해안매립지와 같은 연약한 점토지반에 시공된 쇄석말뚝의 내진성능 평가를 위해 1g 진동대 실험을 수행하였다. 개량전 후 지반의 동적응답특성을 비교하기 위해 가속도 증폭 및 시간에 따른 전단변형, 전단파 속도 등을 평가하였다. 실험 결과, 쇄석말뚝으로 개량된 지반의 전단변형은 개량되지 않은 지반에 비해 감소되는 경향을 보이나, 단주기 지진파에는 더 높은 수준의 지반 가속도 증폭이 발생되는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 쇄석말뚝으로 개량된 지반의 내진성능 향상여부는 모형실험과 함께 지반응답해석 등의 수행하여 평가되어야 한다고 판단된다.
A series of shaking table tests were conducted to estimate the seismic performance of soft ground deposits improved by stone column. The amplification of acceleration, shear strain, and shear wave velocity were evaluated to compare the seismic response of unimproved ground deposits with that of improved ground deposits. From the test results, it was shown that the stone column can prevent large shear deformation in ground deposits. However, it was also found that the acceleration of improved ground deposits may be amplified more than that of unimproved ground deposits when it was subjected to short periodic seismic wave. The results suggest that it is necessary to perform the ground response analysis with model experiments for both unimproved and improved ground deposits to evaluate the effect of stone column on the seismic performance of improved ground deposits.
