Analysis of Joint Characteristics and Rock Mass Classification using Deep Borehole and Geophysical Logging

Dae-Sung Cheon; Seungbeom Choi; Won-Kyong Song; Seong Kon Lee

doi:10.7474/TUS.2024.34.4.330

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Analysis of Joint Characteristics and Rock Mass Classification using Deep Borehole and Geophysical Logging 심부 시추공 회수코어와 물리검층 자료를 활용한 절리 및 암반등급 평가

31 August 2024. pp. 330-354

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Abstract

In site characterization of high-level radioactive waste, discontinuity(joint) distribution and rock mass classification, which are key evaluation parameters in the rock engineering field, were evaluated using deep boreholes in the Wonju granite and Chuncheon granite, which belong to Mesozoic Jurassic era. To evaluate joint distribution characteristics, fracture zones and joint surfaces extracted from ATV data were used, and major joint sets were evaluated along with joint frequency according to depth, dip direction, and dip. Both the Wonju and Chuncheon granites that were studied showed a tendency for the frequency of joints to increase linearly with depth, and joints with high angles were relatively widely distributed. In addition, relatively large amounts of weathering tended to occur even in deep depth due to groundwater inflow through high-angle joints. RQD values remained consistently low even at considerable depth. Meanwhile, joint groups with low angles showed different joint characteristics from joint sets with high angles. Rock mass classification was performed based on RMR system, and along with rock mass classification for 50 m intervals where uniaxial compressive strength was performed, continuous rock mass classification according to depth was performed using velocity log data and geostatistical techniques. The Wonju granite exhibited a superior rock mass class compared to the Chuncheon granite. In the 50 m interval and continuous rock mass classification, the shallow part of the Wonju granite showed a higher class than the deep part, and the deep part of the Chuncheon granite showed a higher class than the shallow part.

Keywords

High-level radioactive waste

Site characterization

Joint distribution

Rock mass classification

고준위방사성폐기물 부지 특성화에서 암반공학분야의 주요 평가인자인 절리 분포와 암반분류에 대해 중생대 쥐라기 화강암체인 원주 화강암과 춘천 화강암의 심부 시추공을 활용하여 평가하였다. 절리 분포 특성을 평가하기 위해 ATV의 자료에서 추출된 균열대와 절리면을 활용하였으며, 심도에 따른 절리 빈도, 경사 방향, 경사각 등과 함께 주요 절리군을 평가하였다. 연구 대상인 원주와 춘천 화강암 모두 심도에 따라 절리 빈도가 선형적으로 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 고각의 절리가 상대적으로 많이 분포함을 보였다. 또한 고각의 절리를 통한 지하수 유동으로 인해 심부에서도 상대적으로 풍화가 많이 발생한 경향을 보였다. RQD도 심부에서 낮은 수준의 값을 보였다. 한편, 저각의 경사각을 갖는 절리군은 고각의 절리군과는 다른 절리 특성을 보였다. 암반분류는 RMR을 기준으로 수행하였고 일축압축강도가 수행된 50 m 간격에 대한 암반분류와 함께 속도 검층자료, 지구통계기법을 활용한 심도에 따른 연속적 암반분류를 수행하였다. 원주 화강암은 전반적으로 양호한 암반등급을 보였고, 춘천 화강암도 보통 이상의 암반등급을 보였다. 두 화강암에서는 원주 화강암이 보다 높은 암반등급을 보였다. 50 m 간격과 연속적인 암반분류에서 원주 화강암은 천부가 심부에 비해 높은 등급을, 춘천 화강암은 심부가 천부에 비해 높은 등급을 보였다.

키워드

고준위방사성폐기물

부지 특성화

절리 분포

암반분류

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Information

Publisher :Korean Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Publisher(Ko) :한국암반공학회
Journal Title :Tunnel and Underground Space
Journal Title(Ko) :터널과 지하공간
Volume : 34
No :4
Pages :330-354
Received Date : 2024-07-23
Revised Date : 2024-08-08
Accepted Date : 2024-08-08
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7474/TUS.2024.34.4.330

Tunnel and Underground SpaceISSN:1225-1275(Print) 2287-1748(Online)한국암반공학회

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