Kyungpook National Univ.
1경북대학교 공과대학 건축토목공학부 토목공학전공 조교수
2경북대학교 공과대학 건축토목공학부 박사과정
교신저자. Corresponding Author. 
30 June 2013. pp. 53-62
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Abstract

A 5-20 cm thick shocrete has been routinely constructed for NATM tunneling method to stabilize and confine the excavated rock of tunnel construction site. A 40 kg/m3 of steel fibers are usually mixed into such shotcrete but these steel fibers may not be evenly distributed depending on shotcrete machines, mixing ratios and excavated rock conditions. In this study, square column shotcrete-mimicked concrete specimens of 15 cm × 15 cm × 55 cm were prepared with 5 equal layers and 5 or 20% cement ratio. The specimens were prepared with different reinforced- patterns: non- reinforced, middle layer-reinforced, 1, 3, and 5 layers-reinforced, or all layers reinforced. The specimens were air-cured for 7 days and tested for flexural strength. The influence of steel-fiber distribution on flexural strength and toughness of shotcrete-mimicked concrete specimens was investigated. In the case of a specimen with cement ratio of 20%, a flexural strength increased as a number of fiber-reinforced layer increased. The flexural strength of one-layer reinforced specimen showed 20% less than that of evenly fiber-distributed specimen. On the other hand, a specimen with cement ratio of 5% decreased as the number of fiber-reinforced layers increased. A toughness index increased as the number of fiber-reinforced layers increased, regardless of cement ratios. The toughness index of evenly fiber-distributed specimen showed 2-3 times as large as that of one-layer reinforced specimen.

Keywords
Steel fiber
Shotcrete
Flexural strength
Toughness index
Distribution

NATM공법을 이용한 터널 시공에서 초기에 원지반을 구속시키고 암반과의 일체화를 통해 터널의 안정성을 확보하기 위해 통상 5-20cm 두께의 숏크리트를 시공하며 여기에는 강섬유가 40kg/m3 정도 포함되도록 설계하고 있다. 숏크리트 내에 혼합된 강섬유는 숏크리트를 뿜어 내는 장비 특성, 혼합비 그리고 현장 암반 상태에 따라 숏크리트 내 강섬유가 골고루 분산될 수도 있고 그렇지 않을 수도 있다. 본 연구에서는 단면이 15cm × 15cm이고 길이 55cm인 사각기둥 모양의 시멘트 혼합비가 5% 또는 20%인 공시체를 3cm씩 다섯 층으로 나누어 강섬유를 혼합하지 않거나, 중간층만 혼합하거나, 1, 3, 5층만 혼합하거나, 전층을 혼합한 네 종류의 숏크리트를 모사한 콘크리트 공시체를 제작하였다. 7일 동안 공시체를 대기중 양생한 다음 휨강도시험을 실시하여 층별로 강섬유가 분산되거나 집중될 경우 휨강도와 인성에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다. 시멘트 혼합비가 20%인 경우 강섬유 혼합층이 증가할수록 휨강도는 증가하였으며, 동일한 양의 강섬유가 골고루 분산되지 않고 한 곳으로 집중될 경우 휨강도가 20% 정도 감소하였다. 한편 시멘트 혼합비가 5%로 낮은 경우에는 강섬유 혼합층이 증가할수록 오히려 휨강도는 감소하였다. 시멘트 혼합비에 관계없이 강섬유 혼합층이 증가할수록 인성지수는 점점 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 강섬유가 중간층으로 집중된 경우보다 골고루 분산된 경우 인성지수는 2-3배 정도 증가하였다.

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  • Publisher :The Korean Geotechnical Society
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국지반공학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국지반공학회 논문집
  • Volume : 29
  • No :6
  • Pages :53-62
  • Received Date : 2013-04-10
  • Accepted Date : 2013-06-04
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2013.29.6.53
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