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Research article
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10 Dec 2020
Research article |
| 10 Dec 2020
| 10 Dec 2020
Experimental assessment of the relationship between rainfall intensity and sinkholes caused by damaged sewer pipes
Tae-Young Kwak
Seismic Safety Research Center, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering
and Building Technology, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10223, South Korea
Sang-Inn Woo
Department of Architectural & Civil Engineering, Hannam University,
Daedeok-gu, Daejeon 34430, South Korea
Choong-Ki Chung
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seoul National
University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, South Korea
Joonyoung Kim
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Division of Smart Interdisciplinary Engineering, Hannam University,
Daedeok-gu, Daejeon 34430, South Korea
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In this study, model tests were used to analyze the effects of rainfall intensity on the formation of the eroded zone and the occurrence of sinkholes due to groundwater infiltration through pipe defects. The model tests were conducted to simulate the actual site conditions considering the soil used around sewer pipe networks and the sewer pipe landfill standards. The groundwater level was applied to the model tests by setting three hydraulic heads based on heavy-rainfall characteristics.
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