강진 무위사의 벽화보존각내에 보존된 벽화를 비파괴진단하기 위해 초음파탐사와 열적외선 조사를 실시하였다. 벽체의 진흙은 gravel 1.78 g, sand 5.39 g, silt 4.91 g, clay 6.26 g 이다. 조사된 8개 벽화의 초음파 속도 평균은 보살도(No.5)<관음보살도(No.5)<보살도(No.14)<주악비천도(No.20)<주악비천도(No.17)<오불도(No.3)<삼존도(No.1)<아미타내영도(No.2)로 순서이고 범위는 $71.63sim3610.11m/s$, 평균 417.44m/s이며 일축압축강도 $70.34sim533.28kg/cm^2$, 평균 $84.23kg/cm^2$이다. 신선한 진흙벽체의 초음파 속도는 약 850m/s를 내외하고 800 m/s이하의 속도가 나타나는 곳은 최초 발생한 미세균열이 확장되어 물성이 저하된 것으로 예상된다. 600 m/s내외에서는 한 화면에서 물성저하 또는 물성편차가 현저해 질 수 있다. 400m/s 내외의 속도는 진흙벽체가 서서히 압축되어 견고하게 느껴지나 물성은 취약하며 진흙벽체에 입상분해가 발생하기 쉬운 상태는 200 m/s이하의 속도를 나타내었다.
This study, in order to do a nondestructive research on the mural walls kept in the protective house in Muwisa Temple, Kangjin, took four examinations; particle size analysis, XRD analysis, ultrasonic investigation, and thermo-infrared investigation. Component ratio of mural wall varied; clay of wall bodies consisted of gravel of 1.78 g, sand of 5.39 g, silt of 4.91 g and clay of 6.26 g. Ultrasonic velocity and one-axis compression strength tests done with eight mural-painted walls yield results as follows; the value of ultrasonic velocity ranged between 71.63 and 3610.11 m/s with the average of 417.44 m/s and on-axis compression strength ranged between 70.34 and $533.28kg/cm^2$ with the average of $83.23kg/cm^2$. The value increased in the order of Bosaldo(No.6)<Gwaneumbosaldo (No.5)<Bosaldo(no.14)<Juakbicheondo(No.20)<Jualbicheondo(No.17)<Obuldo(No.3)<Samjondo(No.1)<Amitanaeyeongdo(No.2). While the ultra -sonic velocity of clay wall samples made with fresh clay was 850 m/s or so, the physical property of some spots of the samples showed value below 800 m/s were thought to had been deteriorated due to micro-sized crack expanded. The ultrasonic velocity value of around 400 m/s was checked from weak part,1 of the samples whose clay wall body had been compressed slowly while below 200 m/s was checked from clay wall body being in unstable condition where components were easy to be decomposed into granule.
